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The BEMA Podcast

The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context. The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5, and we encourage you to start with episode 0 (or even -1) and continue in order through episode 204. Beyond that, we explore new topics, revisit old topics, and dive deeper into practical ways of living out the things we have learned together. BEMA Discipleship is a ministry of Impact Campus Ministries.

Copyright: © 2026 BEMA Discipleship

Latest Episodes:

504: The Four Pillars — Coming Home to Community May 21, 2026

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are wrapping their hands around the pillar of community, guided by Elle Grover Fricks.

Sam Goes With Frodo — Scene from The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)

Father’s Letter — Scene from Little Women (2019 film)

“Hallelujah” from Handel’s Messiah — Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

Palouse Choral Society

“How far back in time can you understand English?” by Colin Gorrie — Dead Language Society

Dedicated by Pete Davis

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503: The Four Pillars — Japanese Woodworking Joint May 07, 2026

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the pillar of community from the perspective of Reed Dent.

“5 Spectacular Japanese Joints” by Emi Shinmura — Fine Woodworking

BEMA 356: Sabbath Practice — Friendship w/ Derrick James Rohr III

“Followers, Not Admirers” by Søren Kierkegaard in Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter

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502: The Four Pillars — Community Apr 23, 2026

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the second of BEMA’s four pillars: the commitment to and experience of community.

About Impact Campus Ministries (Definition of Success)

Loneliness Sucks — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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501: The Four Pillars — Tome at the Center of the Spiral Apr 09, 2026

Show notes

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks get the big picture about our holy book.

Spiral Dynamics Illustration

The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser

Review of The Unseen Realm — Brent Billings, Goodreads

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500: David Rudolph — Passover Mar 26, 2026

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Rabbi Dr. David Rudolph, program director and professor at The King’s University, to talk about how the Council of Nicaea affected the dating of Easter and the implications of that for the Church and the Jewish people.

Sign Up for the BEMA Messenger

“The Council of Nicaea, the Dating of Easter, and Its Implications Concerning the Church’s Relationship to the Jewish People” by David Rudolph, Ph.D.

Yachad BeYeshua

Introduction to Messianic Judaism (Zondervan), edited by David J. Rudolph et al.

A Jew to the Jews by David J. Rudolph

Oxford Handbook on Jewish Christianity and Messianic Judaism [coming soon]

Messianic Study Bible (Zondervan) [coming soon]

“The Science of Worship” (Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology) via David’s website

Covenant and the People of God, edited by David J. Rudolph, Jennifer M. Rosner, et al.

New Testament after Supersessionism, David Rudolph (series editor) — Wipf and Stock

The Voice of the Lord: Messianic Jewish Daily Devotional, edited by David J. Rudolph

David Rudolph’s website

Special Guest: David Rudolph.

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499: The Four Pillars — Truth in Text Mar 12, 2026

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Reed Dent to talk about his perspective on the pillar of Text.

Drawing Hands by M. C. Escher — Wikipedia

The Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2001 (PDF)

“September 11” by Scott Cairns

“Trump's name to appear on coronavirus stimulus checks sent to Americans” — Fox News

“Trump Seeks To Stimulate Economy By Sending Rare Autographed Photo To Every American” — The Onion

Reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 film) — Reed Dent, Letterboxd

Reviews of Wake Up Dead Man (2025 film) — Reed Dent, Letterboxd

The Poetics of Biblical Narrative by Meir Sternberg

Cross Vision by Gregory A. Boyd

Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Gregory A. Boyd

“The Bible Talk: Part 1” by Reed Dent

“The Bible Talk: Part 2” by Reed Dent

“The Bible Talk: Postscripts” by Reed Dent

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498: The Four Pillars — Text Feb 26, 2026

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings launch a new 12-part reflection on the Four Pillars of BEMA.

BEMA 203: You Are Here

BEMA 78: Silent Years — Essenes

Brent on Instagram

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497: Brad Gray and Brad Nelson — The Lord’s Prayer Feb 19, 2026

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson of Walking the Text to talk about the Lord’s Prayer and all of the projects they have in the works to cover this foundational practice of our faith.

Walking the Text

The Sacred Thread

The Lord’s Prayer (2025 film)

Bringing Heaven Here by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson

Review of Bringing Heaven Here — Marty Solomon, Goodreads

Review of Bringing Heaven Here — Brent Billings, Goodreads

“Space philosopher Frank White on ‘The Overview Effect’ and humanity’s connection with Earth” by Leonard David — Space

Didache — Wikipedia

Special Guests: Brad Gray and Brad Nelson.

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496: Session 10 Intro Feb 12, 2026

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Session 10 of the podcast and discuss what comes next.

“Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Josh’s Memorial Service [occured on February 15, 2026]

Impact Campus Ministries

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495: Session 9 Capstone Feb 05, 2026

Show notes

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé close out Session 9. This is Josh’s final episode, both in the sense of recording date (October 7, 2025) and release date.

The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent

Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

Fiadh Grover-Fricks at 6 months

Fiadh: Like Mother, Like Daughter

Introducing Maple

Maple on Instagram

Josh Bossé on CaringBridge

BEMA 465: Qohelet’s Reflection

Living Unoffended by Brant Hansen

Good Books, Big Questions (Karen Stiller’s new podcast)

Walter Brueggemann’s website

Festschrift — Wikipedia

God in the Fray: A Tribute to Walter Brueggemann by Tod Linafelt and Timothy K. Beal

Finally Comes the Poet by Walter Brueggemann

The Word Militant by Walter Brueggemann

Hopeful Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

Out of Babylon by Walter Brueggemann

The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

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