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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:

474: The Chosen S5E4 — “The Same Coin” (Bonus Episode) Oct 06, 2025

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue analyzing Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the fourth episode.

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Dayenu — Wikipedia

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473: Vice & Virtue — Greed Oct 02, 2025

Show notes

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks talk about greed.

Wall Street (1987 film) — Letterboxd

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992 film) — Letterboxd

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) — Letterboxd

Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

“Is Greed Good? On God and Wealth” by Donald Goergen — Church Life Journal

To Have or to Be? by Eric Fromm

Fight Club (1999 film) – Letterboxd

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

The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom

BEMA 314: Parables — The Barn Builder

La Pachanga Mexican Restaurant

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472: The Chosen S5E3 — “Woes” (Bonus Episode) Sep 29, 2025

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue analyzing Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the third episode.

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Jesus and the Victory of God by N. T. Wright

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471: Vice & Virtue — Gluttony Sep 25, 2025

Show notes

Brent Billings and Reed Dent gorge themselves on gluttony and its many forms.

“Living Lent” by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton in Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter

Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung

The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis

When Harry Met Sally (1989 film) — JustWatch

The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom

“Hungry Mungry” by Shel Silverstein in Where the Sidewalk Ends

“The Satisfactions of the Mad Farmer” by Wendell Berry in The Mad Farmer Poems

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470: The Chosen S5E2 — “House of Cards” (Bonus Episode) Sep 22, 2025

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the analysis of Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the second episode.

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

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469: Vice & Virtue — Lust Sep 18, 2025

Show notes

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent dive into the first of our vices, lust.

Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Amazon)

Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Project Gutenberg)

Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung

Game Genie — Wikipedia

The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom

The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis

Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

“The Two Loves” from The Hungering Dark by Frederick Buechner

NOOMA 002: Flame by Rob Bell

The Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus — Wikipedia

The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris

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468: The Chosen S5E1 — “Entry” (Bonus Episode) Sep 15, 2025

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings dive into Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the first episode.

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci — Wikipedia

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467: Vice & Virtue — Introduction Sep 11, 2025

Show notes

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent embark on a journey through the vices and virtues.

The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent

Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Amazon)

Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Project Gutenberg)

Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas — Wikipedia

Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung

The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom

The Seven Deadly Sins by Kevin Vost

The Seven Deadly Sins by Solomon Schimmel

The Inferno by Dante Alighieri (Amazon)

The Inferno by Dante Alighieri (Project Gutenberg)

Seven (1995 film) — Letterboxd

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466: Ethan Bryan — If You Were Brave Sep 04, 2025

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Ethan Bryan, author of A Year of Playing Catch, along with many other books. He has found himself in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the White House, and he is self-proclaimed “one of the best benchwarmers [from his] high school junior varsity baseball team.”

A Year of Playing Catch by Ethan D. Bryan

Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals, May 28, 1979 — Baseball Reference

“Remembrance of Royals’ Krispy Kreme promotion in 2000s strikes a chord with KC fans” by Pete Grathoff — The Kansas City Star

The Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport

Field of Dreams (1989 film) — Letterboxd

Field of Dreams (Dubuque County, Iowa) — Wikipedia

Mary Moore (infielder) — Wikipedia

A League of Their Own (1992 film) — Letterboxd

Perry Barber — Grassroots Baseball

Perry Barber — J! Archive

The Art of Asking Better Questions by J. R. Briggs

Community Partnership of the Ozarks

The Life-Saving Adventure of Gracelyn Gordon and Her Dog by Ethan D. Bryan

Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store

Ten (Mostly) Recent Novels, Including Two Wonderful Reads You Haven’t Heard Of by Byron Borger — Hearts & Minds

Review of The Life-Saving Adventure of Gracelyn Gordon and Her Dog — Brent Billings, Goodreads

America at the Seams by Nathan Rueckert with Ethan D. Bryan

For the Life of the World 63: Passionate God, Crucified God, Joyful God — Yale Center for Faith and Culture, April 10, 2021, with Jürgen Moltmann & Miroslav Volf

Grit by Angela Duckworth

Quiet by Susan Cain

The Catch-Playing Wedding Story

Ethan Bryan on Facebook

Catch 365 with the Nashville Sounds

Ethan Bryan’s website

Special Guest: Ethan Bryan.

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465: Qohelet’s Reflection Aug 28, 2025

Show notes

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé close out this series, and—instead of letting Qohelet do the talking—consider the reflection of Qohelet in our hearts and in our lives.

The Jesus Quest by Ben Witherington III

Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann

Opportunities — Impact Campus Ministries

Campuses — Impact Campus Ministries

Sign up for Josh’s newsletter — Constant Contact

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