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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

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.

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

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

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’s website Special Guest: David Rudolph.

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

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Session 9 of the podcast and discuss what comes next and what we can look forward to in the months to come. The Story of BEMA

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finally commence the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen, starting things off with episode 1. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb BEMA 310: The Nativity Story

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks begin a series on Hosea, considering a framework we can use to approach a passage with a fresh lens. The 6-Column Sheet (PDF) BEMA 49: Hosea — Prostitute “Israeli Archaeologists Find Enigmatic 2,500-year-old Burials in the Desert” by Ariel David — Haaretz The Oxford Handbook of Hosea by Brad E. Kelle The Latter Prophets: A Feminist Companion to the Bible by Athalya Brenner-Idan Texts of Terror by Phyllis Trible Gender and Difference in Ancient Israel by Peggy L. Day (contains “‘To Play the Harlot’: An Inquiry into an Old Testament Metaphor” by Phyllis Bird) Harlot or Holy Woman? by Phyllis A. Bird Phyllis Trible — Wikipedia Phyllis Bird — Wikipedia

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss some Chosen announcements, offer a mea culpa for episode 1, and continue into Season 4 of The Chosen with episode 2. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture into the biblical Text of Hosea, letting the prophetic story of Hosea lead us into some reflections on wisdom for our day. 1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann BEMA 49b: Verastikh (Hosea) Shirat Ha'azinu: The Song of Moses by Rabbi David Fohrman — Aleph Beta Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership.

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with the controversial episode 3. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb “Leading Like Jesus” sermon by Megan Trischler — University Christian Church

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent look to Hosea 4 to answer the question of how we can find ourselves in a mess like this. BEMA 386: Psalms — The Whole Human Experience “Lord’s Supper” by Frederick Buechner

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with a big finally in episode 4. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Tel Dor — Wikipedia

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dr. A. J. Sherrill, who has more than twenty years of experience as a pastor, including his current role as lead pastor at St. Peter’s Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He has served as adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, and he is the author of a new book called Rediscovering Christmas. Rediscovering Christmas by AJ Sherrill Being with God by AJ Sherrill The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation by AJ Sherrill Expansive by AJ Sherrill AJ Sherrill’s website AJ Sherrill on Instagram AJ Sherrill on Facebook AJ Sherrill on Twitter/X AJ Sherrill on Threads Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: A. J. Sherrill.