Episodes

  • 489: Vice & Virtue — Justice

    489: Vice & Virtue — Justice
    Dec 18 2025

    Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe

    For Josh — Text in Us

    Lament for Josh ft. Reed Dent — Text in Us

    “Justice” by George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons — The Literature Network

    Justice by Nicholas Wolterstorff

    Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter

    The Prophets by Abraham Joshua Heschel

    Justice — BibleProject
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 488: Vice & Virtue — Courage

    488: Vice & Virtue — Courage
    Dec 11 2025

    Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss courage. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Reed and Brent.

    Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe

    For Josh — Text in Us

    Remembering Josh Bossé — Brent Billings

    “When I Am Among the Trees” by Mary Oliver in Thirst

    “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry in The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry

    Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó Tuama

    The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis

    “Just Do It” Motivational Speech by Shia LaBeouf — YouTube

    BEMA 39: A King After God’s Own Heart

    Rocky IV (1985 film) — Letterboxd
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 487: Sitting Shiva for Josh Bossé

    487: Sitting Shiva for Josh Bossé
    Dec 3 2025

    Brent Billings marks the beginning of our mourning by sharing a final update about our beloved Josh Bossé.

    BEMA Messenger #79

    BEMA 465: Qohelet’s Reflection

    BEMA 405: Practical Shabbat — Keeping

    Josh’s Cancer Journey on CaringBridge

    Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe

    “How to Sit Shiva” by Anita Diamant — My Jewish Learning
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    12 mins
  • 486: Vice & Virtue — Temperance

    486: Vice & Virtue — Temperance
    Nov 20 2025

    Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks talk about the virtue of temperance.

    A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace

    “A Thousand No’s for Every Yes” — YouTube

    Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis

    The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis

    The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom

    Face with Steam From Nose — Emojipedia

    Dedicated by Pete Davis
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    48 mins
  • 485: Vice & Virtue — Prudence

    485: Vice & Virtue — Prudence
    Nov 13 2025

    Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé dive into the virtues by talking about prudence (or wisdom).

    Teaching a Stone to Talk by Annie Dillard

    Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

    The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent

    Inspired by Rachel Held Evans

    BEMA 454: Qohelet Goes Off

    Ordet (1955 film) — Letterboxd

    The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom

    Reed on Instagram
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    59 mins
  • 484: Dallas Jenkins — It Would Have Been Enough (Bonus Episode)

    484: Dallas Jenkins — It Would Have Been Enough (Bonus Episode)
    Nov 10 2025

    Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back again with Dallas Jenkins to mull over the questions that arose from Seasons 4 and 5 of The Chosen.

    The Chosen

    The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

    The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

    This Is Not a Pipe — Wikipedia

    Roundtable Discussion on the Women’s Supper

    The Chosen Adventures (2025 TV series)

    Dayenu in Many Languages — The Chosen, YouTube

    Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.
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    58 mins
  • 483: Annie F. Downs — That Sounds Fun

    483: Annie F. Downs — That Sounds Fun
    Nov 6 2025
    Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Annie F. Downs, bestselling author, speaker, prolific podcaster, and “Queen of Fun.”Annie’s upcoming events (Tour with Cain, etc.)Let’s Read the Gospels PodcastThat Sounds Fun PodcastThat Sounds Fun 965: Jonathan Roumie Annie’s Recommended Episodes That Sounds Fun 906: Jonathan Merritt and Dr. James MerrittThat Sounds Fun 964: John EldredgeThat Sounds Fun 898: John EldredgeThat Sounds Fun 388: John EldredgeThat Sounds Fun 281: John EldredgeThat Sounds Fun 210: John EldredgeThat Sounds Fun 877: Esau McCaulleyThat Sounds Fun 485: Esau McCaulleyThat Sounds Fun 291: Dr. Matthew SleethThat Sounds Fun 178: Dr. Matthew SleethThat Sounds Fun 879: Dr. Scot McKnightThat Sounds Fun 494: Dr. Scot McKnightThat Sounds Fun 977: Lisa HarperThat Sounds Fun 504: Lisa HarperThat Sounds Fun 40: Lisa Harper Remember God by Annie F. DownsWhere Did TJ Go? by Annie F. DownsSingle Purpose LeagueCross Point ChurchThe UGA Wesley FoundationPastoring SinglesBlurry Creatures PodcastAnnie’s website Special Guest: Annie F. Downs.
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    54 mins
  • 482: The Chosen S5E8 — “The Upper Room, Part 2” (Bonus Episode)

    482: The Chosen S5E8 — “The Upper Room, Part 2” (Bonus Episode)
    Nov 3 2025

    Marty Solomon and Brent Billings bring the analysis of Season 5 of The Chosen to a close with a discussion of the eighth episode.

    The Chosen

    The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

    The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

    Leil Shimurim — Chabad

    Gethsemane — Blue Letter Bible

    “Flee as a Bird” by Mary S. B. D. Shindler (1842) — A Cappella Hymns, YouTube

    “Flee as a Bird” by Mary S. B. D. Shindler (1842) — The Cyber Hymnal
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    36 mins