282: John — The Dance of Grief
Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss a story about Mary and Martha and Jesus, which also happens to contain an episode about the death and resurrection of Lazarus.Discussion Video for BEMA 282“Lazarus Come Forth” by Carmen — YouTube“The Way of Suffering: A Reasoning of the Heart” by Jerome A. MillerExistence of God by John R. Jacobson
9 Kesä 20221h 22min
281: John — You Are Gods
Brent Billings and Josh Bossé discuss spiritual leadership and the conversations with Jesus in the temple courts at the Festival of Dedication.Discussion Video for BEMA 281Join the BEMA SlackJosh Bossé on CaringBridgeSupport Josh Bossé
2 Kesä 202254min
280: The Road Back to Eden
Brent Billings provides an introduction for Marty Solomon to lead us in a special conversation that means a lot to him personally, meant to help us consider one of the things God is inviting us to as we partner with Him to put the world back together. How do we make it back to Eden?Discussion Video for BEMA 280BEMA 6: A Tale of a TowerThe Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman (Amazon)The Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman (Aleph Beta)
26 Touko 202246min
279: John — My Sheep, My Voice
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at Jesus’s claim to be the true gate and the good shepherd for his sheep.John — My Sheep, My Voice Presentation (PDF)Discussion Video for BEMA 279BEMA 87: John — GraftedBEMA 26: Images of the Desert — ShepherdBEMA 105: An Explosive KingdomThe 7 Great I Ams #3: I Am the Door sermon — YouTubeThe 7 Great I Ams (Sermon Series) — YouTube
19 Touko 202236min
278: John — Only the Blind Can See
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the healing of a blind man and Jesus’s subsequent teaching on a different kind of blindness.Discussion Video for BEMA 278Everyman’s Talmud by Abraham CohenThe Prophetic Imagination by Walter BrueggemannAddendum to BEMA 80 — Marty Solomon, YouTube
12 Touko 202245min
277: John — Before Abraham Was
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings consider a provocative teaching of Jesus that nearly got him executed.Discussion Video for BEMA 277
5 Touko 202229min
276: John — Who Is Your Father?
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine the dispute Jesus has with those who believed him about who their father is.Discussion Video for BEMA 276
28 Huhti 202252min
275: Kate Schmidgall — BitterSweet
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Kate Schmidgall, the founder and director of BitterSweet Creative, and the founder and editor of BitterSweet Monthly.Discussion Video for BEMA 275National Community Church, Lincoln Theatre CampusNCC Lincoln Theatre Campus StaffContemplations Series with Walter BrueggemannAn Other Kingdom by Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, and John McKnightBreaking Ground by Anne Snyder and Susannah BlackComment MagazineResident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. WillimonFlourishing on the Edge of Faith by Andrew DeCortAdditional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Kate Schmidgall.
21 Huhti 202249min
