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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to discuss how to navigate the dangers of presentism and primitivism as we start a series on the forgotten women of the Bible.Presentation for The Forgotten Women — Presentism and Primitivism (PDF)Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariBEMA 240: Sin and the Archaeology of Joshua w/ Elle Grover FricksLevant — WikipediaThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantBEMA 308: The Chosen S2E9 — “The Messengers”BEMA 310: The Nativity StoryBEMA 297: Kat Armas — Abuelita Faith

23 Feb 202346min

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Alonzo Felder, author of Discovering A. S. J. Allen. Over the course of his career as an IT analyst at Duke University, Alonzo became an expert in a number of research methods and has done extensive work on his own family history.Discovering A. S. J. Allen by Alonzo Felder“Do You Know” ScaleReview of Discovering A. S. J. Allen — Marty Solomon, GoodreadsComing soon: Online Course for Family History ResearchComing soon: Documentary Film/SeriesMy Roots FoundationAdditional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Alonzo Felder.

16 Feb 20231h 6min

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Erin Geiselman, leader of the launch team for Marty’s book Asking Better Questions of the Bible, to discuss what the experience of writing a book was like for Marty.Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty SolomonBEMA 207: J. R. Briggs — The Sacred OverlapThe Writing Life Course — Kairos PartnershipsFrom Novice to Expert by Patricia BennerBEMA 57: Lamentations — Lament and HopeErin Geiselman on TwitterAdditional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Erin Geiselman.

9 Feb 20231h 8min

Brent Billings and Reed Dent talk about the story of the unforgiving servant and the end of bookkeeping and seeing our enemies as ourselves.BEMA 121: The Key to Your Own PrisonThe Parable of the Unforgiving Servant — Reed Dent, Campus Christian FellowshipNIV Cultural Backgrounds Study BibleFree of Charge by Miroslav VolfJoin the BEMA Slack

2 Feb 20231h 14min

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Reed Dent to discuss the lost son of Luke 15 and what it means to be lost.The Pharisees by Joseph Sievers and Amy-Jill LevinePoet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. BaileyKingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon

26 Jan 20231h 14min

Brent Billings and Reed Dent talk about the story of the rich fool and the dynamics of money and relationships.Tell It Slant by Eugene PetersonHope: The Prophet Candle — The BEMA Liturgy“Tripping Billies” by Dave Matthews Band — YouTubePoet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. BaileyThe Parable of the Rich Fool — Reed Dent, Campus Christian FellowshipJoin the BEMA Slack

19 Jan 202349min

Brent Billings is joined by Reed Dent and Elle Grover Fricks to talk about the story of the Good Samaritan and what it looks like to love people we’d rather not.Elle Meets John Piper“On Priests and Jericho in the Second Temple Period” by Joshua Schwartz — ResearchGateThe Parable of the Good Samaritan — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

12 Jan 20231h 23min

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are bringing in Reed Dent to launch a miniseries on parables, starting with a discussion about what a parable is and why anyone would want to teach in that way.Tell It Slant by Eugene PetersonThe Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLarenKingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon“Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins from The Apple That Astonished ParisPoet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. BaileyThe Orthodox Heretic by Peter RollinsJoin the BEMA Slack

5 Jan 20231h 9min