232: Introducing the Team — Jephthah’s Daughter w/ Elle Grover Fricks
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by their next new host, Elle Grover Fricks. Elle has undergraduate degrees in psychology and music from Washington State University, spent four years in mental health as a state-certified behavioral therapist, has a Master of Arts in the Bible & the Ancient Near East from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is the pastor of Refuge Church in Pullman, Washington. They discuss her new role on the BEMA team, the different words for laws and rules in the Old Testament, Jephthah’s daughter and the subject of violence against women, and other random topics.Learning Hebrew with Elle — Laws, Decrees, Commands, etc. (PDF)Discussion Video for BEMA 232Elle Singing at St. Anne’s in Jerusalem — YouTubeRefuge Church Pullman on YouTubeElle’s WebsiteTranscript for BEMA 232
12 Aug 202141min
231: Introducing the Team — Deconstruction w/ Reed Dent
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined again by Reed Dent, staff member with Campus Christian Fellowship at Truman State University in Missouri, to discuss his new role on the BEMA team and consider the idea of deconstruction.Discussion Video for BEMA 231Reed’s Handcrafted KayakImpossible Constructions — M. C. EscherThe Architecture of Dr. Seuss, a Brief History — ArchitizerKingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar CaponCampus Christian Fellowship, Truman State UniversityTranscript for BEMA 231
5 Aug 20211h 2min
230: Mandy Smith — Unfettered
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Mandy Smith, pastor, author, and speaker. She is a regular contributor to Christianity Today and Missio Alliance, and a part of the Ecclesia Network. She and her husband, Jamie, a New Testament professor, have two kids.Discussion Video for BEMA 230St. Lucia Uniting ChurchThe Vulnerable Pastor by Mandy SmithUnfettered by Mandy SmithThe Wordless Book by Charles H. SpurgeonThe Whole Good News — Missio Alliance [this event happened in 2021]Mandy Smith at Christianity TodayMandy Smith at Missio AllianceMandy Smith at Ecclesia NetworkMandy Smith on VimeoThe Way Is the WayMandy Smith on TwitterTranscript for BEMA 230Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Mandy Smith.
29 Jul 202152min
229: Dallas Jenkins — Manna Program, Part 2
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a conversation with special guest Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of The Chosen, on Season 1 of this breakout series.Thank you to Drew Schmitz of Harvest Bible Church in Phoenix for helping us set up this interview.(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 229“Can you trust The Chosen?” — The Chosen, YouTubeThe Chosen’s Channel on YouTubeThe ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbTranscript for BEMA 229Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.
22 Jul 202148min
228: Dallas Jenkins — Manna Program, Part 1
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of The Chosen, to discuss all of the burning questions from Season 1 of this breakout series.Thank you to Drew Schmitz of Harvest Bible Church in Phoenix for helping us set up this interview.(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 228The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbTranscript for BEMA 228Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.
15 Jul 202147min
227: The Chosen S1E8 — “I Am He”
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue reviewing The Chosen with a discussion on the eighth and final episode of Season 1.(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 227The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbThe Gifts of the Jews by Thomas CahillForever Changed #3: The Woman at the Well sermon — YouTubeTranscript for BEMA 227
8 Jul 20211h 1min
226: The Chosen S1E7 — “Invitations”
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the seventh episode.(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 226The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb180-degree rule — WikipediaTodd Vaziri on the 180 Line — TwitterTranscript for BEMA 226
1 Jul 202138min
225: The Chosen S1E6 — “Indescribable Compassion”
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the sixth episode.(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 225The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbTranscript for BEMA 225
24 Jun 202146min
