454: Qohelet Goes Off

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé discuss Psalm 13.The Message of the Psalms by Walter BrueggemannTelling the Truth by Frederick BuechnerBEMA 282: John — The Dance of Grief

29 Feb 20241h 1min

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Reed Dent as he launches a series on the Psalms.Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty SolomonFree at Last by dc Talk — YouTube“[Psalm] 40” by dc Talk — YouTubeThe Art of Biblical Poetry by Robert AlterThe Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert AlterThe Art of Bible Translation by Robert AlterPreaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible by Thomas G. LongBEMA 349: The Chosen S3E8 — “Sustenance” (Bonus Episode)The Message of the Psalms by Walter BrueggemannBird by Bird by Anne LamottHelp, Thanks, Wow by Anne LamottAnswering God by Eugene H. PetersonPraying the Psalms by Thomas Merton

22 Feb 20241h 2min

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Lea Schrumpf, Director of Pastoral Care at Purdue Christian Campus House, to discuss how we are shaped by harm, but how we are created for delight and honor, and how we can enter our stories with compassion and kindness.BEMA 242: Spiritual Abuse — Commodities and VariablesThe Allender CenterAnatomy of the Soul by Curt ThompsonBeing Known PodcastAdam Young CounselingThe Place We Find Ourselves podcastThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkMy Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa MenakemThe Reconnect InstituteReconnect Marriage PodcastPurdue Christian Campus HouseSnack-Stadium by Ordi Stefan Hossu — FacebookAdditional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Lea Schrumpf.

15 Feb 20241h

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings conclude the journey through Isaiah by looking at his prophetic visions for the future and how hope changes the substance of our conversations, desires, and experiences.BEMA 137: A Dry TreeBEMA 71: The Prophetic TableBEMA 332: Andrew DeCort — Flourishing on the Edge of FaithFriend or Foe #1: The Truth and Proper Place of Guilt sermon — YouTubeOverview of Isaiah — BibleProjectKing Chizkiah, the Almost Messiah — Rabbi David Fohrman, Aleph BetaAleph Beta AcademySubscribe to Aleph Beta AcademyBEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership.

8 Feb 20241h 14min

Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Reed Dent discuss the maternal images seen throughout Isaiah.Aleph Beta AcademySubscribe to Aleph Beta AcademyBEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership.Behavior of a Pallas’s cat — YouTube

1 Feb 202454min

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings press on into the final chapters of Isaiah’s servant discourse, hearing the famous passage of God’s suffering servant and searching for the fruit of those trials.

25 Jan 202434min

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings enter a new season of Isaiah’s prophecy. Times have changed, circumstances are different, but God’s love remains the same.Tikkun Olam — WikipediaBEMA 192: Telling a StoryBEMA 64: 3 Isaiah — ServantBEMA 289: John — Loved to the End

18 Jan 202455min

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Preston Ulmer, author of Deconstruct Faith, Discover Jesus, founder and director of the Doubters’ Club, pastor at North Point Church in Springfield, MO, and many pastoral roles before that.Deconstruct Faith, Discover Jesus by Preston UlmerThe Doubters’ Club (website)The Doubters’ Club (book) by Preston UlmerEncanto (2021 film)Conversational Intelligence by Judith E. GlaserPreston Ulmer on InstagramAdditional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Preston Ulmer.

11 Jan 202459min