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468: The Chosen S5E1 — “Entry” (Bonus Episode)
15 september 2025 · 33 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings dive into Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the first episode. Lees meer
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci — Wikipedia
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467: Vice & Virtue — Introduction
11 september 2025 · 58 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent embark on a journey through the vices and virtues. Lees meer
The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent
Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Amazon)
Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Project Gutenberg)
Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas — Wikipedia
Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom
The Seven Deadly Sins by Kevin Vost
The Seven Deadly Sins by Solomon Schimmel
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri (Amazon)
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri (Project Gutenberg)
Seven (1995 film) — Letterboxd
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466: Ethan Bryan — If You Were Brave
4 september 2025 · 49 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Ethan Bryan, author of A Year of Playing Catch, along with many other books. He has found himself in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the White House, and he is self-proclaimed “one of the best benchwarmers [from his] high school junior varsity baseball team.” Lees meer
A Year of Playing Catch by Ethan D. Bryan
Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals, May 28, 1979 — Baseball Reference
“Remembrance of Royals’ Krispy Kreme promotion in 2000s strikes a chord with KC fans” by Pete Grathoff — The Kansas City Star
The Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport
Field of Dreams (1989 film) — Letterboxd
Field of Dreams (Dubuque County, Iowa) — Wikipedia
Mary Moore (infielder) — Wikipedia
A League of Their Own (1992 film) — Letterboxd
Perry Barber — Grassroots Baseball
Perry Barber — J! Archive
The Art of Asking Better Questions by J. R. Briggs
Community Partnership of the Ozarks
The Life-Saving Adventure of Gracelyn Gordon and Her Dog by Ethan D. Bryan
Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store
Ten (Mostly) Recent Novels, Including Two Wonderful Reads You Haven’t Heard Of by Byron Borger — Hearts & Minds
Review of The Life-Saving Adventure of Gracelyn Gordon and Her Dog — Brent Billings, Goodreads
America at the Seams by Nathan Rueckert with Ethan D. Bryan
For the Life of the World 63: Passionate God, Crucified God, Joyful God — Yale Center for Faith and Culture, April 10, 2021, with Jürgen Moltmann & Miroslav Volf
Grit by Angela Duckworth
Quiet by Susan Cain
The Catch-Playing Wedding Story
Ethan Bryan on Facebook
Catch 365 with the Nashville Sounds
Ethan Bryan’s website
Special Guest: Ethan Bryan.
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465: Qohelet’s Reflection
28 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé close out this series, and—instead of letting Qohelet do the talking—consider the reflection of Qohelet in our hearts and in our lives. Lees meer
The Jesus Quest by Ben Witherington III
Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann
Opportunities — Impact Campus Ministries
Campuses — Impact Campus Ministries
Sign up for Josh’s newsletter — Constant Contact
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464: Qohelet Goes Home
21 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 36 min
Brent Billings and Josh Bossé see Qohelet peacefully on her way.
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463: Qohelet Feeds the Ducks
14 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 21 min
Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Reed Dent join Qohelet by the pond. Lees meer
“Go to the Limits of Your Longing” by Rainer Maria Rilke — The On Being Project
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462: Qohelet Rolls the Dice
7 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks sharpen the ax with their friend Qohelet.
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461: Qohelet Gives a Pep Talk
31 juli 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
Brent Billings and Josh Bossé join Qohelet as she draws us closer to a conclusion. Lees meer
Abel Beth Maachah — Wikipedia
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460: Qohelet Hears Bad Words
24 juli 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé turn their ears to Qohelet and learn to avert disaster.
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459: Qohelet Buys a Coffin
17 juli 2025 · 1 uur 24 min
Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks consider what is truly important. Lees meer
Persona (1966 film) — JustWatch
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458: BEMA Kokomo — The Body of Christ
10 juli 2025 · 51 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by the BEMA Kokomo discussion group from Indiana, which launched in 2021, to share their story and give everyone an idea of what a healthy, thriving group can look like. Lees meer
BEMA 317: Asking Better Questions of the Bible w/ Erin Geiselman
Bridgeway Church in Kokomo, Indiana
Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon
Evolving Faith Podcast 1: Evolution, Apocalypse, and Remembering Rachel Held Evans
“We Are One” by One Sound
Coming soon: “Show Me Christmas” [Blue Christmas song]
Crossroads Community Church in Kokomo, Indiana
Trust Fall by Brent Faulkner
Review of Trust Fall — Marty Solomon, Goodreads
Citizenship Papers by Wendell Berry
Special Guest: Erin Geiselman.
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457: Qohelet Checks the Time
3 juli 2025 · 57 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé reflect on the tension of human evil and the problem of desire.
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456: Qohelet Weeds the Garden
26 juni 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Qohelet herself look deeply at the roots of evil. Lees meer
“Let My Words Be Few” by Rebecca St. James — YouTube
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455: Qohelet Fights the Power
19 juni 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Brent Billings and Josh Bossé watch Qohelet cast her gaze on injustice and oppression.
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454: Qohelet Goes Off
12 juni 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Reed Dent consider the appointed time for everything. Lees meer
BEMA 382: Psalms — Small, Not Insignificant
First Reformed (2018 film) — JustWatch
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453: Qohelet Tries to Party
5 juni 2025 · 56 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé follow Qohelet into many parties to see if we can find any meaning in joy.
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452: Qohelet Gets Out of Bed
29 mei 2025 · 1 uur 27 min
Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks launch an exploration of one of the least understood books of Tanakh (Ecclesiastes). Lees meer
BEMA 320: The Forgotten Women — Sages and Wise Women
The Wind Rises (2013 film) — JustWatch
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451: Ashlee Eiland — Say Good
22 mei 2025 · 41 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Ashlee Eiland, author of Say Good, and someone who seeks to join in God’s redemptive work on Earth. Ashlee is the head of school at Living Stones Academy, and formerly served as co-lead pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in western Michigan. Ashlee and her family live in Grand Rapids. Lees meer
Say Good by Ashlee Eiland
Thought of the Day: Say Good — Marty Solomon, YouTube
Myles and His Many Friends by Ashlee Eiland
Books by Steve Carter
Human(Kind) by Ashlee Eiland
The Colossian Forum
Leap of Faith (2024 film) — JustWatch
The Van Lunen Center Fellows Program
Ashlee Eiland on Instagram
Special Guest: Ashlee Eiland.
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450: Talmudic Matthew — The 7
15 mei 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé truly cap off this series by taking a second gander at the Lord’s Prayer. Lees meer
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
BEMA 286: John — The Test of Bread
Why Is Shavuot Celebrated — Aleph Beta
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449: Talmudic Matthew — The Seven
8 mei 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé close out this series by taking a gander at the Lord’s Prayer. Lees meer
BEMA 97: Done in Secret
BEMA 332: Andrew DeCort — Flourishing on the Edge of Faith
Textus Receptus — Wikipedia
Codex Sinaiticus — Wikipedia
Codex Vaticanus — Wikipedia
Alexandrian Text-Type — Wikipedia
Byzantine Text-Type — Wikipedia
“Ancient Amulets with Incipits” — Biblical Archaeology Society
“The Lord’s Prayer” (Live from Jerusalem in 2001) — Charlotte Church, YouTube
BEMA 325: Sanctuary — Waking Up in the Mishkan
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448: Talmudic Matthew — Secret
1 mei 2025 · 47 min
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks step into their prayer closets and shut the door on the babbling pagans. Lees meer
BEMA 97: Done in Secret
Lares — Wikipedia
Bornless Ritual — Wikipedia
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447: Talmudic Matthew — Wages
24 april 2025 · 49 min
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks take a spin with Jesus’s concept of rewards or wages. Lees meer
Wealth, Poverty, and Charity in Jewish Antiquity by Gregg E. Gardner
BEMA 97: Done in Secret
De Re Publica, De Legibus by Cicero — Internet Archive
Pietas — Wikipedia
Virtus — Wikipedia
Politics by Aristotle — Internet Archive
Politics (Aristotle) — Wikipedia
Euergetism — Wikipedia
Synagogue Wall Decorations — Sardis Expedition
Inscriptions of the Megiddo Mosaic — Museum of the Bible
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446: Talmudic Matthew — Children
17 april 2025 · 50 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks take a crack at what it means to be children of God. Lees meer
“What’s Wrong with Winsomeness?” by Russell Moore — Christianity Today
The Greatest Prayer by John Dominic Crossan
BEMA 80: Silent Years — Pharisees
BEMA 102: Son of Man
Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes by E. Randolph Richards and Richard James
Dr. Anna C. Miller — Xavier University
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445: Talmudic Matthew — Enemies
10 april 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
Brent Billings and Reed Dent team up with Elle Grover Fricks to excavate some ancient ideas about enemies. Lees meer
BEMA 96: But I Say Unto You
Jesus and Nonviolence by Walter Wink
The Peaceable Kingdom by Stanley Hauerwas
Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman
1QS 1 (Community Rule) with Matthew 5:43 — Intertextual Bible
BEMA 358: Sabbath Practice — Prayer
Greek Priest Recreates Excitement of Resurrection Announcement — Instagram
Greek Priest Recreates Excitement of Resurrection Announcement — TikTok
“‘Flying Priest’ Marks Holy Saturday’s Liturgy in Greece” by Nick Kampouris — Greek Reporter
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444: Karen Stiller — Holiness Here
3 april 2025 · 38 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Karen Stiller, author of Holiness Here and the author and editor of many other books, magazines, essays, and more. Lees meer
Holiness Here by Karen Stiller
Review of Holiness Here — Marty Solomon, Goodreads
Review of Holiness Here — Brent Billings, Goodreads
Meadow Lake Progress — Wikipedia
Books by Frederick Buechner
Books by Anne Lamott
The Minister’s Wife by Karen Stiller
Craft, Cost & Call by Patricia Paddey & Karen Stiller
Karen Stiller’s coaching
Faith Today Podcast
Karen Stiller’s website
Karen Stiller on Instagram
Karen Stiller on Substack
“A New Podcast Adventure” — Karen Stiller
Good Books, Big Questions podcast
Additional audio production by Gus Simpson
Special Guest: Karen Stiller.
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443: Talmudic Matthew — Oaths
27 maart 2025 · 39 min
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks investigate Jesus’s teaching on oaths. Lees meer
“Greek Oath-Rituals” by Irene Berti — OpenEdition Books
“The Greek Oath in the Roman World” by Serena Connolly — Oxford Academic
“Loosing Vows and Oaths in the Roman Empire and Beyond: Authority and Interpretation” by Moshe Blidstein — De Gruyter
“The Kinyradai of Paphos” by John Curtis Franklin — The Center for Hellenic Studies
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442: Talmudic Matthew — Marriage
20 maart 2025 · 39 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to contextualize Jesus’s teaching on divorce in its Jewish and Roman landscape.
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441: Talmudic Matthew — Thymos
13 maart 2025 · 47 min
Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé take a closer look at Jesus’s teachings on desire. Lees meer
BEMA 273: John — Pericope of an Honor Contest
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440: Talmudic Matthew — Reconciliation
6 maart 2025 · 57 min
Brent Billings joins Elle Grover Fricks to reconsider the topic of reconciliation through a Talmudic lens, featuring Reed Dent. Lees meer
BEMA 36: The Redemption Cycle
“Dining in Heaven” by Robin M. Jensen — Biblical Archaeology Society Library
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439: Talmudic Matthew — Anger
27 februari 2025 · 53 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks consider Jesus’s teaching on anger through a Talmudic lens. Lees meer
Matthew 5:22 (Interlinear) — Bible Hub
A Rabbi Talks with Jesus by Jacob Neusner
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438: Talmudic Matthew — Truly(?) I Say to You
20 februari 2025 · 37 min
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks search out what life can be found in two short verses from the Sermon on the Mount. Lees meer
Halakha — Wikipedia
BEMA 95: Abolish or Fulfill
Book of Tobit — Wikipedia
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437: Talmudic Matthew — Mainstream or Marginal
13 februari 2025 · 40 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to lay the groundwork for another series of Talmudic conversations in Matthew. Lees meer
“Dei Verbum” — Pope Paul VI, November 18, 1965
Magisterium — Wikipedia
A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume I, by John P. Meier
Early Jewish Messianism in the New Testament — “Introduction” by Serge Ruzer
Judah ha-Nasi — Wikipedia
BEMA 107: Donkeys and Rabbis
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436: Brant Hansen — 3D Chiastic Chess
6 februari 2025 · 50 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Brant Hansen, author, nationally syndicated radio host, and advocate for healing children through CURE International. Lees meer
CURE International
Tenth Avenue North — Wikipedia
Unoffendable by Brant Hansen
Linchpin by Seth Godin
Life Is Hard, God Is Good, Let's Dance by Brant Hansen
Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon
Brant Hansen on Good Morning America — YouTube
The Men We Need by Brant Hansen
The (Young) Men We Need by Brant Hansen
Unoffendable Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video
The Unoffendable Small Group Questions Leaders Guide
Brant Hansen’s website
Additional audio production by Gus Simpson
Special Guest: Brant Hansen.
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435: Hosea — The Hope of Healing
30 januari 2025 · 40 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings conclude an examination of Hosea, finding out what actually gets the last word. Featuring a special appearance by Elle Grover Fricks. Lees meer
1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox
Tradition for Crisis by Walter Brueggemann
Amos/Hosea by James M. Ward
Hosea: A Commentary by James Luther Mays
The Interpreter’s Bible, Volume VI by George Arthur Buttrick
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434: Hosea — Who Among Us?
23 januari 2025 · 40 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings approach the penultimate chapter of Hosea’s prophecy, hearing him issue a final challenge to take stock of our idolatrous condition. Lees meer
1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox
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433: Hosea — Doomed to Repeat It
16 januari 2025 · 39 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings watch the prophet parallel the experience of God’s people with the history of their Patriarch Jacob. Lees meer
“Back to the Future” by Brad Gray (14 minutes) — Walking the Text
“Back to the Future” by Brad Gray (55 minutes) — Central Holland Church, YouTube
1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox
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432: Hosea — God’s Avatar
9 januari 2025 · 47 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Elle Grover Fricks to venture into Hosea 11, seeing a shift in the prophet’s tone as he talks about who God is and how God feels. Lees meer
Your God Is Too Small by J. B. Phillips
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431: Hosea — Stubborn Soil
2 januari 2025 · 58 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Josh Bossé to travel through Hosea 10, finding instructions for what can be done in the face of such idolatrous vanity. Lees meer
BEMA 109: Which Soil?
BEMA 12: A Mission Realized
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430: It’s a Wonderful Life
26 december 2024 · 59 min
Brent Billings and Reed Dent drive this podcast into a tree and find out how many friends we actually have. Lees meer
It’s a Wonderful Life — Wikipedia
It’s a Wonderful Life — JustWatch
Reed on Letterboxd
Brent on Letterboxd
Planet Money Movie Club: It’s a Wonderful Life — NPR
CPI Inflation Calculator — US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Scorigami
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429: Catherine McNiel — Fearing Bravely
19 december 2024 · 41 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Catherine McNiel, author of Fearing Bravely. Lees meer
Fearing Bravely by Catherine McNiel
Review of Fearing Bravely — Marty Solomon, Goodreads
Review of Fearing Bravely — Brent Billings, Goodreads
Long Days of Small Things by Catherine McNiel
All Shall Be Well by Catherine McNiel
Mid-Faith Crisis by Catherine McNiel
Women’s Devotional Bible
Catherine McNiel’s website
Catherine McNiel on Twitter/X
Catherine McNiel on Threads
Catherine McNiel on Facebook
Catherine McNiel on Instagram
Catherine McNiel on LinkedIn
Additional audio production by Gus Simpson
Special Guest: Catherine McNiel.
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428: Hosea — Consequences
12 december 2024 · 46 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss Hosea 9 and the consequences of participating in imperial rebellion against the Lord. Lees meer
1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox
BEMA 362: Isaiah — Prophetic Pathos
Hyacinth — Wikipedia
Water Hyacinth — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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427: Hosea — How Empty Is Empty?
5 december 2024 · 41 min
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss the futility of reaping a whirlwind, and why we would keep going back to empty expecting to find anything else. Lees meer
Presentation for Hosea — How Empty Is Empty? (PDF)
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426: The Chosen S4E8 — “Humble” (Bonus Episode)
25 november 2024 · 49 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrap up discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with the emotional events of episode 8. Lees meer
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
BEMA 283: John — Missing God in the Name of God
BEMA 124: Statement of Triumph
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425: Hosea — Fruit in Keeping with Repentance
21 november 2024 · 29 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the conversation from the previous episode, considering the call to be different following our repentance. Lees meer
1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox
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424: The Chosen S4E7 — “The Last Sign” (Bonus Episode)
18 november 2024 · 46 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss Season 4 of The Chosen and the dramatic events of episode 7. Lees meer
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
Addendum: James Who? — Marty Solomon, YouTube
Gospel of Mary — Wikipedia
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423: Hosea — Forgiveness
14 november 2024 · 40 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings use the first portion of Hosea 6 to examine the relationship between God’s forgiveness and our repentance. Lees meer
BEMA 242: Spiritual Abuse — Commodities and Variables
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422: The Chosen S4E6 — “Dedication” (Bonus Episode)
11 november 2024 · 39 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with episode 6. Lees meer
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
Festival Edition: Hiding Miracles — Marty Solomon, YouTube
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421: Hosea — When God Goes Missing
7 november 2024 · 47 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Josh Bossé to consider Hosea 5 and the wisdom it holds, exhorting us to remember the dangers of trying to use God for our own agendas. Lees meer
1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox
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420: The Chosen S4E5 — “Sitting, Serving, Scheming” (Bonus Episode)
4 november 2024 · 42 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with the struggles of Jesus in episode 5. Lees meer
The Chosen
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
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419: A. J. Sherrill — Rediscovering Christmas
31 oktober 2024 · 37 min
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dr. A. J. Sherrill, who has more than twenty years of experience as a pastor, including his current role as lead pastor at St. Peter’s Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He has served as adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, and he is the author of a new book called Rediscovering Christmas. Lees meer
Rediscovering Christmas by AJ Sherrill
Being with God by AJ Sherrill
The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation by AJ Sherrill
Expansive by AJ Sherrill
AJ Sherrill’s website
AJ Sherrill on Instagram
AJ Sherrill on Facebook
AJ Sherrill on Twitter/X
AJ Sherrill on Threads
Additional audio production by Gus Simpson
Special Guest: A. J. Sherrill.