The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé close out Session 9. This is Josh’s final episode, both in the sense of recording date (October 7, 2025) and release date.
The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent
Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon
Fiadh Grover-Fricks at 6 months
Fiadh: Like Mother, Like Daughter
Introducing Maple
Maple on Instagram
Josh Bossé on CaringBridge
BEMA 465: Qohelet’s Reflection
Living Unoffended by Brant Hansen
Good Books, Big Questions (Karen Stiller’s new podcast)
Walter Brueggemann’s website
Festschrift — Wikipedia
God in the Fray: A Tribute to Walter Brueggemann by Tod Linafelt and Timothy K. Beal
Finally Comes the Poet by Walter Brueggemann
The Word Militant by Walter Brueggemann
Hopeful Imagination by Walter Brueggemann
Out of Babylon by Walter Brueggemann
The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

Brent Billings and Reed Dent close out this series in an unorthodox format, talking about the virtue of love and what it means to be fully known and fully loved.
Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé talk about hope and the potential it leans into.
Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot
Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner
“Holy, Holy, Holy” by Sufjan Stevens — YouTube
BEMA 430: It’s a Wonderful Life
Hope — BibleProject
BEMA 52: Jonah — Potential
Special Guest: Mitch Lavender.

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent talk about the virtue of faith and the idea of trusting the story.
“Bad Theology: A Quiz” by Scott Cairns — America Magazine
Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent
Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon
Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
Gravity and Grace by Simone Weil
Zero at the Bone by Christian Wiman
Mark 8 — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined again by special guest Dr. Sandra Richter to talk about her latest book, Abigail and the Waterfall.
Abigail and the Waterfall by Sandra L. Richter
Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter
Rev. Dr. Ethan Johnson
“My Journey into Coal Country” — Sandra Richter, Substack
“My Journey into Coal Country, II” — Sandra Richter, Substack
[Part III coming soon]
Plant with Purpose
The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLaren
Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon Women’s Retreats
Candy Darter (fish) — Wikipedia
Hellbender Salamander — Wikipedia
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell — Project Gutenberg
Special Guest: Sandra Richter.