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 Support The BEMA Podcast

312: Parables — Dissecting a Swallow

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Tommy Brown, author of The Ache for Meaning. He is a pastor and contemplative teacher with a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry and master’s degrees in divinity and management, and a former little league baseball coach.The Ache for Meaning by Tommy BrownWhat Is the Palouse?Dark Night of the Soul — WikipediaThe Seven Money Types by Tommy BrownThe Torah for Dummies by Arthur KurzweilThe Sabbath by Abraham Joshua HeschelSabbath as Resistance by Walter BrueggemannTommy Brown’s Website Special Guest: Tommy Brown. Support The BEMA Podcast

391: Tommy Brown — The Ache for Meaning

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks conclude the series on the Psalms and offer a final bit of encouragement to carry with us into the future.Festival of Faith & Writing — Calvin UniversityMy Bright Abyss by Christian WimanInside Out (2015 film) — JustWatch“Despite My Efforts Even My Prayers Have Turned into Threats” from Pilgrim Bell by Kaveh Akbar“The Only Animal” from Walking to Martha’s Vineyard by Franz Wright“Ulysses” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson — Poetry Foundation“Bless Me” by Maverick City Music (feat. Kirk Franklin) — YouTubeLiturgy Prints — Every Moment Holy“A Greek Papyrus Amulet from the Duke Collection with Biblical Excerpts” by Csaba A. La’da and Amphilochios Papathomas — JSTORCoble Eye Care Support The BEMA Podcast

390: Psalms — Feeling Dumb with a Great Cloud of Witnesses

Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé take a second stroll through the words of Psalm 23.The Gorge AmphitheatreSaving Paradise by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker Support The BEMA Podcast

389: Psalms — 23 & Me

Brent Billings and Reed Dent listen to the voice of Psalm 19.Firefly [Lightning Bug] — WikipediaWishful Thinking by Frederick BuechnerPsalm 19: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God — Aleph BetaReflections: Christianity Makes Sense of the World — C. S. Lewis Institute“The Merton Prayer” — Reflections, Yale Divinity School Support The BEMA Podcast

388: Psalms — Are You Listening?

Brent Billings and Reed Dent mull over the words of Psalm 32.Bad Words Series — BibleProject Support The BEMA Podcast

312: Parables — Dissecting a Swallow

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