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.”

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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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.

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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Brent Billings and Josh Bossé see Qohelet peacefully on her way.

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Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Reed Dent join Qohelet by the pond.

“Go to the Limits of Your Longing” by Rainer Maria Rilke — The On Being Project

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Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks sharpen the ax with their friend Qohelet.

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Brent Billings and Josh Bossé join Qohelet as she draws us closer to a conclusion.

Abel Beth Maachah — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé turn their ears to Qohelet and learn to avert disaster.

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Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks consider what is truly important.

Persona (1966 film) — JustWatch

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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.

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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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé reflect on the tension of human evil and the problem of desire.

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