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.

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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

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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.

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss the 1995 David Fincher film Seven.

Seven (1995 film) — Letterboxd

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings share a special brief message about year-end giving, the financial needs of our ministry, and what we hope to do in the future.

Support Our 2025 Year-End Ministry Efforts

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss justice. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Marty Solomon and Elle Grover Fricks.

Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe

For Josh — Text in Us

Lament for Josh ft. Reed Dent — Text in Us

“Justice” by George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons — The Literature Network

Justice by Nicholas Wolterstorff

Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter

The Prophets by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Justice — BibleProject

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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss courage. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Reed and Brent.

Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe

For Josh — Text in Us

Remembering Josh Bossé — Brent Billings

“When I Am Among the Trees” by Mary Oliver in Thirst

“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry in The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry

Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó Tuama

The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis

“Just Do It” Motivational Speech by Shia LaBeouf — YouTube

BEMA 39: A King After God’s Own Heart

Rocky IV (1985 film) — Letterboxd

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Brent Billings marks the beginning of our mourning by sharing a final update about our beloved Josh Bossé.

BEMA Messenger #79

BEMA 465: Qohelet’s Reflection

BEMA 405: Practical Shabbat — Keeping

Josh’s Cancer Journey on CaringBridge

Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe

“How to Sit Shiva” by Anita Diamant — My Jewish Learning

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks talk about the virtue of temperance.

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace

“A Thousand No’s for Every Yes” — YouTube

Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis

The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis

The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom

Face with Steam From Nose — Emojipedia

Dedicated by Pete Davis

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé dive into the virtues by talking about prudence (or wisdom).

Teaching a Stone to Talk by Annie Dillard

Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent

Inspired by Rachel Held Evans

BEMA 454: Qohelet Goes Off

Ordet (1955 film) — Letterboxd

The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom

Reed on Instagram

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