Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into Isaiah and the days of Ahaz to see God’s invitation to trust the story—and warnings for what might happen if that invitation is not accepted.

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé dig a little deeper into the cultural context of Isaiah 6.

“Isaiah's Impure Lips and Their Purification in Light of Akkadian Sources” by Victor (Avigdor) Hurowitz — JSTOR

Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria by Lewis Spence

Bārû — Wikipedia

Bāru (Mesopotamian priest) — Britannica

Bārûtu — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey into the text of Isaiah, hearing the call of a father to his stubborn children.

The Ache for Meaning by Tommy Brown

The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter

BEMA 51: 1 Isaiah — Vineyard

Isaiah: Holy, Holy, Holy — Derrick Rohr, Campus Christian Fellowship

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Reed Dent to continue the introduction to the prophecy of Isaiah and consider Walter Brueggemann’s ideas about the prophetic imagination.

The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

“What Prophecy Is For” — BibleProject Podcast

Thought of the Day: Prophetic Imagination — Marty Solomon, YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Reed Dent to begin a journey deep into the prophecy of Isaiah by considering what we can learn from Abraham Joshua Heschel about the prophetic pathos.

The Prophets by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Isaiah: History — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

A Collision or (3+4=7) by David Crowder*Band

Collected Poems of W. H. Auden (see Part IX)

Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

“I Have a Dream” (Martin Luther King Jr. speech) — Wikipedia

“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” (Martin Luther King Jr. speech) — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings return to “Ordinary Time” on the podcast and prepare for some fresh studies of the Text.

BEMA 190: Session 4 Capstone

BEMA News & Events

Impact Campus Ministries

BEMA Discord

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrap up Session 7 of the podcast by hearing about Marty’s sabbatical experience and reflecting on what we’ve all been through in this season of rest.

“Closing Time” (Marty’s sabbatical recap blog post)

Meet the Solomons: Sabbatical Recap — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Ignatius of Loyola — Wikipedia

BEMA 350: Kat Armstrong — Storyline Bible

BEMA 351: Sabbath Reflection Music

“Birdsongs alleviate anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants” by E. Stobbe, J. Sundermann, L. Ascone & S. Kühn — Scientific Reports

Sound Escapes Podcast

Fasting by Scot McKnight

Beholding by Strahan Coleman

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Dallas Jenkins to mull over the questions that arose from Seasons 2 and 3 of The Chosen.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

5&2 T-Shirt — The Chosen

Ancient Israel by Roland de Vaux

Grafted on YouTube

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks pontificate on the practice of prayer.

Presentation for Sabbath Practice — Prayer (PDF)

“Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Spiritual Direction by Henri Nouwen

Prayer by Richard J. Foster

This Is Water by David Foster Wallace

Every Moment Holy, Volume I by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

Every Moment Holy, Volume II by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue

The Ignatian Examen — Jesuits.org

“How to Make Ringtones for iPhone” by Don Reisinger — Tom’s Guide

“How to Create Custom Ringtones for Your Android Phone” by Cameron Summerson — How-To Geek

Silence (2016 film)

The Cast of Rogue One — Wikipedia

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks traverse the topic of fasting.

Didache — Wikipedia

Basil of Caesarea — Wikipedia

John Wesley (Holy Club section for fasting) — Wikipedia

Jewish Fast Days — Chabad.org

“Fasting for Religious Observance” — Brandeis University

“Intermittent Fasting 101: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide” — Healthline

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