Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent talk about pride (or, rather, vainglory).
The King of Comedy (1982 film) — Letterboxd
Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner
There Will Be Blood (2007 film) — Letterboxd
Whiplash (2014 film) — Letterboxd
“This Is Water” by David Foster Wallace (YouTube)
“This Is Water” by David Foster Wallace (Amazon)
Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
Jesus and the Victory of God by N. T. Wright
The Weight of Glory by C. S. Lewis
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue analyzing Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the fourth episode.
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks talk about greed.
Wall Street (1987 film) — Letterboxd
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992 film) — Letterboxd
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) — Letterboxd
Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner
“Is Greed Good? On God and Wealth” by Donald Goergen — Church Life Journal
To Have or to Be? by Eric Fromm
Fight Club (1999 film) – Letterboxd
BEMA 356: Sabbath Practice — Friendship w/ Derrick James Rohr III
The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom
BEMA 314: Parables — The Barn Builder
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue analyzing Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the third episode.
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
Brent Billings and Reed Dent gorge themselves on gluttony and its many forms.
“Living Lent” by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton in Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter
Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
When Harry Met Sally (1989 film) — JustWatch
The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom
“Hungry Mungry” by Shel Silverstein in Where the Sidewalk Ends
“The Satisfactions of the Mad Farmer” by Wendell Berry in The Mad Farmer Poems
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the analysis of Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the second episode.
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent dive into the first of our vices, lust.
Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Amazon)
Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Project Gutenberg)
Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom
Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner
“The Two Loves” from The Hungering Dark by Frederick Buechner
The Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John Climacus — Wikipedia
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings dive into Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the first episode.
The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia
The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent embark on a journey through the vices and virtues.
The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent
Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Amazon)
Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (Project Gutenberg)
Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas — Wikipedia
Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung
The Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom
The Seven Deadly Sins by Kevin Vost
The Seven Deadly Sins by Solomon Schimmel
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri (Amazon)
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri (Project Gutenberg)
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
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
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
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
The Catch-Playing Wedding Story
Catch 365 with the Nashville Sounds
Special Guest: Ethan Bryan.
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
Brent Billings and Josh Bossé see Qohelet peacefully on her way.
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
Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks sharpen the ax with their friend Qohelet.
Brent Billings and Josh Bossé join Qohelet as she draws us closer to a conclusion.
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé turn their ears to Qohelet and learn to avert disaster.
Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks consider what is truly important.
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
Coming soon: “Show Me Christmas” [Blue Christmas song]
Crossroads Community Church in Kokomo, Indiana
Review of Trust Fall — Marty Solomon, Goodreads
Citizenship Papers by Wendell Berry
Special Guest: Erin Geiselman.
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé reflect on the tension of human evil and the problem of desire.
Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Qohelet herself look deeply at the roots of evil.
