Episodes

  • 457: Qohelet Checks the Time
    Jul 3 2025

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

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    57 mins
  • 456: Qohelet Weeds the Garden
    Jun 26 2025

    Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Qohelet herself look deeply at the roots of evil.

    “Let My Words Be Few” by Rebecca St. James — YouTube

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 455: Qohelet Fights the Power
    Jun 19 2025

    Brent Billings and Josh Bossé watch Qohelet cast her gaze on injustice and oppression.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 454: Qohelet Goes Off
    Jun 12 2025

    Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Reed Dent consider the appointed time for everything.

    BEMA 382: Psalms — Small, Not Insignificant

    First Reformed (2018 film) — JustWatch

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 453: Qohelet Tries to Party
    Jun 5 2025

    Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé follow Qohelet into many parties to see if we can find any meaning in joy.

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    56 mins
  • 452: Qohelet Gets Out of Bed
    May 29 2025

    Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks launch an exploration of one of the least understood books of Tanakh (Ecclesiastes).

    BEMA 320: The Forgotten Women — Sages and Wise Women

    The Wind Rises (2013 film) — JustWatch

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • 451: Ashlee Eiland — Say Good
    May 22 2025

    Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Ashlee Eiland, author of Say Good, and someone who seeks to join in God’s redemptive work on Earth. Ashlee is the head of school at Living Stones Academy, and formerly served as co-lead pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in western Michigan. Ashlee and her family live in Grand Rapids.

    Say Good by Ashlee Eiland

    Thought of the Day: Say Good — Marty Solomon, YouTube

    Myles and His Many Friends by Ashlee Eiland

    Books by Steve Carter

    Human(Kind) by Ashlee Eiland

    The Colossian Forum

    Leap of Faith (2024 film)

    The Van Lunen Center Fellows Program

    Ashlee Eiland on Instagram

    Special Guest: Ashlee Eiland.
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    41 mins
  • 450: Talmudic Matthew — The 7
    May 15 2025

    Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé truly cap off this series by taking a second gander at the Lord’s Prayer.

    One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp

    BEMA 286: John — The Test of Bread

    Why Is Shavuot Celebrated — Aleph Beta

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    1 hr and 17 mins