The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context. The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5, and we encourage you to start with episode 0 (or even -1) and continue in order through episode 204. Beyond that, we explore new topics, revisit old topics, and dive deeper into practical ways of living out the things we have learned together. BEMA Discipleship is a ministry of Impact Campus Ministries.
Curated by: The BEMA Podcast (518 videos)
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 (https://amzn.to/45UuSJg) Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals, May 28, 1979 — Baseball Reference (https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA197905280.shtml) “Remembrance of Royals’ Krispy Kreme promotion in 2000s strikes a chord with KC fans” by Pete Grathoff — The Kansas City Star (https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article250167055.html) The Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport (https://chjs.org/) Field of Dreams (1989 film) — Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/film/field-of-dreams/) Field of Dreams (Dubuque County, Iowa) — Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_Dreams_(Dubuque_County,_Iowa)) Mary Moore (infielder) — Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Moore_%28infielder%29) A League of Their Own (1992 film) — Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/film/a-league-of-their-own/) Perry Barber — Grassroots Baseball (https://www.grassrootsbaseball.org/perry-barber-women-in-baseball) Perry Barber — J! Archive (https://j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=8664) The Art of Asking Better Questions by J. R. Briggs (https://amzn.to/463mQxR) Community Partnership of the Ozarks (https://cpozarks.org/) The Life-Saving Adventure of Gracelyn Gordon and Her Dog by Ethan D. Bryan (https://amzn.to/47koE7Z) Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store (https://www.braums.com/) Ten (Mostly) Recent Novels, Including Two Wonderful Reads You Haven’t Heard Of by Byron Borger — Hearts & Minds (https://www.heartsandmindsbooks.com/2025/07/10-mostly-recent-novels-including-two-wonderful-reads-you-havent-heard-of-all-20-off/) Review of The Life-Saving Adventure of Gracelyn Gordon and Her Dog — Brent Billings, Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7736762047) America at the Seams by Nathan Rueckert with Ethan D. Bryan (https://amzn.to/4lSWCns) 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 (https://faith.yale.edu/media/passionate-god-crucified-god-joyful-god) Grit by Angela Duckworth (https://amzn.to/4mbyQU9) Quiet by Susan Cain (https://amzn.to/3JEHX1Z) The Catch-Playing Wedding Story (https://www.ethanbryan.com/the-catch-playing-wedding-story/) Ethan Bryan on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EthanBryanStories/) Catch 365 with the Nashville Sounds (https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/7/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/Py9ix5y_.jpg) Ethan Bryan’s website (https://www.ethanbryan.com/) Special Guest: Ethan Bryan. Support The BEMA Podcast (https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/support)