486: Vice & Virtue — Temperance

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 — GoFundMeFor Josh — Text in UsRemembering 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 BerryDaily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó TuamaThe Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis“Just Do It” Motivational Speech by Shia LaBeouf — YouTubeBEMA 39: A King After God’s Own HeartRocky IV (1985 film) — Letterboxd

Brent Billings marks the beginning of our mourning by sharing a final update about our beloved Josh Bossé.BEMA Messenger #79BEMA 465: Qohelet’s ReflectionBEMA 405: Practical Shabbat — KeepingJosh’s Cancer Journey on CaringBridgeSupport for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe“How to Sit Shiva” by Anita Diamant — My Jewish Learning

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” — YouTubeMere Christianity by C. S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C. S. LewisThe Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-SoderstromFace with Steam From Nose — EmojipediaDedicated by Pete Davis

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé dive into the virtues by talking about prudence (or wisdom).Teaching a Stone to Talk by Annie DillardAsking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty SolomonThe Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed DentInspired by Rachel Held EvansBEMA 454: Qohelet Goes OffOrdet (1955 film) — LetterboxdThe Cardinal and the Deadly by Karl Clifton-SoderstromReed on Instagram

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back again with Dallas Jenkins to mull over the questions that arose from Seasons 4 and 5 of The Chosen.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbThis Is Not a Pipe — WikipediaRoundtable Discussion on the Women’s SupperThe Chosen Adventures (2025 TV series)Dayenu in Many Languages — The Chosen, YouTube Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Annie F. Downs, bestselling author, speaker, prolific podcaster, and “Queen of Fun.”Annie’s upcoming events (Tour with Cain, etc.)Let’s Read the Gospels PodcastThat Sounds Fun PodcastThat Sounds Fun 965: Jonathan Roumie Annie’s Recommended Episodes That Sounds Fun 906: Jonathan Merritt and Dr. James Merritt That Sounds Fun 964: John Eldredge That Sounds Fun 898: John Eldredge That Sounds Fun 388: John Eldredge That Sounds Fun 281: John Eldredge That Sounds Fun 210: John Eldredge That Sounds Fun 877: Esau McCaulley That Sounds Fun 485: Esau McCaulley That Sounds Fun 291: Dr. Matthew Sleeth That Sounds Fun 178: Dr. Matthew Sleeth That Sounds Fun 879: Dr. Scot McKnight That Sounds Fun 494: Dr. Scot McKnight That Sounds Fun 977: Lisa Harper That Sounds Fun 504: Lisa Harper That Sounds Fun 40: Lisa Harper Remember God by Annie F. DownsWhere Did TJ Go? by Annie F. DownsSingle Purpose LeagueCross Point ChurchThe UGA Wesley FoundationPastoring SinglesBlurry Creatures PodcastAnnie’s website Special Guest: Annie F. Downs.

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings bring the analysis of Season 5 of The Chosen to a close with a discussion of the eighth episode.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbLeil Shimurim — ChabadGethsemane — Blue Letter Bible“Flee as a Bird” by Mary S. B. D. Shindler (1842) — A Cappella Hymns, YouTube“Flee as a Bird” by Mary S. B. D. Shindler (1842) — The Cyber Hymnal

Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé talk about the capital vice known as sloth—or rather, acedia.David Hume’s Moral Philosophy: The Natural Virtues — Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyMaking All Things New by Henri NouwenInside Out 2 (2024 film)Glittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoungAcedia & Me by Kathleen NorrisThe Message in the Bottle by Walker PercyBEMA 2: Knowing When to Say “Enough”1 Corinthians 3 — Reed Dent, Campus Christian FellowshipBEMA 400: Talmudic Matthew — SaltBEMA 401: Talmudic Matthew — LightBEMA 402: Talmudic Matthew — Lightly SaltedMark 11 (aroma reference) — Reed Dent, Campus Christian FellowshipWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakBEMA 136: Each OneThe Book of Delights by Ross Gay“Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin“Followers, Not Admirers” by Søren Kierkegaard in Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and EasterPrayer of St. Teresa of Avila — Catholic Health Association of the United StatesLost in the Cosmos by Walker PercyThe Sabbath by Abraham Joshua HeschelThe Screwtape Letters by C. S. LewisCalorie — WikipediaCanada Geese and Diet Dr. Pepper — The Anthropocene Reviewed

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue analyzing Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the seventh episode.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Brent Billings and Reed Dent talk about wrath (and anger and revenge).“Goodbye Earl” by The Chicks — YouTubeSlow to Anger — BibleProject“Justice” by George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons — The Literature NetworkGlittering Vices by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoungSteve Holt! — YouTubeThe West Wing S1E3, “A Proportional Response” (Part 1) — YouTubeThe West Wing S1E3, “A Proportional Response” (Part 2) — YouTube