So We Speak

Rerun: Romans and Advent with Terry Feix

This week, we're re-airing the Romans podcast and talking about advent! We're diving into some of Paul's letters in the next few weeks and Romans is the gateway to understanding Paul's writing and his thought.

Best Books and Why We Read History with Terry Feix

This week we discuss some of our favorite books we've read recently and why it's good to read history. 

Terry:

• The Emperor's Handbook - C. Scot Hicks and David V. Hicks
• Wesley on the Christian Life - Fred Sanders
• The Upward Spiral - Alex Korb
• Understanding Gender Dysphoria - Mark A. Yarhouse
• Confronting Christianity - Rebecca McLaughlin

Cole:

• Justice on Trial - Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino
• Ball of Collusion - Andy McCarthy
• Mr. Churchill’s Profession - Peter Clarke
• In Hoffa’s Shadow - Jack Goldsmith
• Pastor Paul - Scot McKnight
• History of England - Lord Macaulay
• The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon
• The Inheritance of Rome - Chris Wickham
• The English and Their History - Robert Tombs
• Millennium - Tom Holland

Churches, Charities, and Beto O'Rourke with Terry Feix

This week during the CNN LGBTQ town hall, Beto O'Rourke said he would strip churches, charities, schools, and their religious organization of their tax-exempt status if they wouldn't adhere to the progressive vision of marriage and sexuality. While he may be an outlier in American society, his comments raise important issues for believers. Why do we believe that churches should be tax exempt? How would it affect our society if they didn't? We discuss these questions and others on this week's episode of the So We Speak podcast. 

The Difference Between Intimacy, Trust, and Attention with Terry Feix

This week we're talking about a couple of fascinating articles:

"Sweet Nothings: The ASMR Phenomenon and American Identity" - R. Jay Magill, The Los Angeles Review of Books

"The Impossible Dream" - David Wootton, Lapham's Quarterly

How is social media teaching us about relationships and intimacy? Can you have intimacy without trust? What does the pursuit of happiness entail and what does that phrase reveal about American society?

The Book of Jude with Terry Feix

The book of Jude can get passed over for Paul's letters and Revelation, but it is one of the most intriguing letters in the New Testament. Full of unique features, Jude quotes from sources outside the Bible, talks about the archangel Michael battling the devil, false teachers, and closes with one of the most powerful doxologies in the Bible. 

Behind the Weekly Speak with Cole Feix

Each week we send out a summary of the news with links to the best articles on each topic and  Christian worldview commentary and analysis. This week, Cole Feix talks about why and how we do the Weekly Speak. 

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The Death of Expertise with Terry Feix

Has America lost faith in expertise? Tom Nichols argues that we have in a really important article, "How America Lost Faith in Expertise." It turns out those who know the least are often the most confident about their opinions. What effects has the lack of respect for expertise had on politics, foreign policy, and religion? And what does it mean to be an expert in Christianity? We discuss these questions and more on this week's episode.

Preaching and Preachers with Lance Ward and Blake Bastin - Part 2

We're back with Blake Bastin and Lance Ward to talk about preaching and teaching prep, preaching different genres and how to study when you're not prepping. 

Send in questions to info@sowespeak.com for the September/October Q&A episode!

Preaching and Preachers with Lance Ward and Blake Bastin - Part 1

In this week's episode we talked about preaching and the preachers who have had the biggest influence on our lives and in our ministries. Next week, we discuss learning to teach, mistakes young preachers make, and ways to grow in sermon prep. 

Special Episode: Now Reading

Every few months we like to talk books and make recommendations. Here's the best of what we've read lately:

Spirit and Sacrament - Andrew Wilson

My Rebbe - Adin Steinsaltz

How Churchill Waged War - Allen Packwood

The Theopolitan Vision - Peter Leithart

The Churchill Factor - Boris Johnson

"Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man" - Toby Young

Range - David Epstein

The Undoing Project - Michael Lewis

Presidents of War - Michael Beschloss

"PPE: The Oxford Degree that Runs Britain" - Andy Beckett

Recovering Leadership - Thomas Hill