So We Speak

How to teach and preach with Terry Feix

In this episode, we learn from one of the masters. We ask Terry about how he prepares his lessons and what he's learned about teaching.

Here are some resources we recommend:

• The ESV Study Bible
• The ESV Study Bible Atlas
• Biblical Preaching - Haddon Robinson
• Saving Eutychus - Gary Millar and Phil Campbell 
• Best Commentaries - Ligonier Ministry
• Best Commentaries - NT and OT - Andrew Wilson
• Articles on Preaching, How I Preach - Hershael York 

The Fords on Parenting, Seminary, and Desert Island Books

This week we’ve got some special guests on the podcast! Julia and Jarrett Ford join us to talk about raising kids in a Christian home, moving to a new place, and the best parenting advice they’ve received. To hear more from the Fords, check out Julia’s blog Of Light and Heat!

 

Desert Island Books:

Julia:

• A Severe Mercy - Sheldon Vanaucken
• Harry Potter - JK Rowling
• God’s Kingdom Through God’s Covenant - Peter Gentry and Stephen Wellum
• Be Still My Soul - Elisabeth Elliot
• Crossword Puzzles

 

Jarrett:

• Notes from the Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Harry Potter
• Warranted Christian Belief - Alvin Plantinga
• Woodworking and Handyman Manuals
• My Glorious Brothers - Howard Fast

Biblical Sexuality, the Nashville Statement, and Current Reading

This week, we discuss the Nashville statement on sexuality, a document commissioned and signed one year ago by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. 

 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Nashville Statement

The Jesus We Missed - Patrick Henry Reardon

Ed Whelan on Twitter

 

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Quiet Times, Prayer, and Bible Study

In this episode, we discuss one of the most important parts of the Christian life - quiet times. What do you need to do every day to grow in your relationship with Christ? We talk about the importance of Bible reading plans, prayer, and doing anything necessary to meet with God each day.

 

For resources that can be helpful as you study and pray through the Bible, we suggest:

• The ESV Study Bible
• The MacArthur Study Bible
• Tyndale Commentary Series - this is a series that provides more depth than a study Bible but still has valuable content for your personal time in the Word
• Eat This Book - Eugene Peterson 

Public Repentance, Redemption, the Catholic Church, and Desert Island Books

In this episode, we pick up where we left off, discussing Willowcreek and the Catholic Church. This time, we discuss the nature of sin and repentance. What does it look like to truly repent? In Romans 2:24, Paul writes, "The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you." What do we do when we find ourselves in this kind of situation?

 

The Cost of Discipleship - Deitrich Bonhoeffer 

 

Cole's Desert Island Books:

Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien

The Last Lion - William Manchester

Commentary on the Psalms - WS Plumer

Revelation - Peter Leithart

Harry Potter - JK Rowling

Willowcreek, the Catholic Church, Power, and Desert Island Books

Is the church a business?  Do secular leadership tactics work in the Church? This week we talk about the nature of leadership and power in the church. In the midst of the scandals at Willowcreek and in the Catholic Church, it’s time to have an honest conversation about what got us here and what to do about it.

“If we continue to use worldly power, we shouldn’t be surprised when we reap worldly outcomes.”

It’s Time to Reckon With Celebrity Power - Andy Crouch

The Contemplative Pastor - Eugene Peterson

What Is the Mission of the Church? - Kevin DeYoung

 

Terry’s Top 5 Books:

The Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien

Winston Churchill - Martin Gilbert

The Memoirs of Henry Kissinger

100 Greatest Poems - Leslie Pockell

Collected Works of Friedrich Nietzsche

The Revoice Conference, China, and Brexit

In this episode, Cole and Terry discuss the Revoice conference, a gathering for celibate Christians who struggle with same-sex attraction. The conference raised important issues of identity, desire, friendship, and sexual terminology. It will be interesting to watch the impact of the conference over the next couple of years.

Books and resources mentioned:

C.S. Lewis - The Four Loves

Wesley Hill - Spiritual Friendship

Doug Wilson - Plodcast Ep. 47

 

First Episode! Intro and Welcome to the Podcast