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Resolutions, Goals, and Making the Most of the New Year

Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone who supported So We Speak in 2018!!

 

Ever wonder why most people can't keep their New Year's resolutions? There's are some key differences between goals and resolutions. In this episode, we discuss the ways you can get the most out of your goals in 2019. Envision the future you want to create then set your goals. Make them as specific as possible. Write them down. We talk about how to make this method work in your business, personal, and spiritual life. Happy goal setting!

 

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Big Announcement and the Best of 2018!

2018 has been an amazing year at So We Speak! Help us kick off 2019 by supporting the site and the podcast!  Click here to give.

 

Here are the top 5 podcasts from this year:

1. How to Teach and Preach With Terry Feix
2. The Fords on Parenting, Seminary, and Desert Island Books
3. Quiet Times, Prayer, and Bible Study
4. Christians and Politics, Tim Keller, and Heroes of the Faith
5. Grieving and the Gospel, Hope, and Desert Island Books with Lance Ward 

 

Check back on New Years' Day for the first episode of 2019!

The Best Books of 2018

Here it is! The mega list of best books of 2018. We break down the best books we read in each category. 

 

How do you like to read? Reading habits, trends, and paper vs. plastic when it comes to books (0:00)

 

Christian Books (12:45)

 

 

History, Biography, and Politics (19:14)

 

 

Academic (39:22)

 

 

Commentaries (51:44)

 

 

Most Overrated Books (55:08)

 

 

Leadership and Business (1:07:43)

 

 

A Hilarious Conversation About Faxing (1:08:15)

 

Fiction (1:09:24)

 

Top 5 Lists (1:15:13)

 

Terry’s Picks:

The Work of Theology - Stanley Hauerwas

Lectures to My Students - Charles Spurgeon

Love Thy Body - Nancy Pearcey

Deep Work - Cal Newport

Napoleon - Paul Johnson

 

Cole’s Picks:

Revelation - Peter Leithart

Fooled By Randomness - Nassim Taleb

Spurgeon on the Christian Life - Matthew Barrett

Paul and the Faithfulness of God - N.T. Wright

Shoe Dog - Phil Knight

 

What the Business World Can Offer the Church with Blake Bastin and Terry Feix

What can the church world learn from the corporate world? Which lessons from business work in the church? This week Terry Feix and Blake Bastin join the podcast to talk about their transition from the corporate world into the church. We talk about acquiring a wide variety of knowledge, mentorship, management, and productivity. 

How to Walk Through Suffering and the Power of Writing with Lance Ward

Lance Ward is back on the podcast and we're talking about how to walk with others through pain and suffering. What do you say when someone you know is going through a tough time?

We also spend some time talking about writing and the effects the craft and discipline of writing out our thoughts and prayers can have on our hearts. 

Here's a great resource if you want to think more about caring for those who are suffering: Don't Sing Songs to a Heavy Heart by Kenneth Haugk.

All About the Book of Romans, Christmas, and Advent with Terry Feix

Want to understandthe book of Romans? In this episode, we tackle Romans and talk advent traditions and Christmas. Terry just finished an 11-week series over this letter which you can find here. 

It's a great time to begin new advent traditions! Let us know what you're doing this year on Facebook and Twitter!

Grieving and the Gospel, Hope, and Desert Island Books with Lance Ward

This week, Lance Ward joins the podcast to talk about his journey in ministry from pastoring a church in Texas to Hospice chaplaincy to congregational care. We talk about the way God has guided his career, weeping with those who weep, and the highs and lows of ministry.

 

Lance's Desert Island Books:

• The Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan
• Knowing God - J.I. Packer
• The Holiness of God - R.C. Sproul
• David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
• Letters From a Nut - Ted Nancy

The Bible and Culture, Museum of the Bible, and Desert Island Books with Michael McAfee

This week, Michael McAfee joins the podcast from the Museum of the Bible to talk about the problem of biblical illiteracy and the work of the Museum over the last year. We talk preaching, reading, the church, and desert island books. 

 

Michael's Desert Island Books:

• Don't Waste Your Life - John Piper
• The Reason For God - Tim Keller
• 9 Marks of a Healthy Church - Mark Dever
• Spiritual Disciplines for a Godly Life - Donald Whitney
• Radical - David Platt

 

Piper Scripture Trilogy:

• A Peculiar Glory
• Reading the Bible Supernaturally
• Expository Exultation

How to Grow, Getting Into Ministry, and Desert Island Books

In this episode, I'm joined by Blake Bastin, the Director of Finance and Administration at Crossings Community Church in Oklahoma City. I've always loved Blake's story. We discuss his path into ministry, how to grow, and of course, desert island books. 

 

Blake Bastin's Desert Island Books:

Knowing God - J. I. Packer

The Holiness of God - R. C. Sproul

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams 

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

All About the Bible - Inerrancy, Authority, Inspiration, and the Alternatives

In this episode, we wanted to cover one of the most important, and most controversial topics in the Christian faith: the Bible. We cover the inerrancy/infallibility debate, discuss what it means for the Bible to be authoritative, and we even mention Andy Stanley. The authority of the Bible may just be the most relevant topic in American Christianity. 

 

Thanks for listening and reviewing!