So We Speak

Should Christians pray for people to rise from the dead? We discuss the tragic situation at Bethel, doing the things that Jesus did, and God's will in life and death. 

How should Christians steward the environment? In light all the talk about global warming, how should Christians working in oil and gas think Christianly about their industry? This week Terry Feix interviews Steve Slawson, Vice President of Operations at Slawson Companies, about how his faith impacts his work and how Christians can think about stewarding natural resources.    We've got some big go...

Nahum isn't studied very often, but he gives us a stunning picture of the character of God. It's easy to forget that God is Lord, not just over the church, but over the whole world. With some historical background, the book of Nahum comes alive and shows that God rules over nations, kings, and empires.

In the book of Jeremiah, we get one of the most intimate portraits in Scripture. Through his calling, questioning, suffering, and proclamation of a new covenant, Jeremiah ties the entire Bible together around his life of everyday faithfulness. This week, we discuss all that we can learn from this extraordinary prophet.

Habakkuk is one of the best known of the minor prophets. His prayer shows the inner life of the Old Testament prophet, and God's answers to his prayers gives us a glimpse of what it looks like to trust God when things don't turn out the way we hope.    Email us questions, comments, or suggestions at info@sowespeak.com.

Paul's second letter to Timothy is one of the most commonly studied letters in the New Testament, and it's easy to see why. It's perfect for one on one discipleship, ministry leadership, and understanding the essentials of the faith.  Have questions or suggestions for podcast topics? Email us at info@sowespeak.com.

This week, Terry Feix takes some of his favorite proverbs and applies them to the workplace. We're talking about leadership, specifically how to manage competing priorities and how to make wise decisions. One of the most difficult things to do as a manager is to cultivate a judicial temperament, the ability to sort through lots of competing information to take action.    Have questions for the pod...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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. 

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.  Here's the latest Weekly Speak . Sign up to get it in your inbox every Monday morning!

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...

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!

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. 

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 Pre...

James is a really practical book - the Proverbs of the New Testament. It's full of wisdom, conviction, and advice, but it also has some difficult passages on faith and works, favoritism, and taming the tongue. Although it's one of the most popular books in the Bible, it's one of the hardest to put into practice. We talk through how to read and study James in this week's episode. 

The final part of our Q&A episode on the trinity and the age of the universe 

This week we're answering a couple of questions on the doctrine of the trinity and old and new earth creation. Send questions in to info@sowespeak.com  and we'll answer them on our next Q&A episode!   Donnell and Connell Explain the Trinity  Faith and Science, Part 1 - What is the relationship between faith and science? Faith and Science, Part 2 - Panel Discussion

Why would a pastor leave the church? In light of the moral failure, burnout, and doubt that have led to dozens of prominent pastors leaving the church in past few years, we wanted to discuss the pressures of pastoral ministry, how pastors can lose their way, and what to do about it. 

This week, we're discussing Sophia Rosenfeld's excellent article, " Truth and Consequences ," published in the Hedgehog Review Summer 2019 issue. 

In the second half of Genesis we meet one of the most important people in all of history: Abraham. For the last 39 chapters of Genesis we see the generations of Abraham, their family disfunction, the twelve sons of Israel, and a trip to Egypt. In the end, we see the character of God as he provides for his chosen people. At the end we give some notes for reading Genesis and getting the most out of...

The opening of Genesis is the foundation for all of Scripture, but it can also be confusing. The creation story, the flood, the genealogies, and the tower of Babel can pose more questions than they answer. This week we talk through the history of the ancient world, what we can learn about God, and what he's still saying through these stories. 

Matthew's gospel is the first book of the New Testament and has been one of the most prominent books in the history of the church. We discuss the unique features of this gospel and talk about why it is the ultimate manual for disciples to learn how to follow Jesus and obey his commands.