Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Abraham and the History of Faith
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the...
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Brittany Proffitt
Apr 5, 20232 min read
Podcast: The Return of the God Hypothesis with Dr. Benjamin Williams, Part 1
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. This podcast reviewed Stephen Meyer’s book “Return of the God...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Mar 23, 20238 min read
Participation in the Gospel
Normally, when someone like me says that you need to “share the gospel,” we mean that you need to take the message of the gospel and...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Feb 24, 20234 min read
What Makes Us Family?
At its heart Christianity is the gospel of Jesus Christ. A church is a group of people who share and participate in that gospel....
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Feb 23, 20234 min read
Four Thoughts on Lent
1. Lent is a Christian tradition dating back to before the fourth century. Lent - derived from a word meaning “spring” - was a time of...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Feb 16, 20235 min read
Uninvited Guests at Christ's Table
In my own Christian heritage among the Churches of Christ, one pivotal moment in modern history loomed large over our identity. It was...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Feb 2, 20237 min read
A Kingdom for the Nations
When we take Christianity around the globe, are we exporting American values? That question arises quite often in discussions about...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jan 19, 20235 min read
The Gospel in New Contexts
When I was just an undergraduate student studying ancient Greek, my professor explained that he had learned ancient Greek while studying...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Dec 8, 20225 min read
Not My Side, But the Lord's Side
I cannot remember a time when there was not a culture war. Perhaps it is the nature of civilization to be perpetually at war with itself...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Nov 30, 20226 min read
Do Christians Want Freedom of Speech?
Faith must reach every area of life, and there is no domain where Christ is not to be Lord. However, the results can be difficult to...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Nov 23, 20225 min read
A Peaceable Kingdom in a Time of War
When I teach or preach from the book of Isaiah, I usually begin by giving the listener these instructions: Pretend you are not American....
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Sep 1, 20225 min read
No Better Babel
A few weeks back, I was preparing my sermon for Pentecost Sunday when I stumbled across Johnathan Haidt’s thought-provoking article: “Why...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Aug 18, 20228 min read
Science, Not Scientism
"I believe in science." This simple sentence reveals a lot about many modern debates, ranging from ethics to public policy. Buried in the...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
May 28, 20215 min read
The Fireplace Revisited: What We Have Learned About the Limits of Science
In 2012, scientific moralist Sam Harris authored a piece titled "The Fireplace Delusion." He argued that science has clearly demonstrated...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Mar 19, 20218 min read
Gender Dysphoria and Public Health
President Biden's nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine to the position of Assistant Secretary of Health has brought the discussion of...
Cole Feix
Dec 29, 20202 min read
Our Top Posts of 2020
This has been our best year at So We Speak. We've added writers, editors, readers, and we've published some fantastic writing. Here are...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Dec 18, 20208 min read
Marx: Prophet of Alienation
In modern social and economic discussion, the legacy of Karl Marx (1818-1883) still looms large. For the progressive, Marx is the...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Nov 27, 20209 min read
Review: The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
I've come to appreciate the voice and work of Jemar Tisby. While he and I would not agree on every point of our culture's recent social...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Nov 20, 20205 min read
The God Who Shapes the Nations
“Like the potter and the clay.” It is a metaphor as common in Christian speech as almost any other. It is derived from this little scene...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Oct 30, 20206 min read
Perfect Practical Justice
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly...
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