Brittany Proffitt
John Bunyan: Conversion in The Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan was a literary genius for relating complex theological ideas to common people. His most famous work, The Pilgrim’s Progress,...
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Brittany Proffitt
Feb 17, 20231 min read
The Puritans and Spiritual Dryness: Recap
This three-part series titled “The Puritans and Spiritual Dryness” has attempted to explore how the Puritans battled spiritual...
Lance Ward
Jan 12, 20237 min read
Book Review: "Everything Sad Is Untrue"
“Everything Sad is Untrue” By Daniel Nayeri Levine Querido Publishing, 2020 Maybe my uncontained enthusiasm about this book can be blamed...
Cole Feix
Jan 6, 20235 min read
Rounding Out the List: Commentaries and a Few Add-Ons
Now that Christmas and New Year’s have passed and you have a few Amazon gift cards to spend, here are a few books that didn’t make the...
Brittany Proffitt
Jan 4, 20233 min read
The Puritans and Spiritual Dryness: The Issue of Holiness
When we think of holiness, we might think of stoic ancient monks chanting their prayers without a hint of joy and being strict in their...
Cole Feix
Dec 27, 20223 min read
The 12 Books of Christmas: Churchill & Son
Day 2: Churchill & Son – Josh Ireland If you’ve listened to our Best Books of 2022 podcast, you’ll already know two things. First, this...
Cole Feix
Dec 27, 20221 min read
The 12 Books of Christmas: Kickoff Giveaway
It was a great year in reading. As we discussed in our end-of-year podcast, there were so many books we loved it was hard to pick...
Cole Feix
Dec 9, 20225 min read
The Goodness of God
It can be daunting to wrap your mind around the attributes of God. I’ll admit it’s been a deterrent for me in even trying to understand...
Cole Feix
Oct 7, 20226 min read
Why Should I Do a Bible Reading Plan?
During our last Bible book overview podcast, we discussed the different Bible reading plans we’ve used, the ones we like, and ways to get...
Brittany Proffitt
Aug 26, 20221 min read
Podcast: Summer Book Recommendations
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. In this episode, Cole and Terry discuss their top summer reads with...
Brittany Proffitt
Jun 10, 20223 min read
The Puritans And Spiritual Dryness: Hope in God and His Word
Have you ever been through a season of spiritual dryness? No resolve or motivation to read Scripture? No yearning to be with God’s...
Tyler Tidwell
Feb 1, 202213 min read
How Do We Know?
Epistemology: A Beginner’s Guide by Robert Martin Review by Tyler Tidwell What is knowledge? Each of us confronts an astounding amount of...
Cole Feix
Jan 7, 20226 min read
Best Books of 2021: History and Churchill
Just south of the plaza in Kansas City, there’s a statue of Winston Churchill. He’s sitting on a park bench with his beloved Clementine,...
Cole Feix
Jan 4, 20228 min read
Best Books of 2021: Non-Fiction
Why does it feel so good to have books around? For most of the last three years, I’ve had my library in boxes in a storage unit,...
Cole Feix
Jan 1, 20227 min read
Best Books of 2021: Christian Books and Commentaries
It’s been quite a year for reading. Like 2020, there are times that 2021 has felt like a speedy 6 weeks and a lengthy 3 years. It’s my...
Tyler Tidwell
Dec 9, 202114 min read
To Whom Does the Future Belong?
Review: Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? by Eric Kaufmann. What to Expect When No One’s Expecting, by Jonathan Last. To whom does...
Cole Feix
Sep 3, 20216 min read
The Value of Piles: The Best Books of August
You’ll probably notice, as I did scheduling this post, that these monthly reviews have almost become themed. Last month, because I’d been...
Cole Feix
Jul 10, 20215 min read
WWIII, Church Leadership, and the Care of Souls: The Best Books of June
“One of my favorite vacation indulgences is to read whatever I feel like. Unhooking my reading from any sort of obligation feels like...
Cole Feix
Jun 11, 20216 min read
On Re-Fascination: May Books
I wouldn’t consider myself an overly severe book critic; with books, I’m usually easy to please. But this month I came across several...
Cole Feix
Apr 9, 20217 min read
Chaos Under Heaven, Embodied, No Mere Mortals, and Other Recent Reads
March brought a few great books across my path. Here are some of the highlights: Chaos Under Heaven - Josh Rogin After listening to Rogin...
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