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Kali Gibson
Dec 15, 20233 min read
How did we get our Christmas traditions?
What do you and your family do for Christmas? Maybe you meet with a group of friends and do Advent to prepare your hearts for the coming...


Brittany Proffitt
Nov 23, 20233 min read
A Theology of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is here and that means family, friends, lots of food, and Black Friday sales. From a cultural viewpoint, Thanksgiving is...


Brittany Proffitt
Nov 14, 20233 min read
Podcast: Five Questions About Israel with Terry Feix
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Cole and Terry answer five big questions they have received from...


Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Nov 10, 20235 min read
Accept the Toil
In 1854, Henry David Thoreau published his now famous contemplation on life and meaning. In Walden, Thoreau makes some thoughtful...


Brittany Proffitt
Oct 27, 20233 min read
Podcast: A Secular Age with Terry Feix
What does it mean to live in a secular world? How do we navigate this world as Christians? Charles Taylor addresses these questions in...


Brittany Proffitt
Sep 27, 20232 min read
Podcast: Rules for Reformers and Doug Wilson
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. What are Christians trying to do in the culture? What is the role of...


Kali Gibson
Jun 26, 20233 min read
Bold Faith
What does it mean to have bold faith? The OU Softball team recently won their third national championship in a row—their seventh one...

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 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....


Brittany Proffitt
Sep 12, 20223 min read
Hope For the Church
“Without question, the greatest threat to the church has always been false teaching.” – John MacArthur In our modern American church...

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...


Brittany Proffitt
Aug 29, 20222 min read
Podcast: Decline and Renewal of the American Church
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. In this episode, Cole and Terry discuss the fourth installment of Tim...


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...


Kali Gibson
Aug 2, 20224 min read
Stepping into Your God-given Purpose: “What Will You Do With Your Life?”
We make decisions every day. What we will wear, eat, who our friends are going to be, where we’re going to live, what Netflix show we’re...


Cole Feix
Jun 29, 20229 min read
Responding to Dobbs and What's Next?
The Supreme Court overruled Roe and Casey last week in the Dobbs case. It’s hard to overstate what a momentous decision this is for...


Cole Feix
Jun 25, 20226 min read
Rejoicing in Roe Overturned
I still can’t believe I’m writing this: after 50 years, Roe has been overturned. It’s just amazing to think that in our lifetimes a...
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