Now that the dust is starting to settle on the Supreme Court leak, it’s easier to see the major positions, players, and developments....

For the season of Lent at Carlton Landing Community Church, we’re reading together through the Gospel of John. Our goal is to add a time...

War in Europe. We’ve become so accustomed to peace - broadly speaking - that you only expect to read that sentence in a history book. At...

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,...

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,...

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...

A few weeks ago, I preached about the story of Jesus at Simon the Pharisee’s house. If you read through the Gospels, you realize Jesus...

We don’t talk about sin enough, and I’ll tell you why. It’s easy for all of us, pastors included, to be lulled into seeing sin through a...

You’ll probably notice, as I did scheduling this post, that these monthly reviews have almost become themed. Last month, because I’d been...

“One of my favorite vacation indulgences is to read whatever I feel like. Unhooking my reading from any sort of obligation feels like...

Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. This podcast is an extremely practical discussion on time management,...

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...

One of the hardest things to get used to when I was working as a summer camp counselor was getting enough food. I know this sounds...

March brought a few great books across my path. Here are some of the highlights: Chaos Under Heaven - Josh Rogin After listening to Rogin...

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke This is one of those trips into fiction that leaves me wondering why I don’t read it more often. Piranesi is a...

This morning, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States of America. As millions watch around the world, Chief...

Today we pause and honor the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a giant of American history and a marvelous example in Christian...

There have been so many wonderful articles this year, it's hard to narrow the list down. I've found myself searching more than ever...

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...

2020 has been a year like no other. The word “unprecedented” quickly became the word of the year. I remember a talk Ben Sasse gave at the...