Timestamps

• 00:32 – Intro
• 02:30 – Dr. Schrock’s Longform in a PDF
• 05:05 – Where Did Dr. Schrock Get the Idea for Using the Finger/Hand Imagery?
• 06:20 – Dr. Wellum’s First Impressions
• 08:14 – What was Dr. Schrock Trying to Accomplish with the Article?
• 11:30 – Speaking With a Full Range of Words
• 13:07 – The Thumb: Wisdom from God & Prayer to God
• 18:15 – The Pointer Finger: Pointing to the Truth and Defending the Faith
• 23:45 – The Middle Finger: Righteous Anger and Serrated Speech
• 27:05 – Expressing Righteous Anger
• 38:48 – Using Humor
• 40:31 – The Ring Finger: Speaking Simply and Making Promises
• 43:44 – Consumption of Public Figures Affects the Way We Speak
• 51:39 – The Pinky: Delicate Compassion and Vulnerable Confession
• 57:50 – Outro

Resources to Click

• “Ten Words about Words: Getting a Grip on Godly Speech” – David Schrock
• Wanted | New Saint Andrew College Trailer
• The Scandal of the Middle Finger Ad – Douglas Wilson & Friends
• Back to the Future III | “The Entire Plan | Model Train Scene
• “The Grasping Hand” – American Museum of Natural History
• “The Tree of Knowledge and the Law of Yahweh” – David Clines
• “The Two Voices Every Preacher Needs” – Josh Daws
• Seven Good Words: The Sayings of Jesus from the Cross (Sermon Series) – David Schrock
• “Why Johnny Cash Still Matters” – Russell Moore
• 60 Benjamin R. Merkle, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • “Big Ed, too Big to Fail”
• Matthew Millsap X Post
• Joe Rigney X Post
• “Encore: A New Testament Scholar Explains What Should Be the Two Key Voting Concerns for Christians” – Robert A.J. Gagnon
• “Encore: Evangelicalism in 2020 and Beyond” – Mark Devine
• “How Shall We Then Mock? Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire” – Clinton Manley
• Bad Words, Mockery and Sarcasm (FLF 2022) – Doug Wilson
• “Speech Act Theory, Scripture, and the Holy Spirit” – Gregg Allison
• Theme of the Month: Wise Words: Simple, Salty, & Sacred
• Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

• Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life – Douglas Wilson
• Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism – Timothy Keller
• The Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 1-24 (NICOT) – Daniel I. Block
• The Household and the War for the Cosmos – C.R. Wiley
• A Serrated Edge: A Defense of Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking – Douglas Wilson