Can Our Enemies Teach Us Anything?
A.J. Swoboda joins the Good Faith podcast to unpack how cultivating a teachable spirit and practicing true discipleship means learning from enemies, strangers, and neighbors in a divided world. He emphasizes how to recognize real experts amid alternate facts and subjective "truths," and tells how the countercultural practice of learning from anyone—regardless of agreement—fosters humility, empathy, and connection, insights drawn from his book A Teachable Spirit.
(03:11) - Cultivating a Teachable Spirit
(09:38) - Reverse Prophecy and Calling Out Your Tribe
(17:55) - Experts & Expertise
(22:09) - Sola Scriptura vs. "Solo" Scriptura
(23:27) - Jesus Would Be the Best At Anything
(32:04) - Replacing Our Neighbors With Technology
(45:03) - Learning From Enemies
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