Episode 806: "The Sacred Art of Reading" with Trip Lee - Part One

Southside Rabbi

KB and Ameen Hudson

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In this episode of Southside Rabbi, Trip Lee, KB and Ameen fire up a passionate conversation about the sacred discipline of reading — not just as a hobby, but as a spiritual act. From their own journeys of falling in love with books after coming to faith, to reflecting on how God chose words as His primary way to communicate with humanity, this episode challenges listeners to rediscover the power of the written word. From examining how we’ve traded depth for digital speed, to how Frederick Douglass risked his life to read, and why even fiction can renew our imagination and empathy, this convo is packed with depth. They share stories about how to learn to love reading, the importance of learning from the past generations while passing down wisdom to the next generations, and how “the kingdom is slow” — because growth, understanding, and faith all take time. So whether you’re a lifelong bookworm, or someone who hasn’t flipped a page in years, this episode is an invitation to pick up a book, open the Scriptures, and remember that reading is much more than information — it’s illumination. Southside Tribe, let's go!! Episode on all audio platforms, and bonus content on our Patreon community!! Become a Patreon member for Early Access & Exclusive Bonus Content - https://patreon.com/Southsiderabbi Southside Rabbi is proudly sponsored by Redeem Healthshare, a division of Samaritan Ministries. Learn more here: https://hubs.ly/Q03MQXV_0 Southside Rabbi is proudly sponsored by Native Supply - grab SR merch there! https://www.native.supply https://native.supply/collections/southside-rabbi Follow us Online: Southsiderabbipodcast.com https://linktr.ee/southsiderabbi Email us at Southsiderabbipodcast@gmail.com Intro music produced by Randeaux- https://www.instagram.com/randeauxbandeaux/ Contact at randeauxbandeaux@gmail.com All rights reserved by their respective owners. #KB #Ameen #Podcast

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0:00.0	There it is.
0:01.5	Bop.
0:16.0	Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we are back with another episode of Southside
0:20.6	Rabbi. And to my left, I have the
0:23.2	man that, you know,
0:26.6	if he was
0:30.1	a president of the United States,
0:34.0	I don't think that we will be dealing with any of the issues
0:35.9	that we're doing with right now. You know what?
0:37.8	I have a brother next to me that, as I told you before, he is a true theologian.
0:44.8	He will lift the scriptures from the page and implant them in your cerebral cortex in a way that would be indelible.
0:52.5	So that every single time that you go to do something
0:55.0	that you should not do you remember what KB said about the word telling you not to do that thing
1:00.3	he also has some new music coming that is so good that your face might be melt off you might
1:06.8	be like to hire a legal team for the kind of injury that he is going to cause
1:13.8	you when you hear this song.
1:15.9	You might tear an ACL, you might rupture in Achilles.
1:19.4	There's a lot of things that you might do when you hear it.
1:22.9	I'm talking about Kevin Elijah Smooth and Groove Burgess.
1:25.7	Don't play with him.
1:26.7	Left hook from the heavens.
1:28.0	Hey.
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