The Adrian Warnock Christian Podcast

What is biopsychosocial spiritual care? Ashley Hageman and Adrian Warnock explore chronic illness, mental health, disability, theology, compassion, and whole-person healthcare. Are you a doctor, nurse, other healthcare worker, psychologist, therapist, counselor, social worker, carer, pastor, chaplain, or do you offer pastoral care? Learn a model that will help you think of people as complete, and...

A staggering number of the most admired leaders of his time and ever since have acknowledged John Newton's huge influence on them, as can be seen by the quotes describing him at the front of my book Amazing Grace , or on its Amazon page. Big name pastors including Spurgeon, Lloyd-Jones, Whitefield, Wesley, Piper, and Keller all have their high regard for Newton in common. Since they all point to h...

Sometimes God whispers to draw out our attention. Sometimes it can feel more like a yell! I want to encourage you to watch or listen to this conversation which can only be described as spiritual provocation. You can watch the video or read the transcript on Substack. https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/do-you-pursue-spiritual-gifts-with “Open” is not Biblical, “eagerly desire spiritual gifts” is....

Team publications where contributions are written by a number of different authors will be important in the future of Substack. Articles can be cross-posted from other sites, producing a collection of relevant and good quality content from across Substack. If, like me, you tend to write about a range of subjects then it makes sense to collaborate with more than one of these. This might seem like a...

In this conversation we explore Twelve Steps to Becoming a Successful Published Author . If this makes it sound easy, it really isn't! Watch the video, or read the transcript: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/becoming-a-christian-writer-with Read a short article based on this conversation : https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/09/twelve-steps-to-becoming-a-successful-published-auth...

Thank God Atheists Do Not Live By Their Worldview Terrible things would happen if they did Read a short article exploring the key themes from this conversation , or listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/the-atheist-conversion-manual-with More about the book this episode discusses: The Atheist Conversion Manual: 17 Cases that Destroy Secular Religion, Prove God...

Read a short article exploring the key themes from this interview, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. In this interview we were discussing Stefan Liston’s new book: Avoiding* the Hall of Mirrors: *or escaping https://link.amazon/B0cBJJsP3 Watch the video or read the transcript: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/help-when-relationships-become-distorted Get full access to Adrian Warnock at...

John Piper rarely gives interviews of any form, except for what was at this point still his future “Ask John Piper” podcast, so it was a real privilege, to record this interview that I hope you will enjoy listening to. He said that he was both “contaminated by the charismatic” and “a seven-point Calvinist.” He spoke about preaching, preparation and how he heard God calling him to pastor. Watch the...

Today’s epidode is a conversation with retired mental health nurse, Sandra Delemare. We explore how spirituality can be incorporated into healthcare. Read a short article exploring the key themes from this interview: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/08/spirituality-does-belong-in-healthcare-how-to-truly-care/ Watch the full interview and read the transcript: https://adrianwarnock.s...

Read an article exploring the key themes from this interview : https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/08/ten-reasons-christians-dont-know-jesus-like-in-the-past/ Watch the video or read a transcript: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/the-risen-christ-in-you-with-gary Kindle books available at a huge discount for a few days only What does Christ in You mean for us today? Christ in You:...

This is a chapter from my first book. It challenges us, demonstrating that previous generations of Christians valued an awareness of a personal relationship with Jesus much more than we do. Allow their examples to stir your heart today as you read or listen. For the next few days you can get Raised With Christ: How The Resurrection Changes Everything for a massive 80% off the asking price in both...

Today’s article is taken from my book Raised With Christ: How The Resurrection Changes Everything . The kindle edition of this book is available for a few days only at over 80% off the list price! If you have Kindle Unlimited this book remains free to you. You can buy it here: https://mybook.to/raisedwithchrist Jesus himself is at work within us causing us to obey him. He gives us the Holy Spirit...

When I recorded this podcast episode, I had just finished reading Gary York’s Christ in You a matter of minutes before. If you like the sound of this book it is available on Kindle at a huge discount from today in the USA, and tomorow in the UK for seven days. Free with Kindle Unlimited. https://mybook.to/Christinyou Visit Substack to watch the video or read the article: https://adrianwarnock.subs...

I am glad to be able to announce that for just the next seven days you can get Raised With Christ: How The Resurrection Changes Everything for a massive 86% off the asking price in both the USA and UK. This is for kindle only, the paperback and hardback are still available at the same price if you prefer to have a physical book. All I ask in return for this special offer is that you consider writi...

One of my favorite series of articles that predates this Substack is what I call “ Revive a hymn ”. The philosophy is simple. There are old hymns that, at least in some circles of the church today, are not much used but should be. For more about each of the hymns mentioned and to listen to modern adaptations visit my Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/reviving-hymns-for-a-new-generatio...

This is my interview with Tim Challies who is the longest running continuous Christian personal blogger. His site has published an article every day since 2003 which was also the year I started writing my own blog, initially at adrianwarnock.com before moving to Patheos. In case you have not heard of this giant of the online Christian world, his blog can still be found at Challies.com . Watch the...

Is it possible that I might be missing out on good content, elsewhere? What do I mean by the idea of Substack becoming for me something of a walled garden? I’ve not been on Substack for two months yet. But what I’ve noticed is I’m spending far less time on other social media sites. Visit substack for the video or article accompanying this podcast which includes information about how you can cheat...

I very much enjoyed this conversation with veteran blogger, old friend, and John Newton enthusiast, Keith Plummer. You can watch a video of our conversation or read the transcript, including links to the Newton quotes we discuss on Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/john-newton-helps-us-better-know Or read a short article highlighting the key themes of our conversation on Patheos: http...

Lsten to John Newton speaking about his prayer life and how much weaker it was compared to what he would have liked right here. Or read John Newton’s updated words on Patheos : https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/07/john-newton-struggled-with-prayer-just-like-you-and-me/ ”I approach the throne of grace burdened with a thousand distracting thoughts.” “My soul is very sick, but my physi...

There’s a tension sometimes when we’re Christians, this idea that somehow we should always be full of joy in the Lord. People expect you to say, “I’m praising the Lord” with a fake Christian smile on your face when your life is falling apart. In this extract from one of his letters, John Newton responded to one of his many correspondents who was obviously feeling a little on the low side at the ti...

John Newton was in the middle of his pastorate when he said these words criticizing himself. His belief was that self awareness drives you closer to Christ. But what I like about Newton is he doesn't get stuck into a condemnation cycle. He is introspective, but he's not passive and he's not defeated. And I love his phrase towards the end of this little piece, “here hope revives.” I just want to as...

This episode contains a letter written by John Newton updated into modern English which addresses the challenges we all find in deepening our relationship with God. He wrote it after one of his many visits to Yorkshire, where he had spent time with his friends and in churches seeing what God was doing there. You will see that even John Newton did not find this easy. There are a couple of lines in...

Where does temptation come from? Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us all and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions, and when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. So there’s a lot of controversy amongst Christians about our exact relationship to sin as Christians. But this episode explains we do still have a Traitor Within. Watch the video or read a...

We are often insulated from major suffering in the West. Is that why questions of meaning are less urgent to us? Would our approach to Christianity be different if our life expectancy was less? John Newton was saved in a crisis. Watch the video or read an article version of this on Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/is-suffering-helpful-for-our-faith This is a public episode. If you wo...

This portion of Newton’s autobiography has been updated into modern English. It will form part of my book Amazing Grace: How Faith Grows in the Human Heart . I wanted to share this with you today in case you feel like you have been drifting away from God, or even deliberately rebelling against Him. You are not alone and I’m confident that if you’ve found this podcast episode, He isn’t finished wit...