The Speak Life Podcast

What is Halloween, where does it come from and how can we see it through the lens of Jesus? Join Naomi Brehm, Eleanor Politzer and Thomas Thorogood as they discuss... The knotted history of Halloween The dangers of engaging with Halloween The dangers of not engaging with Halloween What an ideal 'Allhallowtide' might look like “Halloween is not something to fear. It's an opportunity...

How can more of our conversations feature Jesus? Join Glen Scrivener and Naomi Brehm as they continue our Autumn series on ‘Speaking Life’. In this episode, we cover: How making space in conversations is a form of hospitality Different kinds of questions and when to ask them How good conversations become Jesus conversations Why exposing our own ignorance and unearthing difference is a gift END OF...

Glen Scrivener interviews Peter Lynas from the Evangelical Alliance and Dr Samuel Tunnicliffe from Ligonier Ministries about their recent survey data supporting a growing number of evangelicals in the UK. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk _____________________________ Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to...

On December 3rd Nidal Hasan is to be executed by firing squad but how public will this be. Donald Trump seems to be questioning the Pentagon's plans to livestream the event. Why? And what do we learn about life, death, justice and God? Glen Scrivener reacts. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk _____________________________ E...

How can Christians speak life into the hot-button issues of our time? Join Glen Scrivener and Thomas Thorogood as they explore the fracturing of our culture into Pre-Christian, Christian, Post-Christian and Post-Post-Christian. We then play a game: taking turns to draw cultural moments from a bowl and see them through the lens of Jesus. Enjoying the series? You'll love Glen's book, &quot...

Glen Scrivener comments on Tucker Carlson's debate with Jacob Rees-Mogg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDwKfFV8eCU&t Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk _____________________________ Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Websi...

…it’s a person. Join Glen Scrivener and Naomi Brehm as they continue our Autumn series on ‘Speaking Life’. What is “the seed” sown in Mark 4? What does it actually mean to “share the gospel”? In this episode, we consider some popular methods for articulating the core beliefs of the Christian faith, including: The Bridge Diagram The 4 Points Two Ways to Live The Hero’s Creed Wordless Book/Bracelet...

Glen Scrivener responds to Trent Horn's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Zehdos8tk&t Watch Glen's video about why Protestantism at its best does take history seriously: https://youtu.be/6ifIorHBXiw 00:00 Three Things Catholics Get Right 01:31 1. A Sense of History 05:06 2. Integrity 11:00 3. Church 19:07 The Protestant Missionary Impulse 21:22 Celebrating the Spirit Across De...

Glen Scrivener responds to a new departure in Catholic apologetics: vindicatory miracles. He compares this new emphasis to the teaching of Cardinal Ratzinger, Vatican I and II, and—most importantly—Scripture. This is not "route one" to faith, nor is it "route one" to Rome. Even Rome disagrees with that. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot ta...

Matthew Adelstein is the author of a viral article: Insects Matter More Than Humans In the Aggregate. https://x.com/benthamsbulldog/status/2100976897140179388?s Here he gives his first interview since the controversy blew up and Glen Scrivener presses him on the argument, its implications and whether Christianity might shed light on the controversy. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagree...

“Evangelism is hit and miss… mostly miss”. Join Glen Scrivener and Naomi Brehm as we begin our Autumn series on ‘Speaking Life’. In this episode, we dive into Jesus’ story of the sower from Mark 4 . As we ‘share Jesus’ with a variety of people and responses, what does ‘success’ look like? What’s the strategy? Enjoying the series? You'll love Glen's book, "How To Speak Life: Sharing...

Glen Scrivener responds to Bart Ehrman who discusses the surprising success of early Christianity. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk _____________________________ Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Website Support the show

Glen Scrivener reacts to Andrew Huberman on Diary of a CEO talking about the benefits of prayer. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk _____________________________ Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Website Support the show

Glen responds to Joe Schmid's ( @MajestyofReason ) conversion to Catholicism. 00:00 What's Happened with Joe Schmidt? 06:40 Joe Schmid and the Cross: Centrepiece or Afterthought? 11:52 Joe Schmidt and C.S. Lewis: Compare and Contrast 15:50 Lewis's Conversion: Transcending Rationalism with Myth 22:24 Schmid's Conversion: Transcending Rationalism with Miracles 24:29 The Fork in t...

“Jesus died so that…” How would you finish the sentence? Join Glen Scrivener and Naomi Brehm as they explore different images the Bible gives us to understand the mystery of what Christ has done. In this episode, we meander through the law courts, the temple, the market, the home and the battlefield as we consider the Bible’s language of “justification”, “propitiation”, “representation”, “redempti...

Glen Scrivener explores the recent conversions of Joe Weller, Brian Guan and Joe Schmid. What do they have in common? Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk _____________________________ Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Website Support...

Glen Scrivener interviews Brian Guan, the Instagram influencer who decided to try Christianity for 30 days. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk _____________________________ Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Website Support the show

Trent Horn ( @TheCounselofTrent ) is an apologist for Catholic Answers and the host of the very popular Counsel of Trent podcast. Here he talks to Glen Scrivener about atheism, agnosticism, Protestantism, Catholicism, Orthodoxy and how to speak persuasively in the midst of our current "vibe shift". Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@sp...

Glen Scrivener interviews journalist David Campanale. In 2024 he was deselected as a parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats due to his Christian beliefs. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk _____________________________ Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course...

If Jesus is the cure, what’s the disease? Join Glen Scrivener and Naomi Brehm as they explore 6 different lenses the Bible gives us to view the human condition, because how we view “sin” influences how we view the nature of God himself. In this episode (Part 2 of 2), we cover: Rebellion/Return Sickness/Healing Addiction/Freedom Debt/Mercy Folly/Wisdom Lost/Found Which resonates with you most? Any...

If Jesus is the cure, what’s the disease? Join Glen Scrivener and Naomi Brehm as they explore 6 different lenses the Bible gives us to view the human condition, because how we view “sin” influences how we view the nature of God himself. In this episode (Part 1 of 2), we cover: Transgression/Forgiveness Power/Deliverance Defilement/Cleansing Idolatry/Reorientation Death/Life Betrayal/Love Which res...

Glen Scrivener explains why we must be Trinitarian in our evangelism. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk _____________________________ Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Website Support the show

Glen Scrivener discusses the Christian doctrine of original sin. Is it the awful teaching that atheists like Christopher Hitchens have made it out to be? Or is it good news? 00:00 Introducing original sin 09:18 4 reasons the world should love the doctrine of original sin 16:35 3 reasons it doesn't 19:54 2 analogies 26:48 1 call-to-action Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements,...

Thomas Thorogood unpacks the meaning of ‘The Odyssey’ (2026 movie), written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya and Charlize Theron. It's an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey from around the 8th century BC. How does the movie handle the fantastical elements of the story? And doe...

What happened at the cross? Sometimes the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement is criticised as novel. Here Glen Scrivener shows that the ancient church (both Eastern and Western) proclaimed Christ's death as a penal substitution. But crucially they proclaimed it in the context of three other doctrines which are vital. What are they? Listen to find out. Send us your mini-revelations, s...