The Speak Life Podcast

With a U.S. task force set to make an announcement about UFO sightings, what do we as Christians make of alien intelligences? Paul and Glen discuss how that might impact how we view God, human, the earth, and life itself. Is "the truth really out there"? Or could the truth be calling us closer to home? See Glen's Flowchart here: https://twitter.com/SpeakLifeUK/status/140218954178885...

Summer is Coming! In a world of doom scrolling, how can we find hope? That is the topic for this week's podcast, where Paul and Glen discuss how we can communicate hope to a world that thinks "Winter Is Coming." Support the show

Recently Richard Dawkins went on Brendan O'Connor's radio show on RTE, Ireland. https://www.rte.ie/radio1/brendan-oco ... The 20 minute interview has become famous for the way the conversation developed towards the end. But here Glen Scrivener and Paul Feesey discuss the entirety of the conversation which ranged over some fascinating terrain. They discuss the assumptions behind Richard D...

On this week's podcast, Glen and Paul discuss what missional church actually looks like. Support the show

Could the recent issues in the church have been avoided if we placed more emphasis on building the church rather than evangelism? Glen and Paul discuss. Support the show

Today would be John Stott's 100th birthday. We talk to Professor John Wyatt, who called Stott a friend and mentor for 40 years. Support the show

On this week's podcast, Glen and Paul speak to Pete Nicholas, Reverend of Inspire St. James Clerkenwell. Pete has been involved with Iwerne Camps and conservative evangelical circles and so shares his wisdom on both the good and the bad within them. Pete's Zechariah Sermon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C39AwXzVnHY&t=0s Support the show

With recent church scandals in the US and the UK, the great temptation is to identify our problems with one bad apple. But as Lee Furney said on a recent Speak Life video, bad apples grow on trees and bad trees need root and branch reformation. So how do we address cultural problems that might make abuse more probable or concealable? Glen Scrivener and Paul Feesey discuss. Support the show

In today's episode, Glen Scrivener speaks to Durham University Christian Union about the difference the resurrection makes. He also fields questions about the history, hope and humanism of Easter! Find our more about our work at speaklife.org.uk Support the show

In this interview, Glen Scrivener talks to Lee Furney, one of 27 victims who spoke to the independent review into the behaviour of Jonathan Fletcher. Lee's website is called Soul In Formation where he discusses his work of supporting abuse survivors and advocating for them: https://soulinformation.org/ The independent review into Jonathan Fletcher was conducted by safeguarding charity Thirtyo...

In this interview, Glen Scrivener talks to Dr Diane Langberg, psychologist and author of 'Redeeming Power' who has worked for the past 45 years with people suffering from trauma. They discuss the trauma associated with sexual and spiritual abuse within Christian ministry, especially the Ravi Zacharias and Jonathan Fletcher scandals. All of Speak Life's videos responding to the lates...

In this interview, Glen talks to Steve Baughman, the California based attorney who wrote 'Cover-Up in the Kingdom' in 2017. He has been exposing the truth about Ravi Zacharias for 6 years now and has been extremely disappointed with the Christian community's openness to truth. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Pv4L8k1hs2A Steve's channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/ch...

Christians are often painted as the bad guys in Western society, while some are portrayed as that guy we avoid when they try to share the gospel with us. Glen talks to Steve McAlpine and Sam Chan, who have both written books that come from both these angles. Steve McAlpine is from Third space ministries: https://thirdspace.org.au/ ​ Sam Chan is from City Bible forum: citybibleforum.org Watch the I...

In an exclusive interview with Glen, Lori Anne Thompson, who was Ravi Zacharias' most high profile victim of abuse, speaks out about the struggles of being a survivor and how certain cultures create conditions for abusers to get away with their heinous acts. Her powerful story shines light and exposes the evils abusers inflict. Lori Anne Thompson's victim impact statement: https://lorian...

In this interview, Glen talks to Bekah Legg, the Director of Restored, a Christian alliance working to transform relationships and end violence against women. They chat about how the gospel can give hope to women who have suffered abuse and how the church can respond. For more information on Restored, please visit their website: restored-uk.org The National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 W...

In the continuing fall-out from the post-humous uncovering of Ravi Zacharias' scandalous abuse of women, we talk to Sam Allberry. He is an ordained Anglican minister and until recently, an employee and speaker for RZIM - the ministry Zacharias founded. Sam speaks to Glen about how he tried to raise concerns about him, only for to be rebuffed by the organisation. Speak Life is a UK based chari...

Are we ALL prepared to lose our lives to find them — a truth for life and for ministry? It's not just RZIM — we all must learn to "die". Glen looks to the words of Jesus for answers to a scandal that has rocked the Christian world. Last week's video on 2 Samuel 13: https://youtu.be/SuOoXZ6RSPg Speak Life is a UK based charity that resources the church to reach the world. Learn...

2 Samuel 13 can be found here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Samuel%2013&version=NIV The Miller and Martin report into Ravi Zacharias's sexual abuse can be found here: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/rzimmedia.rzim.org/assets/downloads/Report-of-Investigation.pdf Lori-Anne Thompson's victim impact statement is here: https://loriannethompson.com/2021/02/08/lori-a...

Persecution is a context not a complex. On this show we talk to Čedo Ralević, a Serbian church planter and theological educator, who grew up under genuine persecution in the former Yugoslavia. Čedo was born in 1949 in Kosovo and Metohija. He was born in a communist country, under Tito's rule (who died in 1980).  In the year 1964 Čedo became a Christian in 1964 through the witness of his older...

There is one question we never ask: What is sex for? Glen talks to Ed Shaw, Pastor of Emmanuel City Centre in Bristol and co-founder of Living Out. They are an organisation committed to seeing Christians living out their sexuality and identity in ways that enable all to flourish in Christ-like faithfulness. As a same sex attracted Christian, Ed encourages us to look beyond just seeking fulfillment...

How can we possibly have faith in a world that is falling apart before our very eyes by a global pandemic? Are we able to move from doubt to faith? That's the question Glen Scrivener takes on as he looks at the story of the biggest doubter of them all, Thomas. This talk is also followed by a Question and Answer session led my Michael Ots. This talk was originally given for FEUER: https://www....

We have a deep sense of the equal value of all people no matter their age, sex, race, creed, etc. But where has this come from? And what does it mean about the difficult decisions we have to make when rationing scarce resources? Recently Lord Jonathan Sumption sparked a controversy on the BBC1 programme, The Big Questions, by saying that not all lives are equally valuable. The controversy is testi...

Glen speaks to the Reverend Paul Blackham, vicar of St Crispin's Church in North London. In this conversation they talk about how the church responded to the pandemic. Have too many in the church been too obedient or too reckless in obeying government restrictions on worship? Support the show

Glen & Paul reflect on some of Speak Life's most memorable content from the second half of 2020. Support the show

As 2020 draws to a close, Glen and Paul look back over some of Speak Life's highlights from the year. Support the show