The Speak Life Podcast

Is the Christmas story really just a rehashing of the Egyptian god Horus' own story? Glen and Paul chat to Ash Cunningham to find out! Support the show

What can we learn from 2020? Glen and Paul discuss Russell Brand, Black Friday and the judgement of God. Topped off with a lovely dollop of emotional gravy!  Support the show

With Christmas looking to be a little different his year, Glen and Paul discuss whether we should just cancel it this time round. Emma Scrivener also shares good news for your mental health during lockdown and Michael Ots shares his thoughts on evangelism this Christmas time. Support the show

As we approach the Christmas season, Glen and Paul suggest 10 passages you could use to speak of Jesus this Christmas. Support the show

Katharine Birbalsingh is the founder and head teach at Michaela Community School in Brent, London. Here she talks about truth, education and why original sin matters. Support the show

Glen and Paul discuss the power of story to drive us during our darkest hour. We take a look at Wendy Alsup's testimony of how Jesus walked with her at her lowest moments. Her interview can be viewed here ( https://youtu.be/TWXTmADIvik ). Support the show

Glen Scrivener and Paul Feesey discuss the latest lockdown, our culture's definitions of life and death and the hope of the gospel. Throughout they'll be helped by John Behr's latest interview for the RESET series. (https://youtu.be/tNLx1olpWOQ) The RESET series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4zD5797LHdfMAdMokPT9wtUl5TxJ5_np Previous LIVEcasts: https://www.youtube.com/play...

With the help of Jordan Peterson, Miroslav Volf, Russell Brand and the book of Genesis Glen and Paul  discuss conflict and peace in the current culture wars. Support the show

On this week's podcast, Glen & Paul talk more about what Tom Holland had to say to us during his recent interview for our RESET series. Support the show

RESET is a series of conversations exploring the meaning crisis. With the help of cultural analysts and biblical scholars we're going back to the beginning — to Genesis, the West's great origins story — to see whether the ancient text can speak today. Here Glen and Douglas Murray explore the themes of Douglas's book, The Madness of Crowds, and how theological our current crises are....

In this episode Glen Scrivener and Paul Feesey discuss the Netflix documentary,  The Social Dilemma, and explore the blessings and curses of the online world. We also dive into the mailbag and discuss our RESET interview with "Britain's strictest headteacher", Katharine Birbalsingh.  Support the show

On this episode, Glen & Paul take a deeper look at Glen's interview with Douglas Murray and discuss the recent controversy surrounding the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court Justice. Watch the full Douglas Murray interview: https://youtu.be/B810MLbgj4E Support the show

Glen Scrivener and Paul Feesey discuss the attraction of conspiracy theories, what they get right, why we're all suckers and how Jesus makes a difference. Clip from QI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSm7Y... Clip from Lutheran Satire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0-Eg... Speak Life is a UK based charity that resources the church to reach the world. Learn more about us here: https://spea...

Cuties / Mignonnes is the new French film by director Maïmouna Doucouré recently released on Netflix. It spotlights the outrageous sexualisation of young girls both in traditional Islam and on secular, social media platforms. Unfortunately it makes the point by outrageously sexualising young girls. Listen in as Paul Feesey and Glen Scrivener go beyond the hype to discuss the intentions of the dire...

Reset is coming soon! Subscribe now to our YouTube channel so you don't miss any of our 15 interviews or 7 episodes looking at the West's origins story. youtube.com/SpeakLifeMedia Here Glen Scrivener and Paul Feesey discuss Christian Atheism and three different approaches to living in a secular West which has undeniably Christian foundations. References: Slavoj Ziek and Jordan Peterson:...

Typically the religious person attacks the sins of the out-group and commends the righteousness of the in-group. In the Bible we see something radical. The prophets would speak against the sins of the nations but they reserved their harshest criticisms for the people of God. What does it mean to speak prophetically into the cultural issues of the day? In this interview Glen Scrivener speaks to Dou...

On this week's LIVEcast, with restrictions on Sunday services being ongoing, Glen and Paul discuss whether churches need to think outside the box. With guest input from Susie Leafe and Michael Ots. Support the show

Glen Scrivener interviews Lutheran pastor, Tapani Simojoki. Tapani is the pastor of Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Fareham: www.oslc.org.uk The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England: www.lutheranchurch.org.uk Support the show

Last month we looked at the ancient philosopher Epicurus. When we put on his ancient spectacles we understand much of the modern world. We live in an Epicurean world. But what could ever topple this pleasure-seeking world view? Stoicism has been, traditionally, the competitor to Epicureanism. It's all about accepting the moment and living for virtue (rather than pure pleasure). But the gospel...

As congregations around the UK begin to meet face to face again, Glen and Paul share their experiences. They also discuss John MacArthur's controversial decision to re-open his church in California and compare it with the approach of Jacky Lam in Hong Kong. Support the show

This week, Glen and Paul chat to Scott Dunford, host of the Missions Podcast and who has spent time living amongst the Uighur people of Xinjiang China. Scott shares his thoughts on the current human rights abuses going on there. Support the show

Glen chats to evangelist Michael Ots, a veteran of many university mission weeks. Support the show

On this week's LIVEcast, Glen and Paul discuss revelation of human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim community in the Xinjiang Province of China. The media are reporting cases of imprisonment, torture and forced sterilisation. Support the show

Glen and Paul continue their discussion off the back of the "Unsayable Opinions" survey and think 'where do we go from here?' The Bible helps us to see that there are three things we must not divorce and three that we must differentiate. Support the show

This week free speech is on everyone’s lips. Many on the right and left of politics are worried about cancel culture. In this episode of the LIVEcast, Glen and Paul discuss the results of an anonymous survey in which people were encouraged to write down opinions that they believed were unsayable. Here’s what we found. Continue Reading Support the show