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The Speak Life Podcast
Hosted by Speak Life with Glen Scrivener, Naomi Brehm and Thomas Thorogood. · EN
Connecting the Christian faith and modern life.
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Hitchens Hated ‘Original Sin’. Here’s Why the World Needs It. || SLP668
6d ago00:27:29Tap to summarizeGlen 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 sin09:18 4 reasons the world should love the doctrine of original sin16:35 3 reasons it doesn't19:54 2 analogies26:48 1 call-to-actionSend 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 // WebsiteSupport the show
Transcribe →Islam Exposed My Weak Theology (Then I Learnt This) || SLP667
6d ago00:24:46Tap to summarizeGlen 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 // WebsiteSupport the show
Transcribe →Nolan's Odyssey: Disenchanted, But Not Entirely || SLP666
2w ago00:19:48Tap to summarizeThomas 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 does its outlook on war owe more to Christianity than Ancient Greece?Thomas' film review YouTube channel: youtube.com/stirandfrySend 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 // WebsiteSupport the show
Transcribe →The Ancient Church Preached This (We Should Too!) || SLP665
2w ago00:21:52Tap to summarizeWhat 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, 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 // WebsiteSupport the show
Transcribe →“I wish I could believe, but…” with Mike Hood || SLP664
3w ago01:08:39Tap to summarizeIs it possible to be a “Non-Resistant Non-Believer”? Is a supernatural experience of God necessary to believe in Jesus? Is trust in Jesus gradual or is there a moment of “crossing the line”?Join Glen Scrivener, Naomi Brehm and special guest Mike Hood as they discuss the place of spiritual experiences and historical evidence in coming to trust Jesus.Check out Mike’s recent book, The If That Changes Everything. “This book will give you solid reasons not only to believe in the resurrection of Jesus but, even more, to love it.” - GlenFind out more from the Finding Jesus Report here.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 // WebsiteSupport the show
Transcribe →"I don't think Jesus was a good person": Deconstruction and Difficult Conversations || SLP663
Jul 800:35:51Tap to summarizeJoin Glen Scrivener, Naomi Brehm and Thomas Thorogood as they discuss deconstruction, denominations and disagreeing well.Thank you to Aidan, Cassidy, Emile, Jeff, Nemo & Jared for sharing part of their story with us.Thank you to Paul VanderKlay and Cassidy van Der Kamp for hosting conversations and space for new friendships at the Breakwater Festival.We’d love to know what you think. Have you had a “change of orbit”? How do you navigate tension and conflict in faith conversations? Know of any similar events coming up? (We’d love to join!)_____________________________Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // WebsiteSupport the show
Transcribe →10 Reasons to Ditch Pop Protestantism (and Embrace the Real Thing) || SLP662
Jul 700:47:47Tap to summarizeGlen Scrivener outlines 10 issues with Pop-Protestantism and 3 reasons why true Protestantism is the answer.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 // WebsiteSupport the show
Transcribe →How To Save the West? The TWO Answers Given at ARC || SLP661
Jul 100:20:04Tap to summarizeGlen Scrivener reacts to Jonathan Pageau's speech about AI at ARC (The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) 2026. How does it compare to Jordan Peterson's message?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 // WebsiteSupport the show
Transcribe →Martin Shaw and Glen Scrivener: People Are Coming to Christianity... But What Kind? || SLP660
Jun 2601:03:12Tap to summarizeGlen Scrivener interviews Dr Martin Shaw about storytelling, his journey to Christ, the renewed interest in Christianity, the differences between Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy and more.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 // WebsiteSupport the show
Transcribe →It’s A New Era - What Can Protestants Offer? || SLP659
Jun 2200:32:08Tap to summarizeGlen Scrivener discusses Jonathan Pageau's conversation with Gavin Ortlund and what Protestantism can bring to the table in a time of renewed interest in Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.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 // WebsiteSupport the show
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