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The Speak Life Podcast

Speak Life with Glen Scrivener, Naomi Brehm and Thomas Thorogood.
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    Philosopher Pressed on Outrageous Claim || SLP680

    28/09/2026 | 1h 41 mins.
    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, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk
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    Speaking Life #1 - How to Fail at Evangelism || SLP679

    21/09/2026 | 57 mins.
    “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 Your Faith in 321".
    We love hearing from our listeners. Any agricultural insights, theological corrections, mini-revelations? Shoot over your reflections and questions to podcast@speaklife.org.uk
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    Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Website
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    How Did Christianity Triumph? Bart Ehrman Has a Theory || SLP678

    17/09/2026 | 33 mins.
    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
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    Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Website
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    Top Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman Presses Steven Bartlett on Prayer || SLP677

    15/09/2026 | 15 mins.
    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
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    Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Website
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    Is This Famous Skeptic (Joe Schmid) a New CS Lewis? || SLP676

    11/09/2026 | 1h 58 mins.
    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 the Road: Meaning or Certainty?
    26:08 Joe's Conversion Moment 
    32:19 The Protestant-Catholic Spiral: Mutual Polarisation
    40:23 The Place of Evidence in Persuasion
    44:09 4 Non-Catholic Explanations of Catholic Miracles
    48:12 Earthly Explanations: The World, the Flesh and the Devil
    55:48 Demonic Explanations and Joe Schmid's 4 Tests
    58:38 Why Biblical Tests Undermine Schmid's Approach
    01:09:17 Lewis's Test: Conformity to the Great Miracle—Christ
    01:14:05 "Nature and Grace" — Different Visions
    01:18:46 Heavenly Explanations That Deny the Miracles Are Vindicatory
    01:30:39 Heavenly Explanations That Deny Roman Supremacy
    01:32:29 CS Lewis's Objections to Roman Supremacy
    01:38:52 CS Lewis on the Source of the Church's Unity
    01:43:00 The Achilles Head of Roman Catholicism
    01:46:14 Schmid's Approach Undermines Certainty and Mission
    01:49:57 How Should Protestants Respond to Schmid's Call?
    01:55:04 A Counter-Offer to Joe Schmid
    01:57:21 Invitation to Free Course: 321
    Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes: podcast@speaklife.org.uk
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    Enjoy seeing life through the lens of Jesus? Here’s where to find more Speak Life content: 321course.com // YouTube // Instagram // Website
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