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What Can Christians Do About Halloween? || SLP689
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…
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Speaking Life #4 - Conversations That Matter || SLP688
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…
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Rebirth Confirmed? Studies Reveal Surge in New Christians || SLP687
Glen Scrivener interviews Peter Lynas from the Evangelical Alliance and Dr Samuel Tunnicliffe from Ligonier Ministries about their recent survey data…
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Why is Trump Rethinking This Execution? || SLP686
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…
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Speaking Life #3 - Christ in the Culture Wars || SLP685
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…
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The Age of Hitler is Passing — What Now? || SLP684
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…
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Speaking Life #2 - “The Gospel” Isn’t A Thing… || SLP683
…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…
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3 Things Catholics Get Right || SLP682
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…
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Are Miracles the Best Route to Faith? Even Rome Says NO. || SLP681
Glen Scrivener responds to a new departure in Catholic apologetics: vindicatory miracles. He compares this new emphasis to the teaching of Cardinal Ratzinger…
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Philosopher Pressed on Outrageous Claim || SLP680
Matthew Adelstein is the author of a viral article: Insects Matter More Than Humans In the Aggregate…
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Speaking Life #1 - How to Fail at Evangelism || SLP679
“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…
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How Did Christianity Triumph? Bart Ehrman Has a Theory || SLP678
Glen Scrivener responds to Bart Ehrman who discusses the surprising success of early Christianity. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements…
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Top Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman Presses Steven Bartlett on Prayer || SLP677
Glen Scrivener reacts to Andrew Huberman on Diary of a CEO talking about the benefits of prayer. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements…
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Is This Famous Skeptic (Joe Schmid) a New CS Lewis? || SLP676
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…
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Is Our View of The Cross Too Small? || SLP675
“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…
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Is Our View of The Cross Too Small? || SLP675
“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…
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These New Converts Took the Same Advice — You Can Too || SLP674
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…
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Brian Guan: Pretended to Believe for 30 Days... Then THIS Happened || SLP673
Glen Scrivener interviews Brian Guan, the Instagram influencer who decided to try Christianity for 30 days. Send us your mini-revelations, stories…
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Glen Scrivener Presses Trent Horn: Why Are People Converting to Roman Catholicism? || SLP672
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…
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David Campanale: Persecuted By the Left, Punched by the Right || SLP671
Glen Scrivener interviews journalist David Campanale. In 2024 he was deselected as a parliamentary candidate for the Liberal Democrats due to his Christian…
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6 More Ways To Talk About ‘Sin’ || SLP670
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…
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6 Ways to Talk About 'Sin' (#6 Really Resonates With Gen Z) || SLP669
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…
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Hitchens Hated ‘Original Sin’. Here’s Why the World Needs It. || SLP668
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…
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Islam Exposed My Weak Theology (Then I Learnt This) || SLP667
Glen Scrivener explains why we must be Trinitarian in our evangelism. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and hot takes…
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Nolan's Odyssey: Disenchanted, But Not Entirely || SLP666
Thomas Thorogood unpacks the meaning of ‘The Odyssey’ (2026 movie), written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom…
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The Ancient Church Preached This (We Should Too!) || SLP665
What happened at the cross? Sometimes the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement is criticised as novel. Here Glen Scrivener shows that the ancient church…
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“I wish I could believe, but…” with Mike Hood || SLP664
Is 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…
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"I don't think Jesus was a good person": Deconstruction and Difficult Conversations || SLP663
Join Glen Scrivener, Naomi Brehm and Thomas Thorogood as they discuss deconstruction, denominations and disagreeing well. Thank you to Aidan, Cassidy, Emile…
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10 Reasons to Ditch Pop Protestantism (and Embrace the Real Thing) || SLP662
Glen Scrivener outlines 10 issues with Pop-Protestantism and 3 reasons why true Protestantism is the answer. Send us your mini-revelations, stories…
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How To Save the West? The TWO Answers Given at ARC || SLP661
Glen 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…
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Martin Shaw and Glen Scrivener: People Are Coming to Christianity... But What Kind? || SLP660
Glen Scrivener interviews Dr Martin Shaw about storytelling, his journey to Christ, the renewed interest in Christianity, the differences between Protestantism…
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It’s A New Era - What Can Protestants Offer? || SLP659
Glen Scrivener discusses Jonathan Pageau's conversation with Gavin Ortlund and what Protestantism can bring to the table in a time of renewed interest in…
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Henry Nowak: It's Deeper Than Left Vs Right || SLP658
Glen Scrivener discusses the comparison between the deaths of Henry Nowak and George Floyd. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions…
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How John Lennox is Making Stephen Bartlett Rethink Jesus || SLP657
Glen Scrivener reacts to John Lennox interviewed by Stephen Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO. Full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLrvJeSugkM…
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Alex O’Connor’s Biggest Objection to Christianity Backfires || SLP656
Glen Scrivener reacts to William Lane Craig debating Alex O'Connor on the topic of God's existence. Full debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEBTtMjm_4U&t…
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Every Moment Holy: Why Liturgy Is Making A Comeback || SLP655
Join Naomi Brehm and Thomas Thorogood as they discuss 'Every Moment Holy' the series of prayer books for everyday life written by Douglas McKelvey and…
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Atheist Podcaster Challenges Glen Scrivener's "Circular Argument" || SLP654
During his conversation with Ruslan KD, Elliot Bewick pushed back on Glen Scrivener's argument in 'The Air We Breathe'. Are Christians shooting themselves in…
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Former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse: Not Afraid To Die (Here's Why) || SLP653
Glen Scrivener reflects on Ross Douthat's conversation with Ben Sasse, who is is terminally ill with cancer. Original conversation…
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Is The Trinity a Maths Problem? — Dan McClellan vs Joshua Sijuwade Debate || SLP652
Glen Scrivener moderates a conversation between Joshua Sijuwade and Dan McClellan about the doctrine of the Trinity in Christianity. Send us your…
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100,000 Subscribers... But At What Cost? || SLP651
Join Glen Scrivener, Naomi Brehm and Thomas Thorogood to celebrate 100,000 subs and discuss your questions. This episode features highlights from the full…
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The One Thing Christians Should Learn By Heart || SLP650
Join Nate Morgan Locke, Thomas Thorogood & Naomi Brehm, on Nate’s final day at Speak Life, as they discuss one of his favourite topics: The Hero’s Creed. Tune…
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What CS Lewis Could Teach This Astronaut (and all of us) || SLP649
Glen Scrivener comments on the profound experiences of the Artemis II astronauts with the help of C. S. Lewis, Carl Sagan, Alien, WALL-E and Isaiah. Send us…
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What Alex O’Connor Gets Wrong About Gender Equality (and Christianity) Feat. Tom Holland || SLP648
Glen Scrivener and Alex O’Connor debating the effects of Christianity on our moral sensibilities: https://youtu.be/-ZnVNM8lkGw?si=f44nExNr5agN8skq Tom Holland…
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Alex O'Connor and John Lennox: Faith is Inescapable || SLP647
Glen Scrivener reacts to Alex O'Connor and John Lennox talking about what The New Atheism got wrong. Full conversation…
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Do We Need Evidence for the Resurrection? || SLP646
Join Thomas Thorogood, Glen Scrivener, Naomi Brehm & Nate Morgan Locke as they discuss the evidence for the resurrection. Recorded in the run-up to Easter…
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What This Famous Sceptic Can't Deny (Bart Ehrman) || SLP645
Glen Scrivener reacts to Ross Douthat's conversation with Bart Ehrman on the topic 'Did Jesus Rise From the Dead?'. Watch the full conversation…
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Is Easter “Blood Magic”? Christian vs Atheist || SLP644
Glen Scrivener reflects on his debate with Matt Dillahunty. What does Matt miss about the Easter story? Watch the full debate…
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This Manosphere Documentary Needed to Go MUCH Deeper || SLP643
Glen Scrivener reflects on the Netflix documentary 'Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere'. Send us your mini-revelations, stories, disagreements, questions and…
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"Quiet Revival" Report Withdrawn. Why? What Now? || SLP642
The Bible Society have withdrawn their headline grabbing 2025 report, The Quiet Revival. This comes after YouGov finally admitted their data was unreliable…
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Top Historians CLASH on Islam: What's Really Going On? || SLP641
Glen Scrivener reacts to Dominic Sandbrook's recent comments on LBC regarding Tom Holland's views on Islam. Send us your mini-revelations, stories…
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God in the First Trimester || SLP640
Join Thomas Thorogood, Glen Scrivener, Naomi Brehm & Nate Morgan Locke as they celebrate 25th March: the day God became human. Including: What is the Feast of…
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Does Religion Poison Everything? Christian Debater Turns the Tables || SLP639
Glen Scrivener on his opening statement during his debate with Stephen Woodford (Rationality Rules), hosted by Pangburn. Watch the full debate…
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Christian Exposes Atheist's Absurd View of Humanity (Rationality Rules) || SLP638
Glen Scrivener reflects on his debate with Stephen Woodford (Rationality Rules), hosted by Pangburn. The topic was 'does religion poison everything?' Watch the…
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Glen Scrivener Asks Wes Huff About His Viral Moments || SLP637
Glen Scrivener interviews Wesley Huff about his debate with Billy Carson, leading to appearances on Joe Rogan, FLAGRANT (with Andrew Schulz), Piers Morgan…
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It Got HEATED on Diary of a CEO — Wes Huff on Hell || SLP636
Glen Scrivener reacts to Wesley Huff interviewed by Steven Bartlett on Diary of a CEO. Watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrwNSSyKuD4…
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Glen Scrivener Pressed on his Debate with Alex O'Connor: Full Breakdown || SLP635
Glen Scrivener sits down with Speak Life Media Producer Thomas Thorogood to analyse his recent debate with Alex O'Connor on the question 'did Christian faith…
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@CosmicSkeptic Tells 4 Unlikely Stories: I'm Skeptical || SLP634
Glen Scrivener reacts to his debate with Alex O'Connor for Justin Brierley's 'Uncommon Ground' podcast. Recently, Tim O'Neill tweeted about the debate and…
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Alex O’Connor vs Glen Scrivener: Epic Debate or Failure to Communicate? || SLP633
Glen Scrivener reacts to his debate with Alex O'Connor for Justin Brierley's 'Uncommon Ground' podcast. The debate got stuck a number of times because of two…
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10 Tricks This Scholar Uses to Deny the Trinity || SLP632
Glen Scrivener responds to Dan McLellan's critique of the doctrine of the Trinity. Check out the 321 course at: 321course.com Subscribe to the Speak Life…
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The Terrifying Reality of the Epstein Files || SLP631
Glen Scrivener discusses the release of the Epstein files. Check out the 321 course at: 321course.com Subscribe to the Speak Life YouTube channel for videos…