The Speak Life Podcast

Craig Keener, an American New Testament scholar renowned for researching miracles and the historical reliability of Scripture, tackles David Hume’s challenge and miracle claims across Christian traditions. He explores Lourdes, Marian shrines, flawed ministers, vindicatory miracles, and whether signs can validate doctrine. The conversation also considers why miracles should point beyond themselves to Jesus, rather than become the center of faith.

How should Christians respond to tough questions, doubts, and cultural challenges? Glen Scrivener and Naomi Brehm explore apologetics, from Peter and Paul to modern Britain, while weighing debate against hospitality, pride against humble curiosity, and intellectual arguments against lives shaped by hope. They also examine expressive individualism, anxiety, and how the cross speaks into today’s search for identity and purpose.

Halloween’s tangled Christian roots meet modern costumes, horror, and neighborhood traditions. The discussion explores spiritual risks, the cost of opting out, and how believers might respond with courage, hospitality, and gospel-centered creativity. From light parties and community connection to Allhallowtide, discover ways October 31 can become an opportunity to reflect Christ’s victory over darkness.

What turns an ordinary chat into a meaningful conversation about Jesus? Glen Scrivener and Naomi Brehm explore listening as hospitality, asking open and connected questions, admitting ignorance, and uncovering differences with humility. They also consider how Jesus used questions, how to respond to difficult topics, and how to navigate resistance, cultural differences, and closed doors.

Peter Lynas, UK Director of the Evangelical Alliance, and Samuel Tunnicliffe, a Christian researcher with Ligonier Ministries, unpack striking new survey data on British evangelicalism. They explore reports of church growth, why young adults are searching for meaning, how evangelicals are defined, and why many avoid the label. They also discuss newcomers, discipleship, cultural uncertainty, and the challenge of teaching the whole Christian faith.

Donald Trump questions plans to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution, sparking a provocative discussion about capital punishment, public justice, and the dangers of turning death into spectacle. The conversation explores biblical views of state authority, how Jesus transforms approaches to punishment, and why the cross offers a radically different lens on guilt, mercy, and execution.

A lively tour through today’s culture wars, viewed through four competing frameworks shaped by Christianity’s rise and decline. Topics range from “love is love,” abortion, gender and euthanasia to Andrew Tate, Taylor Swift, environmentalism, Queers for Palestine and Donald Trump. Along the way, films, music and politics spark a deeper game about how Jesus reframes identity, power, sacrifice and loving enemies.

Glen Scrivener explores Tucker Carlson’s debate with Jacob Rees-Mogg on just war, World War II, Hiroshima, and the moral legacy of Hitler. The discussion widens to the West’s possible futures, the fading postwar consensus, anti-woke politics, and the clash between strength and sacrifice. At the center is a question of whether Christian foundations can endure when opposition to Nazism no longer holds society together.

What exactly does it mean to share the gospel? Explore familiar tools like the Bridge Diagram, Four Points, Two Ways to Live, Wordless Book, and 3-2-1. The conversation also examines how Jesus tailored his responses, why gospel formulas can fall short, and how seeing Jesus himself as the gospel transforms conversations about faith.

Glen Scrivener explores three strengths often associated with Catholicism: its deep sense of history, resistance to cultural pressure, and emphasis on the institutional church. He also considers the Protestant missionary impulse, the risks of excessive contextualization, and how Catholics and Protestants can recognize the Spirit’s work across denominational lines.