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Welcome to our new website
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Welcome to our sparkly new website! I’m Glen, here’s my introduction to Speak Life We want to captivate both church and world with the love of Jesus. We do it…
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10 Tips For Planning A Mission Week
Glen Scrivener
Today I’ve been in contact with three different groups, planning our times of mission next year. As we think together about reaching their contexts here are some key truths to…
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Four Thoughts on Evangelistic Events
Glen Scrivener
In last week’s post – 10 Tips For Planning a Mission Week – I raised a banner for the benefits of concentrated times of outreach. On Facebook someone asked some thoughtful…
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What is the turning point?
Glen Scrivener
Where’s the turning point in the parable of the two sons? Is it the moment when the young rebel ‘comes to himself’ in the pig-sty? That’s certainly the way the…
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6 Reasons Christ Must Be The Centre
Glen Scrivener
Last week we thought about where we centre our evangelistic preaching. Too often we focus on the pig-sty (to use the example of Luke 15). We basically call rebellious youths…
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Condemning racism
Glen Scrivener
What’s your reaction to this photo of Peter Cvjetanovic? Peter Cvjetanovic, a white nationalist, is upset that this photo of him has gone viral. So…
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Trinitarian Trajectories
Glen Scrivener
In my debate with Musharraf Hussein (listen to the audio, read some follow-up reflections here and here) he made the claim repeatedly that Trinity was a late development. He reckoned the…
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How To Avoid Idolatry: Become A Trinitarian
Glen Scrivener
In last week’s post I began to reflect on my debate with Musharraf Hussein. I made the point that unitarianism (the belief that God’s one-ness is a mathematical singularity) is not…
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Moses’ Doctrine of God is Not Muhammad’s
Glen Scrivener
Recently I debated Imam Musharraf Hussein on Justin Brierley’s Unbelievable show. We explored the topic of the Old Testament doctrine of God: Does Moses’s doctrine of God fit Trinity or Tawhid…
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20 Things An Evangelist Should Believe
Glen Scrivener
1. God is mission. As Father, Son and Holy Spirit our God is Sender, Sent and Proceeding. His being is irreducibly bound up in sending – in mission. He is the out-ward…
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Easter’s A Comedy For Crying Out Loud!
Glen Scrivener
The happy ending is justly scorned as a misrepresentation; for the world, as we know it… yields but one ending: death. ― Joseph Campbell, The Hero With a Thousand Faces The…
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Considering Tom Holland’s Dominion — part 3
Glen Scrivener
20th October 2019 // By Glen Scrivener PART THREE Last week I interviewed Tom Holland about his new book, Dominion, The Making Of The Western Mind. If you haven’t…
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Considering Tom Holland’s Dominion — part 2
Glen Scrivener
20th October 2019 // By Glen Scrivener PART TWO Last week I interviewed Tom Holland about his new book, Dominion, The Making Of The Western Mind. If you haven’t…
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Considering Tom Holland’s Dominion — part 1
Glen Scrivener
19th October 2019 // By Glen Scrivener PART ONE Last week I interviewed Tom Holland about his new book, Dominion, The Making Of The Western Mind. If you haven’t…
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Atheist Humanist. Pick One.
Glen Scrivener
8th February 2020 // By Glen Scrivener Can Atheism Deliver A Better World? Recently I took on atheist speaker and YouTuber Matt Dillahunty for the Unbelievable programme. We discussed…
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