Dear Friends,

How should we approach reaching our culture with the gospel? Do we lead with an apologetic stance, showing people that faith is reasonable in order to then be able to share something of Jesus and the resurrection? Or do we lead with Jesus and the resurrection? Well what approach do we find in scripture. Advocates of apologetics have long camped out in Acts 17 whilst those in favour of leading with Christ have made their arguments from 1 Corinthians 1. But are these really two different approaches? Is Paul contradicting himself or did he simple change his approach. Why not have a look at Glen’s latest video examining the subject and the listen to Paul and Glen delve deeper into the subject on this week’s LIVEcast?

This week also saw the report of two separate instances of people’s response to two autistic boys. One response gets it very right. One gets it very wrong. One was at a theme park in the States, the other a chapel in Cambridge. Can you guess which way round it was? Watch the LIVEcast or listen to our podcast to find out.

In case you missed any of that, we’ve collected all of these resources for you right here!

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We’d value your prayers for these upcoming projects and engagements:

• Give thanks for a positive week of evangelism at Christchurch Banstead. Do keep praying for the last few days of events this weekend and then for the follow up.
• Please continue to pray for accommodation for our interns. We are asking local churches to ask their congregations if anyone can put people up. Pray for people to come forward and for interns to be matched to the right hosts.
• Pray for wisdom as we look ahead and consider the shape of our ministry and output in the light of the Foundry programme and the new interns.

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Dear Friends,

Some of you will be aware that this Sunday is Trinity Sunday in the church calendar. Glen once noted that searches on his blog for the word “trinity” spiked the Saturday evening before Trinity Sunday in what we can only assume was a desperate last minute scrabble for a talk by exasperated pastors who were still not quite sure what on earth they were going to say the next morning. Well never fear, as Glen and Paul have taken the time on this week’s podcast/LIVEcast to think ‘”Why the Trinity?” Why is the trinity so important in our evangelism and as part of the good news of Christianity. You can check out their thoughts either on video or audio.

Jordan Peterson made waves again recently when asked (again) why he won’t give a clear answer on whether he believes in God. In an emotional response, Peterson asked who would have the audacity to say they believed, given the burden it places on people. If we claim to believe in God, we ought to live like we do and who can claim that? They were striking words, but has Peterson missed something? Well Glen thinks he has, so make sure to check out his latest video examining Peterson’s words. We can honestly say this video is the last word on Jordan Peterson!

In case you missed any of that, we’ve collected all of these resources for you right here!

Glen and Paul discuss what’s new with Speak Life and what’s news in the world

The Speak Life Podcast: Grab the audio of this week’s LIVEcast and listen to it on the go!

Coming Up For Speak Life

We’d value your prayers for these upcoming projects and engagements:

• Glen is speaking in Ipswich this week and both he and Paul will be at Christchurch Banstead next week for their mission.
• Please pray for accommodation for our interns. We are asking local churches to ask their congregations if anyone can put people up. Pray for people to come forward and for interns to be matched to the right hosts.
• Pray for Dan as he continues to manage the building refurbishment. There are still many jobs to be done, requiring haste and working to a budget.

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Dear Friends,

We’ve had a quieter few weeks with Glen being off on paternity leave but that hasn’t stopped us putting out some great resources for you. Well known Christian apologist William Lane Craig recently appeared on the Ben Shapiro show where he and Shapiro took the time to discuss why Craig believes in the Christian faith whilst, Shapiro, a Jew, does not. Glen took some time out in his car to share his thoughts on their discussion.

He’s also been keeping busy chatting to Esther O’Reilly, a writer over at patheos. They chatted about Jordan Peterson’s recent interview during which he spoke about his own thoughts on faith, which spurred O’Reilly to write an article that Peterson himself later retweeted.

And in a feature length monologue, Glen gives incisive comment on the recent twitterstorm generated after John Cleese tweeted that London was no longer an English city. Find out how Cleese is once again getting it in the neck from the religious crowds, although this time they look a little different to those objected to the Life of Brian in 1979. Well worth a listen,

And the latest edition of The Speak life Daily is out now out, a regular prayer bulletin, collecting together inspiring stories of gospel advance around the world. You can access it in PDF form by clicking the link further down the page.

In case you missed any of that, we’ve collected all of these resources for you right here!

Esther O Reilly On Jordan Peterson: Faith Is Not A Burden

John Cleese vs Religious People: Glen’s Monologue

From Philosophy To Jesus?: A Response To William lane Craig On Ben Shapiro

Glen and Paul discuss what’s new with Speak Life and what’s news in the world

The Speak Life Podcast: Grab the audio of this week’s LIVEcast and listen to it on the go!

The Speak Life Daily: Inspiring Stories Of Gospel Advance Around The World

Coming Up For Speak Life

We’d value your prayers for these upcoming projects and engagements:

• Please continue to pray for the refurbishment of our studio space, which is coming together quickly but is still ongoing.
• Pray for Glen, Emma and Ruby as they welcome a new member inot the family.
• The Foundry Programme – we’re no longer looking for more people to join us but there is still plenty of organisation that needs to fall into place before September e.g. accommodation.

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Dear Friends,

We’re still in a bit of a time of flux here at Speak Life. We’re back in our main offices but the work continues as our new film studio is soundproofed and made good. We expect that it’ll still be a few more weeks until it’s ready for us to use though and even then there will still be other bits to do.

Due to being without a studio we’re not currently able to put out quite as much content as we would like but that doesn’t mean we have nothing for you. Just the other week Glen conducted an interview with Peter Leithart who is the President of Theophilus. Peter shares his thoughts on mission and evangelism in today’s world and he has lots of good and insightful things to say. You can pick that up as a video or as our podcast.

And please be praying for Glen & family as he begins 2 weeks paternity leave to spend time with their new little boy!

In case you missed any of that, we’ve collected all of these resources for you right here!

Mission & Evangelism – Interview With Peter Leithart

The Speak Life Foundry Internship Programme

Glen and Paul discuss what’s new with Speak Life and what’s news in the world

The Speak Life Podcast: Grab the audio of this week’s LIVEcast and listen to it on the go!

Coming Up For Speak Life

We’d value your prayers for these upcoming projects and engagements:

• We now have 4 interns on board for September & others in the pipeline. Give thanks for those we have and pray for arrangements that will need to be made as well as interviews still to come.
• Friday 24th – Paul is speaking at thirsty cafe church at All Saints Crowborough.
• Pray for Glen & family as he begins 2 weeks paternity leave this weekend.
• Pray for ongoing building work to be completed on time and in budget.

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