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Light into dark places

Dear Friends,

Recently we’ve had some hugely stimulating conversations about personal evangelism!

From the cultural analysis of Dr Dan Strange, to the pastoral wisdom of Stephen McAlpine, the one-to-one experience of Jeremy Marshall or the bold enthusiasm of Sam Chan — we have been given a vision of the good life of witness. Please watch and share these fascinating videos.

Seeking the Lost | Protecting the Flock

Dear Friends,

It’s been a devastating time for the church.

The release of the report into Ravi Zacharias has brought to light horrendous sexual, spiritual and financial abuse by the late apologist. It makes us ask, How can one man deceive so many? How can we bring the lost sheep into the fold, when we haven’t protected them from wolves? How can we reform our structures, protect the vulnerable and be a true place of safety and healing?

In this video, Glen brings the 3000 year old story of Tamar to bear on our modern scandals and finds that a whole nexus of evil is required to perpetrate (and cover up) the abuse.

Here’s how many have responded to this strong message, shining a light onto evils both ancient and modern:

Lori Anne Thompson was one of Ravi’s most high-profile victims.

Others commented too

Glen then went onto the Unbelievable show on Premier to discuss these matters further with the help of Dr Diane Langberg and Steve Baughman. Stay tuned in the next couple of weeks for interviews with both Dr Langberg and Steve Baughman.

Our Recent Media….

Most of our recent media explored the fall-out from the Ravi Zacharias scandal.

In this video, Glen speaks from Matthew 16 to show that all of us must die to ourselves.

In this video, Sam Allberry, a former employee of RZIM, spoke to us about what it’s like to be on the inside of an organisation seeking to protect its leader. And what can we learn as we move forwards?

Here, Bekah Legg of Restored ministries provided us with some excellent practical advice on dealing with sexual and power abuses of women in the church.

In other news…

We concluded our RESET series with interviews with historian Alex Ryrie, evangelist Andy Bannister, and musician Andrew Peterson. That’s 22 interviews, which are all available to view here.

We plan to make them all available as individual podcasts very soon.

On The Podcast

Ravi Zacharias is Amnon, Who are you?

We ALL must learn to die

Interview with Sam Allberry

Interview with Bekah Legg (Hope for the Hurting).

Please Pray For Us

Writing: I have one book in particular I need to make headway on, coming out next January. Please pray I’d get the time and space to work on it and that it would bless many.

321: We’re progressing the re-film even in lockdown, and many churches are currently running it over Zoom. Pray it would bless many.

Easter: I’m part of many different outreach projects, please pray they would reach many. And pray in particular for our Easter video which needs to come together ASAP.

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Christians: Stop Slinging Stones

Our interview with Paul Blackham about Covid and the church is one of the most watched and commented upon LIVEcasts ever. He brings such conviction, clarity and encouragement as he urges us not to divide with one another but to lift up Jesus. Many have told us that this hour long discussion is the best they’ve ever heard on the subject of Coronavirus and the church. Do listen and share with your friends:

Are All Lives Equal?

Lord Sumption stirred great controversy this week, claiming that some lives were “more valuable than others”? What did he mean? Why was he met with such anger? And how do we speak of the value of life — both before God and in the face of difficult social choices?

Here Glen Scrivener speaks about “the image of God” and the problems that come when we secularise it. Do watch and share:

Going Back to the Beginning

During our RESET series, we’ve spoken to fascinating guests about the meaning crisis. In all our videos we’ve sought to go back to the beginning — back to our true origins’ story, Genesis, and to hear it speak today. Watch our interviews with Kristi Mair, Mike Reeves and Paul Vanderklay. And stay tuned for the RESET podcast which will be a great resource to share with your unbelieving friends.

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“This Survey Will Uncover Deeply Held Racist Views” – SLP314

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This week free speech is on everyone’s lips. Many on the right and left of politics are worried about cancel culture. In this episode of the LIVEcast, Glen and Paul discuss the results of an anonymous survey in which people were encouraged to write down opinions that they believed were unsayable. Here’s what we found.

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Building Faith In Kids: Interview With Ed Drew – SLP313

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Last week, Glen and Paul had the privilege of sitting down with Ed Drew to discuss his work with Faith In Kids and how we as churches and parents can be better at nurturing our children’s faith.

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Epicurus Must Fall || SLP312

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Alex O’Connor (Cosmic Sceptic) recently debated Michael Jones (Inspiring Philosophy) on the question ‘Would God Allow Evil?‘

Here Glen Scrivener points to Alex’s Epicurean assumptions and questions whether anyone — least of all God — should hold to them.

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Christianity is the Problem || SLP311

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Christianity has built the modern world, therefore the problems of this world (as well as their solutions) have a Christian origin. In this episode Glen Scrivener and Paul Feesey discuss 6 elements from Christianity that, when secularised, cause many problems:

Christianity is:

Christianity is