Episodes

4 days ago
Easter Outspoken 2025 | Luke 24 | Joanna
4 days ago
4 days ago
Join Fiona, Neil and Jen as they explore the Easter story from the point of view of some lesser known Bible characters.
This episode is more devotional in format. You will hear the verses read three times with space to reflect, a short discussion and a prayer to conclude.
This episode was produced by Fiona Stewart and engineered by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Easter 2025 resources from SBS. Join Neil, Jen and Fiona every fortnight on The Outspoken Bible podcast.
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Get in touch by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.

4 days ago
4 days ago
Join Fiona, Neil and Jen as they explore the Easter story from the point of view of some lesser known Bible characters.
This episode is more devotional in format. You will hear the verses read three times with space to reflect, a short discussion and a prayer to conclude.
This episode was produced by Fiona Stewart and engineered by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Easter 2025 resources from SBS. Join Neil, Jen and Fiona every fortnight on The Outspoken Bible podcast.
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Get in touch by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.

4 days ago
4 days ago
Join Fiona, Neil and Jen as they explore the Easter story from the point of view of some lesser known Bible characters.
This episode is more devotional in format. You will hear the verses read three times with space to reflect, a short discussion and a prayer to conclude.
This episode was produced by Fiona Stewart and engineered by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Easter 2025 resources from SBS. Join Neil, Jen and Fiona every fortnight on The Outspoken Bible podcast.
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Get in touch by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.

4 days ago
4 days ago
Join Fiona, Neil and Jen as they explore the Easter story from the point of view of some lesser known Bible characters.
This episode is more devotional in format. You will hear the verses read three times with space to reflect, a short discussion and a prayer to conclude.
This episode was produced by Fiona Stewart and engineered by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Easter 2025 resources from SBS. Join Neil, Jen and Fiona every fortnight on The Outspoken Bible podcast.
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Get in touch by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.

4 days ago
4 days ago
Join Fiona, Neil and Jen as they explore the Easter story from the point of view of some lesser known Bible characters.
This episode is more devotional in format. You will hear the verses read three times with space to reflect, a short discussion and a prayer to conclude.
This episode was produced by Fiona Stewart and engineered by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Easter 2025 resources from SBS. Join Neil, Jen and Fiona every fortnight on The Outspoken Bible podcast.
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Get in touch by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.

Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Season 7 Episode 16 | Romans 11
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Saturday Mar 22, 2025
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
At last we've reached Chapter 11! After three adverts, two emails and a question the Instant Preach is from Fiona on John 13:6-8 and then they get to the root of the matter with conversation about olive trees and roots. There's a Jeneral Knowledge discussion about how to ask a good question.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
The Outspoken Bible is hosted by Fiona Stewart with Neil Glover and Jen Robertson. All opinions are those of the individual contributors and don't necessarily reflect the view of the Scottish Bible Society as an organisation.
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Paul and the Power of Grace (John Barclay)
Paul and the Gift (John Barclay)
The Message of Romans - Bible Speaks Today (John Stott)
Phoebe: A Story (Paula Gooder)
Into the Heart of Romans (NT Wright)
Romans: A Letter That Makes Sense of Life (Andrew Ollerton)
The Romans Course (Bible Society)
Pauline Dogmatics (Douglas A Campbell)
Paul Distilled (Gary W Barnett)
Misleading reports of Syrian Christian massacre (Open Doors)
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Resources:
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be on Romans 11.

Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Season 7 Episode 15 | Romans 10
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
Chapter 10 sees us in the gulley, heading towards the high point of chapter 12 and asking the question of what it means to be new covenant people living under grace. After some discussion of Lent there's an Instant Preach from Jen on Micah 6:8 before them main discussion on the chapter. There's a Jeneral Knowledge question about our bodies.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
The Outspoken Bible is hosted by Fiona Stewart with Neil Glover and Jen Robertson. All opinions are those of the individual contributors and don't necessarily reflect the view of the Scottish Bible Society as an organisation.
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Paul and the Power of Grace (John Barclay)
Paul and the Gift (John Barclay)
The Message of Romans - Bible Speaks Today (John Stott)
Phoebe: A Story (Paula Gooder)
Into the Heart of Romans (NT Wright)
Romans: A Letter That Makes Sense of Life (Andrew Ollerton)
The Romans Course (Bible Society)
Pauline Dogmatics (Douglas A Campbell)
Paul Distilled (Gary W Barnett)
Giving It Up (Maggi Dawn)
Theodisc (Kyle Strobel)
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Resources:
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be on Romans 11.

Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Season 7 Episode 14 | Romans 9
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
Having scaled the heights of chapter 8 we now find ourselves approaching the valley of chapter 9. Here we wrestle with ideas of calling and choice, with the place of Old Testament examples and with some difficult questions about what the arrival of the Messiah means for the people of Israel.
After correspondence there's an Instant Preach from Neil on Psalm 27:4 before them main discussion on the chapter. There's a Jeneral Knowledge question about women and headcoverings.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
The Outspoken Bible is hosted by Fiona Stewart with Neil Glover and Jen Robertson. All opinions are those of the individual contributors and don't necessarily reflect the view of the Scottish Bible Society as an organisation.
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Paul and the Power of Grace (John Barclay)
Paul and the Gift (John Barclay)
The Message of Romans - Bible Speaks Today (John Stott)
Phoebe: A Story (Paula Gooder)
Into the Heart of Romans (NT Wright)
Romans: A Letter That Makes Sense of Life (Andrew Ollerton)
The Romans Course (Bible Society)
Pauline Dogmatics (Douglas A Campbell)
Paul Distilled (Gary W Barnett)
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Resources:
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be on Romans 10.

Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Season 7 Episode 13 | Romans 8
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Saturday Feb 08, 2025
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
Discussion this time turns to a pinnacle episode - Chapter 8 - where we encounter the freedom from condemnation, the spiritual groaning of being part of a broken world and the good news that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ.
After correspondence there's an Instant Preach from Fiona on Matthew 25:35-40 before them main discussion on the chapter. There's a Jeneral Knowledge question about how to hear from God.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
The Outspoken Bible is hosted by Fiona Stewart with Neil Glover and Jen Robertson. All opinions are those of the individual contributors and don't necessarily reflect the view of the Scottish Bible Society as an organisation.
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Paul and the Power of Grace (John Barclay)
Paul and the Gift (John Barclay)
The Message of Romans - Bible Speaks Today (John Stott)
Phoebe: A Story (Paula Gooder)
Into the Heart of Romans (NT Wright)
Romans: A Letter That Makes Sense of Life (Andrew Ollerton)
The Romans Course (Bible Society)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Lew Wallace)
Field Guide To The Bible (SBS)
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Resources:
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be on Romans 9.

Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Season 7 Episode 12 | Romans 7
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
After an Advent break, the team is back for the second part of the epistle, beginning at chapter 7. It's a long discussion, so you might want to listen in parts!
At the start of the 5th year of The Outspoken Bible there's some discussion of what this project has meant to each of us, there a backlog of correspondence and then an Instant Preach from Jen on Philippians 4:6-7. Discussion on the chapter leads to conversation about the metaphor of marriage and the longing to do what we know is right. Plus there's then a Jeneral Knowledge question about why we're told to hand someone over to Satan in 1 Corinthians 5:3-5.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
The Outspoken Bible is hosted by Fiona Stewart with Neil Glover and Jen Robertson. All opinions are those of the individual contributors and don't necessarily reflect the view of the Scottish Bible Society as an organisation.
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Paul and the Power of Grace (John Barclay)
Paul and the Gift (John Barclay)
The Message of Romans - Bible Speaks Today (John Stott)
Phoebe: A Story (Paula Gooder)
Into the Heart of Romans (NT Wright)
Romans: A Letter That Makes Sense of Life (Andrew Ollerton)
The Romans Course (Bible Society)
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Resources:
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be on Romans 8.