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The Outspoken Bible is a conversation amongst three friends about the Bible. In each episode, presenters Fiona Stewart, Neil Glover and Jen Robertson discuss the tricky bits, the joyful bits and bits they want to apply to their lives.
Episodes
Saturday Dec 14, 2024
Saturday Dec 14, 2024
Still in Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible, Fiona, Jen and Neil take a break from their conversation about Romans for four special Advent episodes.
In this third Advent Episode the focus is on Joseph. You can read his story in Matthew 1-2. Plus there's news of the bunting, an Instant Preach on Proverbs 29:18 about revelation and vision, and Jeneral Knowledge gets heated on the topic of Santa, Rudolph and the Elf on the Shelf.
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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Women of the Nativity (Paula Gooder)
The Birth of The Messiah (Raymond E Brown)
Watch For The Light (Bonhoeffer, Dillard, Merton et al)
Mary's Voice (Amy Orr Ewing)
The Christmas Mystery (Jostein Gaarder)
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Resources:
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/christmas
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/the-advent
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will follow Simeon and Anna's Advent story from Luke 2.
Saturday Dec 07, 2024
Saturday Dec 07, 2024
Still in Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible, Fiona, Jen and Neil take a break from their conversation about Romans for four special Advent episodes.
In this second Advent Episode the focus is on Mary. You can read her story in Luke 1. Plus there are some Advent resource recommendations, an Instant Preach on Proverbs 4:23 about guarding your heart, and a Jeneral Knowledge question about the Bethlehem star.
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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Women of the Nativity (Paula Gooder)
The Birth of The Messiah (Raymond E Brown)
Watch For The Light (Bonhoeffer, Dillard, Merton et al)
Mary's Voice (Amy Orr Ewing)
The Christmas Mystery (Jostein Gaarder)
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Resources:
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/christmas
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/the-advent
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will follow Joseph's Advent story from Matthew 1-2.
Saturday Nov 30, 2024
Saturday Nov 30, 2024
Still in Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible, Fiona, Jen and Neil take a break from their conversation about Romans for four special Advent episodes.
In this first Advent Episode the focus is on Elizabeth, Zechariah and John the Baptist. You can read their story in Luke 1. Plus there are some Advent resource recommendations, an Instant Preach on Psalm 111:2 and the importance of delight and a Jeneral Knowledge question about whether or not Jesus was a normal person.
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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Women of the Nativity (Paula Gooder)
The Birth of The Messiah (Raymond E Brown)
Watch For The Light (Bonhoeffer, Dillard, Merton et al)
Mary's Voice (Amy Orr Ewing)
The Christmas Mystery (Jostein Gaarder)
The Road To Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith and Trust (Francis S Collins)
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Resources:
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/christmas
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/the-advent
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will follow Mary's Advent story.
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
The fourth episode in the series begins with some adverts for Christmas resources from SBS. There's an Instant Preach on Philemon 1:12 which forms a good introduction to the main discussion Romans 6. Discussion on the chapter leads to conversation about what it means to live in the realm of grace. There's discussion about sin, enslavement to Christ, baptism and the distance from Jerusalem to Rome. Plus there's then a Jeneral Knowledge question about how to what do to about the violence of the Old Testament.
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/christmas
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/the-advent
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be on characters from Advent.
Saturday Nov 02, 2024
Saturday Nov 02, 2024
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In the sixth episode in the series, we talk about the Northern Lights, a Christian response to AI and a shoutout for correspondence. There's an Instant Preach from Jen on Isaiah 26:3 before discussion turns to Romans 5. Conversation follows about grace, suffering, perseverance, character and hope. Death and life, and why the effect of Christ is greater than the effect of Adam leads to a discussion of universalism. All that is followed by a Jeneral Knowledge question about the rapture.
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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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be on Romans 6.
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/christmas
https://www.scottishbiblesociety.org/resources/bibles-for-bairns
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In the third episode of the series, they reach Romans 4 and discuss Abraham, trust, behaviour management and the importance of talking about the cross and resurrection.There's an Instant Preach on Romans 8:37-39 and a Jeneral Knowledge question about how to know God when we can't see him. Plus, Neil has been researching Bible translations, Jen has a new career in perambulation and Fiona is a year older.
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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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be on Romans 5.
Saturday Oct 05, 2024
Saturday Oct 05, 2024
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In the third episode of the series, they reach Romans 3, and discuss circumcision, wrath, falling short of God's glory, righteousness, propitiation, penal substitutionary atonement and love. A lot to take in! There's an Instant Preach on Numbers 6:24-26 and a Jeneral Knowledge question about why there were so many people in the bible who had children with close relatives.
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)
Life Worth Living (Miroslav Volf et al)
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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 4.
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Saturday Sep 21, 2024
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In this second episode of the series, they discuss Romans 2, and continue the exploration of the big themes of the book, addressing circularity, judgement and whether this chapter helps us think about those who have never heard of Christ. There's an Instant Preach on Philippians 1:6 and a Jeneral Knowledge question about how we know that the Bible is true.
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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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be on Romans 3.
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In this second episode of the series, they discuss Romans 1:18-32, and begin to explore some of the big themes of the book, addressing wrath, grace, spirituality, sexuality and sin. There's an Instant Preach on John 15:1 and a Jeneral Knowledge question on whether there is life on other planets. All the big topics!
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)
God and The Gay Christian (Matthew Vines)
Unconditional (Justin Lee)
The Plausibility Problem (Ed Shaw)
Living Out website
Theology in the Raw (Preston Sprinkle)
The Space Trilogy (CS Lewis)
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be about Romans 2.
Saturday Aug 24, 2024
Saturday Aug 24, 2024
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In this first episode of the series, they discuss the first 17 verses of Romans 1, setting the scene for why Paul might have written this letter, gaining an understanding of the church in Rome and highlighting some of the themes that will recur through the book. There's testimony of God at work at events across the summer, some correspondence about last season, an Instant Preach on Colossians 3:23 and a Jeneral Knowledge question on what God was doing before he created the world.
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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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next episode will be about Romans 1:18-32.