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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
Sep 27, 2025
Sep 27, 2025
1hr 4 min
Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians.
In episode 7 we take a panoramic look at Paul's the letter to the Colossians, with specific reference to chapters 3-4 before zooming into Colossians 3:1-17.
There are segments to enjoy including the reading of the passage, The Cloud and 90sToNow.
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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The Bible Project (Colossians)
Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters (Tom Wright)
In Heaven (Steve Turner)
In Memory of Her (Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza)
A Year of Biblical Womanhood (Rachel Held Evans)
Fully Alive (Elizabeth Oldfield)
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Resources:
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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In our next episode, we'll be discussing Genesis 3:14-21
Sep 13, 2025
Sep 13, 2025
57 min
Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians.
In episode 6 we take a panoramic look at Paul's the letter to the Colossians, with specific reference to chapters 1-2 before zooming into Colossians 1:15-29.
There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the passage, The Cloud and 90sToNow.
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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The Bible Project (Philippians)
The Message of Philippians (BST) (Alec Motyer)
Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters (Tom Wright)
In The Name of Jesus (Henri Nouwen)
A Call To Spiritual Reformation (D A Carson)
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Resources:
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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In our next episode, we'll be discussing Colossians: 3-4 with particular emphasis on Colossians 3:1-17.
Aug 30, 2025
Aug 30, 2025
1hr 1 min
Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians.
In episode 5 we take a panoramic look at Paul's the letter to the Philippians, with specific reference to chapters 3-4 before zooming into Philippians 3:1-14.
There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the passage, The Cloud and 90sToNow.
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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The Bible Project (Philippians)
The Message of Philippians (BST) (Alec Motyer)
Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters (Tom Wright)
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Resources:
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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In our next episode, we'll be discussing Colossians: 1-2 with particular emphasis on Colossians 1:15-29.
Aug 9, 2025
Aug 9, 2025
1hr 1 min
Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians.
In episode 4 we take a panoramic look at Paul's the letter to the Philippians, with specific reference to chapters 1-2 before zooming into Philippians 2_1-18.
There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the passage, The Cloud and 90sToNow.
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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The Bible Project (Philippians)
The Message of Philippians (BST) (Alec Motyer)
Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters (Tom Wright)
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Resources:
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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In our next episode, we'll be discussing Philippians 3-4 with particular emphasis on Philippians 3:1-14
Jul 26, 2025
Jul 26, 2025
1hr 3 min
Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians.
In episode 2 we take a panoramic look at the letter to the Ephesians, with specific reference to chapters 5-6 before zooming into Ephesians 6:10-20.
There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the passage, The Cloud and 90sToNow.
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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The Message of Ephesians (John Stott)
Naming The Powers (Walter Wink)
Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters (Tom Wright)
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Resources:
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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In our next episode, we'll be discussing Philippians 1-2 with particular emphasis on Philippians 2:1-18.
Jul 12, 2025
Jul 12, 2025
57 min
Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians.
In episode 2 we take a panoramic look at the letter to the Ephesians, with specific reference to chapters 3-4 before zooming into Ephesians 3:14-4:13.
There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the passage, The Cloud and 90sToNow.
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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The Anxious Generation (Jonathan Haidt)
The Familiar Stranger (Tyler Staton)
The Forgotten Ways (Alan Hirsch)
Paul for Everyone: The Prison Letters (Tom Wright)
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Resources:
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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In our next episode, we'll be discussing Ephesians 5-6 with particular emphasis on Ephesians 6:10-20.
Jun 28, 2025
Jun 28, 2025
55 min
Letters for Life is the title of Season Eight of The Outspoken Bible as Fiona, Jen and Neil examine three of Paul's New Testament letters - Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians.
In episode 1 we take a panoramic look at the letter to the Ephesians, with specific reference to chapters 1-2 before zooming into Ephesians 1:3-14.
There are new segments to enjoy including the reading of the passage, The Cloud and 90sToNow.
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 for Everyone: The Prison Letters (Tom Wright)
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Resources:
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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In our next episode, we'll be discussing Ephesians 3-4 with particular emphasis on Ephesians 3:14-4:13.
Jun 7, 2025
Jun 7, 2025
1hr 5 min
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In chapter 16 we encounter the full breadth of the people of God in Rome. There are men and women, enslaved and free people, Jews, Greeks and Romans. In this episode we delve into what we know about some of these characters and finally reach a conclusion to the letter to the Romans. There's an Instant Preach from Jen on Joshua 24:14 and an intriguing Jeneral Knowledge question about what Jesus was wearing when he emerged from the tomb.
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:
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Get in touch here or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Our next season will be based on the books of Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians.
May 24, 2025
May 24, 2025
59 min
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In chapter 15 we continue our discussion from the previous episode on weakness and strength before moving on to discuss how Paul begins to reach the end of his letter to the Romans. There's an Instant Preach from Neil on 1 John 1:9 and a Jeneral Knowledge question about disability and our bodies in heaven.
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)
Mark Oestreicher books
Embodied (Preston Sprinkle)
The Quiet Revival (The Bible Society)
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Resources:
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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 15.
May 10, 2025
May 10, 2025
55 min
Season Seven of The Outspoken Bible sees Fiona, Jen and Neil take on the challenge of discussing Paul's epistle to the Romans.
In chapter 14 we discuss weakness and strength in matters of conscience with a heavy emphasis on food. There's an Instant Preach from Fiona on Jeremiah 29 and a Jeneral Knowledge question about God's right hand.
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 15.