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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.
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Saturday Jan 29, 2022
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
The Outspoken Bible is back for a fourth season. Join Fiona, Neil and Jen as they talk their way through the gospel of John in pursuit of old truths and fresh insights.
This episode maps the terrain of what will follow with a discussion about the magnificent prologue that begins the gospel. There's a Glover's Off about saintly poetry and a Gem from Jen about unpacking the Bible with teenagers. Plus keep listening for an impromptu rant about a national treasure's take on the universe. Welcome back!
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Light and Life resources
An End To The Darkness story podcast and resources
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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If you're reading along with us, then next time we'll be talking about the rest of chapter one - John 1:19-51. You can order copies of Light and Life from Scottish Bible Society.
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
The eighth and final episode in our season of conversations about Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
After a Glover’s Off about rivers and their sources, we round off our series with discussion of the book of Malachi, and a Gem from Jen about persevering in difficult times.
In 2022 we’ll be back talking about the Book of John. You can read ahead here and you can order copies of Light and Life from Scottish Bible Society.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Light and Life resources
An End To The Darkness story podcast and resources
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Reading ahead? Next time we'll be talking about John.
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
The seventh in our season of conversations about Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
We're talking about dreams and visions in this episode, so after some chat about our dreams, there's a Glover's Off on naff Christmas services, and later on a Gem from Jen on children in an inter-generational church community.
The main discussion is on the book of Zechariah, a book that we don't often hear preached on. What do we do with the difficulties we encounter here? What about misogyny? And what on earth can we find here to help us in our current situation?
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Christmas Journeys resources
An End To The Darkness story podcast and resources
Children in an Intergenerational Church Community (Darren Philip)
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Reading ahead? Next time we'll be talking about Zechariah.
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
Sunday Dec 12, 2021
The sixth in our season of conversations about Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
After an update on various causes for celebrations, there's a Glover's Off and a poem about the wonders of geese. Discussion then turns to Nehemiah 8-13. Jen's Gem is all about putting the theory of integration into practice.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Christmas Journeys resources
An End To The Darkness story podcast and resources
FoolproofHope26 (Instagram/Facebook)
Will Our Children Have Faith? (John Westerhoff)
Youthwork Magazine on John Westerhoff
Introduction to Vygotsky
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Reading ahead? Next time we'll be talking about Zechariah.
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
The fifth in our season of conversations about Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
After an unexpectedly detailed updates on people's vaccine status, there's a Glover's Off about the joys of Northern Ireland. Discussion then turns to Nehemiah 1-7 before Jen shares a Gem about imagining the Bible.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Christmas Journeys resources
An End To The Darkness story podcast and resources
Seven Sacred Spaces (George Lints)
Garden City (John Mark Comer)
Christianity and Climate Change (Tearfund/Katharine Hayhoe)
FoolproofHope26 (Instagram/Facebook)
How We Read The Bible (Mark Laidlaw)
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Reading ahead? Next time we'll be talking about Nehemiah 8-13
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
The fourth in our season of conversations about Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
After a catch-up on life and some information about SBS Christmas resources, there's a Glover's Off about COP26. Discussion then turns to Ezra 7-10 before Jen shares a Gem about the importance of letting go of the young people in our care.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Christmas Journeys resources
An End To The Darkness story podcast and resources
FoolproofHope26 (Instagram/Facebook)
The Bible Tells Me So (Peter Enns)
A Year of Biblical Womanhood (Rachel Held Evans)
Judaism: A Very Short Introduction (Norman Solomon)
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Reading ahead? Next time we'll be talking about Nehemiah 1-7
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
The third in our season of conversations about Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
After an overview of some SB resources, we hear how Neil has narrowly avoided offended the Forestry Commission and later Jen has a gem about how to help young people hear from God.
Meanwhile the main part of the discussion centres around the book of Haggai. With only two chapters, it's a short read, but it's packed with challenge for all three presenters.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Christmas Journeys resources
An End To The Darkness story podcast and resources
Everything Happens For A Reason (Kate Bowler)
The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill (Christianity Today)
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Reading ahead? Next time we'll be talking about Ezra 7-10.
Saturday Oct 09, 2021
Saturday Oct 09, 2021
The second in a new season of conversations about Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
Beginning with some conversation about events that have shaped contemporary life for each of us, the discussion turns to the first 6 chapters of the Book of Ezra. Worship, sacred-secular divides, post-Covid priorities and the demise of the post-it note are all up for debate.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Humankind: A Hopeful History (Rutger Bregman)
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hans Rosling)
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Reading ahead? Next time we'll be talking about Haggai.
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
The first in a new season of conversations about Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
After a post-summer catch-up, conversation turns to the history of this part of the Old Testament.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Bible (Colin Sinclair)
Cadences of Home (Walter Brueggemann)
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box or by emailing outspoken@scottishbiblesociety.org.
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Reading ahead? Next time we'll be talking about Ezra 1-6.
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
The fifth of a five-part series to coincide with the publication of Joseph and the Triumph of Grace.
In this episode, Jen, Neil and Fiona talk about families and destiny as they tackle Genesis 46-50.
Read along with Genesis 37-50.
This episode was engineered and edited by Aimee Higgins.
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Show Notes
Everything Happens For A Reason(Kate Bowler)
Jennifer: A Life Precious To God (Karen Palmer)
Chosen: Lost and Found Between Christianity and Judaism (Giles Fraser)
Travels With A Stick: A Pilgrim's Journey To Santiago (Richard Frazer)
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Get in touch via the much heralded Buzz Box!
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Reading ahead? Why not pre-order Joseph and the Triumph of Grace from SBS?