By Pat Finlow2024-12-11T11:16:00
In a time when many are turning away from secularism, Glen Scrivener’s How to Speak Life: Sharing Your Faith in 3-2-1 offers Christians timely and practical guidance in evangelism, says Pat Finlow
Some of the most intriguing stories in recent times highlight how many people are becoming disillusioned with a purely secular framework for life and are instead showing a renewed curiosity and interest about faith.
Reflecting on these accounts, I’m reminded of the wonderful verse 1 Chronicles 12 where the Tribe of Issachar: “understood the times and knew what Israel should do” . It prompted me to ask: am I equipped to respond wisely and insightfully to this cultural moment of spiritual curiosity?? With this question in mind, I turned to Glen Scrivener’s latest book How to Speak Life: Sharing Your Faith in 3-2-1 (10Publishing)
Structured to align with the 3-2-1 online video course and accompanying books, Scrivener’s latest offering is designed to encourage and equip Christians who want to share their faith with friends and family but who may lack confidence or struggle to find the right words.
Drawing on the parable of the sower in Matthew 13, Scrivener explains that his goal is to fill our pockets with seeds
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When one of his youth group declared he was “the main character,” it struck a chord with Rev Jamie Sewell. Too often, Christians see themselves as the saviour - rather than pointing to the one who can really save. Let’s stop living as if it all depends on us and embrace the freedom Christ brings
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Fatherlessness is one of the most damaging yet overlooked issues of our time, says pastor and author John Woods. In Good Bad No Dad, he combines personal experience, biblical insight, and moving testimonies to show how the “father deficit” shapes lives and where true healing can be found.
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In the face of evil and suffering, is belief in God still morally justifiable? No, says Kemi Badenoch who last week admitted losing her Christian faith following the revelations of Josef Fritzl’s crimes. In this response, Andrew Ollerton says that rejecting God because of evil is to saw off the very branch we are sitting on
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Celine Song’s latest film follows a successful New York matchmaker as she pairs people up by reducing them to numbers such as age, height and salary. But God doesn’t do this, says Giles Gough, and neither should Christians looking for love
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When Beth Appleby received a devastating prenatal diagnosis, she faced it with grief, grit and faith. Carrying Hope is a moving story of holding onto God in the darkest of valleys, says Lisa Skinner
2025-08-08T09:44:00Z By Emma Fowle
You don’t need to love silence or structure to enjoy Faith Habits and How to Form Them. With warmth and clarity, Emma Timms offers an accessible guide to deeper spiritual practices for any stage of faith, says our reviewer
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