Adrian Warnock - a Christian Podcast

This is a sermon preached by my grandfather I believe in the 1960s. He was a tent preacher with the Counties Evangelists, based in Suffolk working with the Brethren. He has a large heritage of Christian descendants. You can hear his sermon here or read more about him: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2008/05/edwin-millington-warnock-founder-of/

Both presidential candidates are routinely described by the other party as being a threat to the existence of democracy.  Why are we surprised that someone took it upon themselves to try and remove one of them? It is time for the political temperature in the USA to be turned down. The level of hatred and division on both sides of the political divide is way too high at the moment. The attempt on Trump's life has demonstrated just how febrile the situation is. Some of the reaction to Trump's surviving this attack is very concerning.  Many have forgotten that someone was killed, two were critically injured, that Secret Service Agents immediately surrounded Trump willing to take a second bullet for him. READ MORE HERE: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2024/07/assassination-attempt-trump-and-biden-must-call-for-peace/

Adrian talks with John Stevens, a leading UK christian. We spoke about servant leadership, a phrase used by Sir Keir Starmer but which ought to be deeply rooted in Church leadership. The mature Christian or pastor ought not to be remote, strong, entrepreneurial and untouchable but rather someone who knows what it is to have human weaknesses and go through human sufferings, and yet to find Christ in the midst. If you are a pastor or church member who is struggling with feeling you are failing to meet the expectations you have put on yourself this discussion will serve you well. Also available on YouTube https://youtu.be/IcUrcXEuoTE

Barnabas Piper grew up as a son of John Piper and with that surname came many expectations. Divorce wasn't one of them. But God wasn't finished with him, now he is remarried and a pastor. Video also available on Facebook YouTube and Patheos.com where there is also a transcript. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2024/06/barnabas-piper-pastors-kid-divorcee-and-minister/  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adrian-warnock/message

The response to my series on divorce and remarriage and Dave Bish's sermon have been hugely encouraging.  We thought it might be interesting to have a podcast style conversation about it.  I hope this will be helpful for you if you are going through divorce right now, if you did so years ago, or if you would like to learn how to better support others.  What does the Bible say about divorce and remarriage and how can Christians help reduce the stigma associated with it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adrian-warnock/message

We explore issues related to our risk of infections including COVD-19. Some of the issues we discuss are controversial and others would have different opinions. Each of us have to make our own decisions in consultation with our own doctors. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Worried about omnicrom? Listen to this update on our four step plan to keep blood cancer patients and others with imnmune compromise safe: Warn, Test, Protect, Treat. Monoclonal antibodies and antivirals rapidly becoming available. Find out how YOU can get them. LEARN MORE AT https://bloodcanceruncensored.com/?s=COVID --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Adrian interviews El who spent the COVID19 pandemic being treated for Hodgkin Lymphoma. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Ebisidor Rasaki Nabena and Adrian Warnock talk about what it is like to be helping Nathaniel Nabena prepare for his forthcoming life saving stem cell transplant. His faith and hope are tangible but also based in the reality of the challenges they still face as a family. The many miracles to date inspire confidence in the future. I trust this will also inspire your hope in whatever challenges you are facing. It is OK to also have tears at times. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Join the celebration as Adrian Warnock is joined by dad Ebisidor Rasaki Nabena and the family’s first supporter Sharyn MJ who is the driving force behind Nathaniel’s Angels and a publicity guru. Thank you to every single one of you who have donated, liked and shared. Don’t stop now. We do need to make sure that there is a buffer (in case he needs more treatment than hoped) and I know the family is keen to be able to also bless others. We will keep following this story as we pray Nathaniel has a smooth journey through his Stem cell transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital. You can also see the video: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Nathaniel Nabena who is a nine year old who found himself in the right place at the right time when a very rare and very aggressive form of blood cancer attacked him. Just 100 children a year are diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) a year in the UK. Imagine the odds that one of them should be a young boy who just happened to be in the country visiting to get a prosthetic eye fitted for a different condition. Without modern medical treatment of chemotherapy, venetoclax and a stem cell transplant death would be certain. This would not have been available in Nigeria where he lived. In London Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the top places in the world to deal with this. Whilst he is not eligible for treatment under the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), doctors at the world-famous hospital have waived their fees dramatically reducing the cost to save this life. One of the UK’s most popular national newspapers, The Mirror and its sister publication the Sunday People have been behind this case since February. Thanks to the generosity of their readers and others the initial chemotherapy has been paid for and was very successful. But without another £200,000 being raised in the next ten days the window will close on following this treatment up with a stem cell transplant. He has a match which is itself a miracle. This treatment may well be curative and allow him to live a normal life. Listen, like, comment and share on all social media platforms and please donate if you can on GoFundMe. https://www.gofundme.com/f/treatnathaniel https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-family-boy-9-leukaemia-24020743 https://bloodcanceruncensored.com/adrian-interviews-father-of-9-year-old-aml-patient-with-10-days-to-save-his-life/ Video also available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eumKBaCLcaw and https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=external&v=3905098316240808 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

The challenges, the pitfalls, the lessons learnt from over 20 years of a personal journey and learning from others through her work Patient Power Join me as I interview Esther Schorr who is married to Andrew Schorr. Video is available at https://bloodcanceruncensored.com/how-can-patients-and-their-partners-or-carers-best-approach-a-blood-cancer-diagnosis-together/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Right now 1 in 30 Londoners are infective for COVID19 and the NHS here is in crisis. What do we know about how the body fights this disease. Why do some people end up in hospital? How can a blood saturation monitor help you? What do we know about antibodies?How anti Covid spike protein antibodies are key to understanding the vaccine, monoclonal antibodies and also why some people with impaired immune systems such blood cancer don’t make antibodies and so tend to have more severe illness. I also refer to my personal experience of failing a vaccine trial and needing to start soon on IVIG as well as enrolling in a monoclonal antibody covid19 prevention trial. An introduction to a series of articles on http://bloodcanceruncensored.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

This second discussion with our friendly physicist atheist was still not a slugfest (you can also see part one). We both intended to show that we can disagree agreeably. By the end I felt that in Billy Whizz I had a new friend. We spoke about absolute truth, morality, hope, and suffering. So covered loads of grounds. I feel I understood his perspective and I hope he understood mine. It is sad how rarely something like this happens, and if it inspires you to have a similar conversation, perhaps with a friend who does not believe in Jesus, we will both be encouraged. Is there anything we didn't cover you would have liked us to? You can also watch the video: https://admin.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/08/adrian-meets-billy-the-atheist-the-rematch/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

This episode is a discussion with a new friend I have met as a result of my recent COVID19 article. Billy Whizz (Richard Harvey) is an atheist with a physics degree described by a mutual facebook friend as a seeker after truth. Billy asked a couple of questions in the comments section including whether I was really implying only Christians could be scientists (I wasn't of course!) And it seemed to me that this would be a great person to have a conversation with. This video mostly focussed on what we agree on. The need to be thoughful of others not just yourself in this epidemic. Just how big a problem this really is for the world. And our shared concern about conspiracy theorists. We did discuss to what extent Christianity had been behind the resurgence of Science in Europe. Martin Luther and the printing press even got a mention. I really enjoyed this conversation so much we are thinking of doing another. What would you like an atheist and a Christian to talk about? What questions should I put to Billy or he put to me? We proved today that it IS possible to talk about things when you have very different beliefs. Oh that we as Society would relearn how to disagree agreeably. I hope you enjoy this. The video is also available here: https://patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/08/corona-truth-tel…illy-the-atheist/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

This episode is about Christians and truth-telling about COVID19. The response has been very encouraging. It seems that many people share my concerns about how some Christians have been sharing things that are simply not true about COVID19 conspiracy theories. One point of clarification - I have since learnt that this is not an American-only problem. There are indeed some UK Christians sharing such things also, I just haven't noticed them in my feed. And there are also of course many USA Christians who would hold a similar pro-science pro-truth line to what I am trying to share in this podcast and the article on which it is based. The Video and original article can be found here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/08/christians-must-stop-lying-about-covid19/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

A very difficult childhood. Bereaved of her father at the age of nine. Taken into care. A teenage rebel. Bereaved again of her beloved sister when a young mum. Ten years of severe chronic pain due to a degenerative back condition requring multiple operations. Damaged beyond repair? Lost her faith? Absolutely not! Listen to this interview and prepare to be inspired as you face your own emotional challenges. Video also available: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/07/coping-with-lifes-challenges-the-role-of-friends-and-therapy/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Join me as I interview leading Christian thinker and author Prof John Lennox. What does human and artificial intelligence tell us about the existance of God and our place in the universe? We mention Dr. Jordan B. Peterson several times during this discussion as well as Timothy Keller . Few people are really challenging the roots of our defective modern culture more than Peterson, Keller, and Lennox. The goal is to stimulate people to really think. This discussion is not hard to follow, we do not use complex terms, but I pray it will help you explore your most fundamental assumptions about the meaning of life, and in particular our place in the universe. We talk about a personal relationship with God, and how whilst suffering poses us questions, to give an atheist answer doesn't take away the pain it only takes away the hope. The video is also available: https://admin.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/06/live-john-lennox-on-suffering-hope-and-intelligence --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Something special is happening here in Britain. Similar reports are coming in from around the world. I never imagined I would be able to type the next sentence: Since lock down 1 in 4 British people have attended an online service. That is an astonishing figure. And if you look at young adults the proportion is even higher at one in three! All this was reported in The Guardian which is not exactly known for being pro-church. And in breaking news this morning, 70% of church leaders report a rise in church attendance. For sure if they all turn up the first week after lockdown our buildings will be completely swamped and overwhelmed. Some churches are having double the number of virtual attendees than they did back “in real life”. See this article for more background to the interview: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/06/covid-19-revival/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Listen to this if you need a bit of hope from one of the World's Leading Experts in CLL. Just how risky is catching COVID19 for blood cancer patients? Should we be stuck indoors alone for many more months? Can we begin to cautiously emerge? How do we wiegh the very real risk from COVID-19, against the very real costs of shielding which include risks to people's health and even life. Prof Peter Hillmen urges people who get sick to come to hospital as normal and explains how doctors and nurses are working hard to keep people safe. We talk about the so-called entry strategy including vaccines, antibody tests, how to know if it is safe to go out, and his optimistic view that shielding will likely be gradually relaxed rather than suddenly lifted at the end of June. He believes that soon Covid19 will be behind us all and be remembered as a strange blip that caused a lot of trouble but which got eradicated --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Watch this friendly and easy to understand two part interview with one of the top specialist doctors in the World on this form of blood cancer. Prof Hillmen explained why treatment is often not offered initially, how that can be very worrying for patients, and how they decide when it is time to consider treatment. He explained that there are currently two strategies: to try and aim to get rid of the disease as much as possible or even cure CLL (FCR or venetoclax containing combinations) , the second is to try and to co-exist with it under control (ibrutinib or acalabrutinib) https://youtu.be/19IWLxbFg2A We discussed the need to have skilled expert care available to at least advise your doctors at crucial times. Some local teams will work very closely with the top experts and refer to them for help with unusual problems and to consider for clinical trials when appropriate. Prof Hillmen has a very personable friendly manner, and explained some complicated things in a very simple user-friendly way. Prof Hillmen has worked in clinical research to find new treatments for Chronic Lymphocytic since the 1990s. He is optimistic for our future. Like other blood cancers we are now seeing patients living a lot longer than earlier in his disease. He said "the outcome in terms of lifespan is now similar to patients without CLL". However, he doesn't minimise the impact this condition can have on people due to increased infection risk and fatigue. Both of these can happen even quite early in the disease. He explained, "CLL is a disease of the immune system getting quite old and tired, really." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Put this on repeat and relax. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Grabbed some time with Andrew Schorr from Patient Power. Was great to hear about how he was one of the first cohort of patients to be treated with FCR chemotherapy for CLL, a form of blood cancer, a couple of decades ago. He hadn't expected to survive his Blood Cancer this long, nor to get a second one and be successfully treated for that too. This is a story of hope. And a story of a man convinced that the Universe spared him for a purpose and a mission. As he said doctors better listen to him and his patient friends, or else! Be encouraged. Be inspired to give something back to the Blood Cancer community and to go on learning together. Watch video here https://bloodcanceruncensored.com/super-survivor-andrew-schorr-beat-two-blood-cancers-and-is-still-fighting-for-patients/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Dr Brian Koffman is a modern day pioneer, married to Patty who is the co-founder with him of perhaps one of the most remarkable patient groups around CLL Society Inc.. It is an absolute privilege to have both of them frequenting our little corner of the web, and even more so that he agreed to be interviewed (often Brian is the one doing the interviewing). The conversation was deep and rich and you can see it right here on this page. We spoke about matters of faith, altruism and how actually putting others interests above yours is just enlightened self interest. Listen here or watch and Video and read article: https://bloodcanceruncensored.com/brian-koffmans-spiritual-and-scientific-journey-through-an-aggressive-blood-cancer/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Is my prayer a shopping list, worrying out loud, or “Let your kingdom come, let your will be done IN AND THROUGH ME as it is in heaven”? Ask not what God can do for you but what you can do for God. Video and text available: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/05/pray-for-gods-kingdom/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Here is Bible saturated wisdom in the form of meditations which will help you calm your heart and focus on the presence of Jesus. Today I interviewed Naomi Trenier and Mark Wagner both from the Soultime app. We spoke about calming your heart, dealing with feeling like you are in a mess, and an explanation of why its time we reclaim meditation as an originally Christian concept. I have calmed and quieted my soul (Psalm 131:2) Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. (Genesis 24:63) I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; (Psalm 63:6). Video is also available: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/04/do-you-need-some-soul-time/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

This is how we ended the much longer version of my interview on Christian Meditation with Naomi and Mark from SoulTime. Full interview video and audio available: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/04/do-you-need-some-soul-time/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

How do we handle it when we can't achieve what we wanted to? This morning my friend Keno Ogbo the founder of Tiny Life Moments wrote here on Facebook about how to handle the being in the moment during lockdown rather than rushing to the next to do list and stressing about tomorrow. Many of us can't achieve what we want to right now, and of course Covid19 confronts all of us with our frailty and mortality. I was inspired by her comments which I include below, and decided it would be fun to interview her some more about this. You can also watch the video on my blog. https://patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/04/lockdown-broke-my-to-do-list/ ‎ Keno's Facebook Post I woke up thinking..... A few years ago, if I woke up in 'lockdown,' I would have had a long list of things to do, I would have been working furiously on a 'post-lockdown' plan. I would have been creating, strategizing, promoting ... and that sounds like the right thing to do, doesn't it. But today, I wake up in the moment, find my sanity in the moment, accept the moment as-is, be grateful for the moment - and then I rise in the strength of the moment and shine! 'Shine' may be going on a walk, or chatting to a friend, or writing in the 'artists way' or catching up on Netflix or a fitness session. 'Shine' is not performing, or living up to false ambitions, or being controlled by to-do lists. Shine is not based on external expectations. 'Shine' is not faking it. 'Shine ' is putting forward your very best self in the moment ... so perhaps the question to ask is 'what is my best self - in this moment?' Good morning and have a 'shiny' day. More from Keno I am Keno - Blog Tiny Life Moments - group blog Did you like Emerald Green? Death is a door.. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Interview with my friend Julio Abraham the CEO of Derby City Mission. They have been housing 40 homeless people in a hotel on behalf of the government during this Coronavirus lockdown. We chatted about demonstrating the love of God during this time. Video on Facebook. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

We chatted about their new hymn “Christ our Hope in Life and Death” and their hymn singing livestream as a family now they are isolated due to coronavirus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

What is revival? Could God use the current situation to pour out a special blessing on the Church? In this wide ranging interview we talk about the Lewis revival, and an experience I had when I was a child at school. I also recount a time Terry Virgo mentioned feeling something of a touch of revival hearing Lloyd-Jones preach. I hope this interview may stir up in you a hunger for personal spiritual renewal and corporate revival. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

I went live on Facebook to talk about some practical tips and some science regarding the Coronavirus situation in the UK. I will end this article with some links to other articles discussed in the video. I mentioned that there is shortly going to be an Online Revival Conference. Practically, I also mentioned New Covent Garden Market is offering delivery to the UK of fruit and veg etc. Also Sainsbury’s have a vulnerable person priority list you might be able to get on to for delivery slots (others will follow I’m sure). Also try local dairys some of which are able to deliver also. And if you are in need of help don’t be ashamed to ask community volunteers for support. In terms of keeping up with the news, there are two resources I tend to follow most of all. The Coronavirus Newscast / podcast from the BBC is well worth a listen or watch. It’s on every day as an audio on BBC sounds or your podcast platform of choice and on the iPlayer as video once a week. I have also been watching Dr John Campbell on YouTube. “‘I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.’” ‭‭John‬ ‭16:33‬ ‭NIVUK‬‬ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Rich asked to turn the tables on me and ask the questions for a change. We go through my story, including the roots that go back to my Christian grandparents one of whom was a Scottish tent preacher, and my childhood growing up in the Newfrontiers movement. We also talk about what it has been like for me to experience my life coming to an abrupt halt through sickness. I almost feel now that the rest of the Western World is learning something of how life can be awkwardly interrupted when we least except it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

I previously worked for home for a decade. Suddenly many are being told to do so or to self-isolate because of #coronavirus through no choice of their own. Whilst the first few days can feel like liberation, there are lots of challenges to being forced not to go into the office. I am joined by Rich Johnston as we share practical and spiritual tips to thrive at this time. See Twenty tips for working from home and self isolating https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2020/03/how-to-work-from-home-or-self-isolate/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Are you anxious about the coronavirus? Want to learn how to do a digital detox? Have you personal struggles with your health, anxiety or depression? Or are you just stuck in the rat race, and want to find a way to disconnect, or rather reconnect with God and who you are meant to be? The founder of ChristianMindfulness.co.uk joins Adrian for a detailed discussion about Christian contemplation, and rediscovering the deeply spiritual roots of our faith. Listen to it here first. Video and transcript coming soon at http://adrianwarnock.com If you have any questions or comments or suggestions for a future podcast send Adrian a voice memo here: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Sermon Adrian peached a few years ago on what it means to be a peacemaker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Jesus was not only prophet priest and king he was the master evangelist as well. Listen to an old sermon that Adrian preached a number of years ago on his encounter with the Samaritan woman --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

In some circles today we can over-react to certain extreme teachings and feel nervous about even talking about faith, but as Hebrews 11 tells us, without faith it is impossible to please God! We must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. So, if you are eager to please God, finding out about and pursuing faith is a vital thing to do. This is a Adrian sermon preached in 2013 about faith: You can read the notes here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2013/07/three-phases-of-faith-2-kings-4/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Are you sick? Do you believe that God can and does heal? But do you want to avoid the excess of those who tell you if you have enough faith you will be healed? Has someone told you that sickness was part of God's best plan for you to be sick? Hear why that is simply not true. This podcast I now available for the first time in audio form having previously been a Facebook Live video. You can read the two articles this episode is based on: Audacious Promises that God will Heal You: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2017/10/audacious-promises-that-god-will-heal-you/ Top Ten Tips for those seeking God's healing: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2017/10/top-ten-healing-dos-donts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Meditation based on Psalms‬ ‭46:10-11‬ Be still, And Know, That I am God. Stop, Pause, Sit down, Kneel. Or even lie down. Rest a while, Be still. Or, as you calm your mind, Come walk with me. Unplug the internet, Come meet with me. Put down your phone, Gaze upon my throne. And as we wander together, Just as I did with your first parents, In the cool of the day. Let your eyes feast, On my grass, My flowers, My trees, My sky, My rivers, My oceans, My mountains, My valleys. My sun warms you, My love softening your heart. My wind cools you, My breath in your lungs. Sweep away dusty cobwebs, As you breathe, In and Out. My Spirit filling you, Your stress leaving you. Notice the force and pressure, Connecting you with the ground beneath. Feel the way your body is supported. Gravity pulls you down. The Earth pushes you up. You cannot fall. By my design. I will never let you down. I lifted you from sinking sand. I placed you on the Rock, which is higher than you. I am your refuge, Your stronghold, Your salvation. It is my arms that hold you, Nobody can snatch you away. And as you are still before me, Know who you are, Know who I am. I am God. You are not. Still your restless mind. As worries arise, Just let them just pass by. As you turn your your gaze to me. Give your fears to me, Because I care for you. My peace that defies understanding, Enveloping you in my love. Are you feeling low? I know your pain, I carried your griefs. Yet in your sadness, Let my joy spark bringing life. The joy of community, Eternity past to eternity future. Springing up abundantly, Love of the Trinity, Now poured out to you. My joy will be your strength, It will never be extinguished, No matter how much sorrow you face. Slow down your hurry, Let your frustration be still. My peace lasts for eternity. One day, I will make all things new. Let hope bubble like a fountain, No more pain! No more suffering! No more separation! In just a little while, You will see me face to face. All questions will evaporate, As you bathe in my eternal glory. But till that day, Your problems are my problems, Your sicknesses are mine to heal. Him who knew no sin became sin for you. I carried them all in my body. Broken for you, Raised again for you. Enthroned on high, Ruling on high, Turning everything, Yes everything, Around for good. For those who love me, Those I have called, To be with me, For eternity. And even now, I will be exalted, In all the Earth. That includes you, And those you love. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Back in 2008, which is surely the very dark ages of the Internet, I recorded what was one of the first cross-Atlantic internet-based video interview to be shared on a Christian blog. It was with Ed Stetzer and really should have been a podcast, but until today it has only been available in piecemeal bits of video. If you have ever wanted to really get to know Ed Stetzer why not have a listen. I think I would like to record some more of this kind of material in the future. I hope I don't get Ed into any trouble for sharing any views of his that may have changed in the intervening years! We spoke about many subjects including technology and our then amazement at being able to communicate in that way church planting If missional and apostolic are synonymous (the word missionary is the Latin word used in the vulgate Bible to translate apostle from the Greek) The Atonement The state of the church (find out if we worried about the same things back then we worry about now What it means to "want it all" when it comes to church Preaching Contextualization How to build truly multicultural churches. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Are you in complete service to God as Kanye West now describes himself?  If #JesusIsKing we should surely be his obedient subjects.  Or do you effectively see God as your servant to meet your needs? Sometimes a new Christian cuts right through the Christian jargon, and our over familiarity with the truth. When was the last time you heard a believer talk about serving Jesus? About obeying him?  Read the article or watch the video here: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2019/10/jesus-is-king-so-serve-him   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

The most important Christian album ever. That’s what some are calling Kanye West’s Jesus is King which has erupted onto the internet this weekend. Those of us who are oldies and out of touch with modern culture might not realise just how potentially impactful such a giga-celebrity conversion and album release might turn out to be. Our youth are, however, much more aware of just how much of an impact Kayne West might make as a born again Christian and much of this episode was inspired by a conversation I had with some of my own children. You can watch the video or read the article this podcast was based on over on my blog just search "Patheos Adrian" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Almost exactly ten years ago Matt Chandler collapsed and was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor. How did that experiecne change him and the church that he leads? We discuss this and a new book he has published on the subject, Joy in Sorrow. Matt is the pastor of The Village Church We discuss what helps and doesn’t help people who are suffering. We talk about spiritual challenges suffering brings, how to walk with God through the middle of it. Video is also available on YouTube as well as a full transcript. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

So far has the Lord helped me. An update on my health situation which is looking really quite good as I am now in remission. This was shared six months after the end of chemotherapy for blood cancer. It was originally a Facebook Live episode and you can also read the transcript. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

One thing Rachel did for me was help to break the stereotype that only people who thought similarly to me take the Bible seriously. I never met her but I did enjoy very much recording a discussion with her and Owen Strachan for the Unbelievable? radio show which demonstrated her warmth and openness of heart. The sudden death of popular Christian blogger Rachel Held Evans at age 37 has shocked the English speaking Church online. Rachel was a mother, wife, author, and our sister in Christ. Earth has lost a strong voice. Heaven has gained a daughter of the King. Rachel’s death at such a young age reminds us all that we cannot assume we will live on Earth for ever. Are we ready to meet our Lord as she now has? We grieve for her young family, and we feel the gap she leaves online. We grieve, but we do so with hope. As a believer in the physical resurrection of Jesus I am confident that she is with Jesus right now, awaiting his return. Provocatively and accurately she said “I have come to regard with some suspicion those who claim that the Bible never troubles them. I can only assume this means they haven’t actually read it.”― A Year of Biblical Womanhood I never met her but I did enjoy very much recording a discussion with her and Owen Strachan for the Unbelievable? radio show which demonstrated her warmth and openness of heart. Rachel’s writing had previously inspired me to write on the spectrum of views on gender roles in the church. Reading blogs by writers like Rachel taught me that there was a broader range of views on these issues than I had previously thought . Here is the recording of that radio show in honour of her memory: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

This is the audio from a Facebook Live post I recorded in Jan 2019. In it I shared about what had been going on so far for me in 2019. My year so far has been dominated by my health situation and I talk about that, but also by the 21 days of prayer, and the Manifest Presence Conference at the church I am part of. We have had a great time at church (even tho I have had to miss some fo the meetings). I also share below some of the sermons that have blessed us greatly so far this year at Jubilee as we have been in a time of special blessing: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Based on a Facebook Live post sent out before Christmas midway through chemotherapy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Earlier in this week before I recorded this I posted about how Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters SO he waited. I believe in a God who heals. I also believe he heals not just miraculously but by doctors and the medicines they develop. On and off this year I have been sharing the story of my journey with blood cancer. Now I am about to start the next phase. So on the 11 October I will be starting chemotherapy with FCR on the Flair study. Oliver Cromwell used to say to his troops before they went into battle “Trust in God but keep your gunpowder dry”. So this is me keeping my gunpowder dry. I thought you might like to see this Facebook Live video of me speaking about it: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

My doctors have said they soon want me to begin treatment with chemotherapy or related medicines. So I finally decided to sign the consent form for a clinical trial, the FLAIR study. Oddly I feel a huge sense of relief as it’s been clear for a while that treatment was coming for me. I’m at peace. I’m hopeful. I’m praying that my treatment will lead to me FEELING loads better. My CLL cells don’t realize that right about now is when we start fighting back. They have no idea what’s about to hit them! No more passively waiting whilst they do their best to destroy my health and quality of life! I am happy to take whatever the computer randomly chooses for me. This is because I believe that the hand of God will lie behind the machine and ensure that I get the right treatment for me. Video is availalbe if you visit Facebook. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message

Suffering will come at some stage in every Christian’s life. It is not something that should surprise us though it often does. When it does it will either drive you deeper in your relationship with God or turn you away from him. Your call which… Although I was shaken, I wasn't actually destroyed. As part of Blood Cancer Awareness Month I am supporting Leukaemia Care’s Spot Leukaemia campaign and talking about the need to recognise symptoms in yourself and get help early, as well as my experiences as a Christian going through it. In a raw and open half an hour interview recorded for Premier Christianity Magazine’s Podcast I speak openly about the uncertainty I face at the moment. 16 months ago the Christian author and blogger Adrian Warnock was diagnosed with a slow growing form of blood cancer. In this candid interview, Adrian opens up about how his faith has been tested since receiving the news, what he thinks about healing and why he believes every Christian must prepare for times of suffering. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adrian-warnock/message