Glen Scrivener is the Director of Speak Life, a UK-based organization that shares the love of Jesus through creative communication. He is a speaker, a producer of online content, and the author of several books. His latest book is The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality. In it, Glen makes the case that Western culture isn't as post-Christian as we may have thought.

Glen Scrivener is the Director of <a href="https://speaklife.org.uk/">Speak Life</a>, a UK-based organization that shares the love of Jesus through creative communication. He is a speaker, a producer of online content, and the author of several books. His latest book is <a href="https://store.rabbitroom.com/products/the-air-we-breathe-how-we-all-came-to-believe-in-freedom-kindness-progress-and-equality-1">The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality</a>. In it, Glen makes the case that Western culture isn't as post-Christian as we may have thought.

Conversations with writers about writing, hosted by Jonathan Rogers.

The Habit

The Habit Podcast

Glen Scrivener on the Origins of Contemporary Values

Joyce McPherson has written ten biographies–as well as several middle-grade novels–in 45 minute increments snatched from a busy life as a mother of nine and as a college instructor. Her most recent book is a biography of Jane Austen. In this episode, Joyce McPherson and Jonathan Rogers talk about how her mother convinced her to start writing for publication when she had two small children. We talk about research for biographies and historical fiction. And we talk about Joyce’s experiences with both traditional publishing and self-publishing.

<a href="https://joyce-mcpherson.blogspot.com/">Joyce McPherson</a> has written ten biographies&ndash;as well as several middle-grade novels&ndash;in 45 minute increments snatched from a busy life as a mother of nine and as a college instructor. Her most recent book is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8WK2ZTQ?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100">a biography of Jane Austen</a>. In this episode, Joyce McPherson and Jonathan Rogers talk about how her mother convinced her to start writing for publication when she had two small children. We talk about research for biographies and historical fiction. And we talk about Joyce&rsquo;s experiences with both traditional publishing and self-publishing.

Joyce McPherson Writes Books 45 Minutes at a Time

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/20bb645f-2244-4264-b448-b3d000d6f330/transcript

Winfield Bevins is an author, a visual artist, and the founding director of Creo Arts, a non-profit that exists to bring beauty, goodness, and truth to the world through the arts. His new book is How Beauty Will Save the World: Recovering the Power of the Arts for the Christian Life. In this episode, Winfield and Jonathan Rogers talk about how beauty will save the world. They also talk about a modern Renaissance of the arts, moving from beauty to truth, and making space for Sabbath rest.

Winfield Bevins is an author, a visual artist, and the founding director of <a href="https://www.creoarts.org/">Creo Arts</a>, a non-profit that exists to bring beauty, goodness, and truth to the world through the arts. His new book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-beauty-will-save-the-world-recovering-the-power-of-the-arts-for-the-christian-life-winfield-bevins/f6e3c5064b0ddec3?ean=9781964817101&amp;next=t">How Beauty Will Save the World: Recovering the Power of the Arts for the Christian Life</a>. In this episode, Winfield and Jonathan Rogers talk about how beauty will save the world. They also talk about a modern Renaissance of the arts, moving from beauty to truth, and making space for Sabbath rest.

Winfield Bevins Thinks Beauty Will Save the World

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/2908c7df-946c-44b0-8749-b3c900213900/transcript

Daniel Nayeri’s latest novel—The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story—recently received the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. In this episode Daniel speaks with Jonathan Rogers about Iran’s role in World War II, food writing, fathers, providence, the wisdom of children, and incompetent spies.

This episode is sponsored by The Habit Writer Development Cohorts, a six-week small-group intensive starting January 12. The Habit Writer Development Cohorts provide practical tools, insights, and encouragement that writers at all experience levels. 

Daniel Nayeri&rsquo;s latest novel&mdash;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-teacher-of-nomad-land-a-world-war-ii-story-daniel-nayeri/d254bd270f6ddc78?ean=9781646145669&amp;next=t">The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story</a>&mdash;recently received the National Book Award for Young People&rsquo;s Literature. In this episode Daniel speaks with Jonathan Rogers about Iran&rsquo;s role in World War II, food writing, fathers, providence, the wisdom of children, and incompetent spies.
This episode is sponsored by <a href="TheHabit.co/Cohorts">The Habit Writer Development Cohorts</a>, a six-week small-group intensive starting January 12. The Habit Writer Development Cohorts provide practical tools, insights, and encouragement that writers at all experience levels.&nbsp;

Daniel Nayeri on The Teacher of Nomad Land

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/d699cc26-51ff-4875-9bdb-aa4e006494dd/clips/b289f60a-2db3-41d1-96c5-b3b400c55fa6/transcript

Glen Scrivener on the Origins of Contemporary Values

In 1 playlist(s)

The Habit Podcast

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips