The Adrian Warnock Christian Podcast

Dr Adrian Warnock
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This podcast is influenced by my medical training, work as a psychiatrist, serving as a pastoral leader in a growing multicultural church, and lived experience of chronic illness including blood cancer, which led to me taking early retirement. As my energy permits, I create these episodes, TikTok videos, Christian nonfiction books, and articles for Substack, Patheos, and other websites. All I say and write is driven by the following conviction: The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. Just not all at once. Healing takes time. Compassion and patience sustain us over a lifetime of change. adrianwarnock.substack.com

  1. 1d ago

    Singing and Sighing, Hallelujahs and Suffering, the Treble and the Bass

    There’s a tension sometimes when we’re Christians, this idea that somehow we should always be full of joy in the Lord. People expect you to say, “I’m praising the Lord” with a fake Christian smile on your face when your life is falling apart. In this extract from one of his letters, John Newton responded to one of his many correspondents who was obviously feeling a little on the low side at the time. Here is how he replied (updated as always into modern English). Watch the video or read the article on Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/singing-and-sighing-hallelujahs-and This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adrianwarnock.substack.com

  2. 2d ago

    Newton: "I am a riddle to myself, a heap of contradictions"

    John Newton was in the middle of his pastorate when he said these words criticizing himself. His belief was that self awareness drives you closer to Christ. But what I like about Newton is he doesn't get stuck into a condemnation cycle. He is introspective, but he's not passive and he's not defeated. And I love his phrase towards the end of this little piece, “here hope revives.” I just want to ask you what helps your hope revive? This is Newton’s answer here, listen wherever you find your podcasts or read the full article on Patheos. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/07/newton-i-am-a-riddle-to-myself-a-heap-of-contradictions/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adrianwarnock.substack.com

    Newton: "I am a riddle to myself, a heap of contradictions"

  3. 3d ago

    John Newton On Fellowship With Other Christians And God Himself

    This episode contains a letter written by John Newton updated into modern English which addresses the challenges we all find in deepening our relationship with God. He wrote it after one of his many visits to Yorkshire, where he had spent time with his friends and in churches seeing what God was doing there. You will see that even John Newton did not find this easy. There are a couple of lines in there that stand out, most of all is the line, “everything that’s wrong with me may be summed up in this one weakness, a tendency to wander from him.” Listen to the letter right here or read it on Patheos. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/07/newton-on-fellowship-with-other-christians-and-god-himself/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adrianwarnock.substack.com

    John Newton On Fellowship With Other Christians And God Himself

  4. 4d ago

    Where does temptation come from?

    Where does temptation come from? Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us all and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions, and when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death. So there’s a lot of controversy amongst Christians about our exact relationship to sin as Christians. But this episode explains we do still have a Traitor Within. Watch the video or read an edited transcript on Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/where-does-temptation-come-from This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adrianwarnock.substack.com

  5. Jul 11

    Is suffering helpful for our faith or harmful?

    We are often insulated from major suffering in the West. Is that why questions of meaning are less urgent to us? Would our approach to Christianity be different if our life expectancy was less? John Newton was saved in a crisis. Watch the video or read an article version of this on Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/is-suffering-helpful-for-our-faith This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adrianwarnock.substack.com

  6. Jul 10

    When John Newton backslid and needed saving all over again

    This portion of Newton’s autobiography has been updated into modern English. It will form part of my book Amazing Grace: How Faith Grows in the Human Heart. I wanted to share this with you today in case you feel like you have been drifting away from God, or even deliberately rebelling against Him. You are not alone and I’m confident that if you’ve found this podcast episode, He isn’t finished with you yet. The Holy Spirit directs algorithms. Please like and subscribe wherever you found this podcast and you can read the article on Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/when-john-newton-backslid-and-needed The book is available in an early access (incomplete!) form on Amazon: https://mybook.to/amazinggrace This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adrianwarnock.substack.com

  7. Jul 9

    Thoughts on Substack videos, notes, articles and my old Patheos blog

    This is a brief episode where I share some rough thoughts about how I plan to navigate the use of Substack. Where do the notes, the articles and the video podcasts fit in. But also, what about Patheos, where I’ve been a blogger since 2003. I don’t want to stop that. And how I can use Substack to feed social media of other forms. You can read the article version of this on Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-notes-articles-and-patheos This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adrianwarnock.substack.com

    Thoughts on Substack videos, notes, articles and my old Patheos blog

  8. Jul 8

    How John Newton Still Shapes Devotion and Pastoral Care, especially Mental Health Support

    I was joined today by Daniel Johnson, the leader of London School of Theology’s Theology and Worship programme. An article summarising the key points of our conversation can be found on my Patheos Blog. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock/2026/07/would-a-wretch-like-john-newton-be-welcome-in-our-churches/ You can watch the video here, or listen to the audio wherever you find your podcasts. Please like and subscribe wherever you are listening. Read an edited transcript on Substack: https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/p/how-john-newton-still-shapes-devotion This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit adrianwarnock.substack.com

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This podcast is influenced by my medical training, work as a psychiatrist, serving as a pastoral leader in a growing multicultural church, and lived experience of chronic illness including blood cancer, which led to me taking early retirement. As my energy permits, I create these episodes, TikTok videos, Christian nonfiction books, and articles for Substack, Patheos, and other websites. All I say and write is driven by the following conviction: The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. Just not all at once. Healing takes time. Compassion and patience sustain us over a lifetime of change. adrianwarnock.substack.com

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