Welcome to Faithful Voices

One of the purposes behind the Faithful Path Network is to help Christian readers discover faithful voices and resources they may not otherwise encounter.

That is why I am especially excited to introduce the second publication featured through Faithful Voices: Adrian Warnock

What first drew me to Adrian Warnock was actually Christian Book Finder, where we are both editors. I wrote a feature for his book Raised with Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything and was immediately intrigued. I had just completed a course with Dr. Gary Habermas through Faith Bible Institute that spring, and Adrian referenced Dr. Habermas’ work several times throughout the book. I especially appreciated the way Adrian made those findings accessible to his readers.

Today, Adrian, , and I work together through Christian Book Finder, helping Christian authors connect their books with the readers they were written to serve. Through advance reader teams, podcast interviews, publishing guidance, and other resources, the goal is to help worthy Christian books find their audiences.

But Adrian’s work reaches well beyond books.

His experiences as a physician, psychiatrist, researcher, church leader, author, and someone who has personally walked through years of chronic illness give him a perspective that is uniquely his own.

One of the themes running through Adrian’s work is that healing and lasting change take time. Sometimes years or even decades. He encourages readers to be patient as the Lord works in us, recognizing that His work does not always happen according to the timetable we might choose.

Adrian brings an unusual breadth of experience to these conversations. He is a qualified medical doctor and psychiatrist who has worked in medical research and served in pastoral leadership in a local church. He also writes from the deeply personal perspective of his own challenging decade of chronic illness.

Together, these experiences shape what Adrian describes as a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach: considering the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of our lives as we think about healing, growth, and wholeness.

The passion behind his mission is perhaps best explained through his own story.

In His Own Words

Adrian Warnock

During a challenging decade marked by chronic illness, blood cancer, and unexpected losses, my faith was often faint. I wondered if this was the end of my story. I was not strong enough to live for Jesus the way I wanted to. I could not change myself. But hope reminded me: Jesus doesn’t just give us time to change. He patiently helps us grow.

My journey is not one of miraculous healing, but of seeing my life crumble. Then, through a slow process of healing and rebuilding, I learned that the resurrection really does change everything. Just not all at once. Our healing takes time, and only compassion and patience can sustain us over a whole lifetime of change.

In my writing I wrestle with big questions like:

• What does Jesus’ resurrection mean for you?

• Why is change so difficult? What causes the resistance?

• Why is change so slow? How does grace lead us over a lifetime?

• How do you become a Christian? How can you know if you really are one??

While I have been writing a regular personal column on the internet since 2003, I only joined Substack on 1st June 2026. I have found a wonderful community of Christians from all kinds of walks of life and denominational backgrounds. Although I theoretically have large followings on various forms of social media and, according to the statistics, quite a few people read my Patheos blog, I have found for years there has been very little feedback. I have had much more interaction and feedback here than I have ever had elsewhere! You are a great bunch of people, and the community seems much more patient and ready to really wrestle with difficult questions, finding answers that are not just self-help tips dressed up in spiritual language.

A Bit of Background

My first two books were traditionally published: Raised with Christ (Crossway, 2010) and Hope Reborn (Christian Focus, 2014). It was over the next couple of years after publishing that second book that I felt my energy levels and motivation gradually reduce. I wondered if this was what backsliding feels like until a day that will forever be etched on my memory. On 28 April 2017, I was on my way home from a busy, responsible office job in the city of London. I found that as I stepped off my train, I couldn’t walk properly along the platform. I was breathless, muddle-headed, and ended up being carried off the platform on a stretcher. Pneumonia was the diagnosis, but undiagnosed blood cancer had made my immune system very weak and unable to fight it off for weeks. I never fully recovered and have had a series of other medical diagnoses since, as well as undergoing chemotherapy. Many things changed in my life, and there were months where I could not write or even go to church.

For about the last year, whilst my fatigue is still a constant companion, I have been able to write more than I have for years. There is an urgency and enthusiasm about it that has driven me to write in order to help others. I have self-published a new edition of my first book, and am working on two others, which are available in their incomplete early access form. The Traitor Within explains how many of our real problem are caused by the deceitful and broken heart inside each of us. Amazing Grace is a compilation of writings by John Newton which I have updated into modern English, and including some chapters which explain why his work is so important to us today.

As a sneak preview, I am letting you know here first that I will soon be releasing part of that library of John Newton’s work as a stand-alone book, titled An Authentic Narrative in Modern English. This is an updated form of his first book, which tells his remarkable testimony of how God saved him, and why he had no problem with describing himself in his famous hymn as a “wretch.”

There are two main pillars for my writing. In Faith & Spirituality, I aim to write about theology that makes a real difference in our daily life. In Health & Wholeness, I address healing from a truly holistic perspective.

My background allows me to attempt to explain medical science, including psychology and neuroscience, simply. I also have two community publications which aim to help people, whatever their faith background, who have blood cancer or chronic illnesses.

But I do also love doing podcast interviews and writing about the latest books I read. My work has always been a bit eclectic. I write about whatever interests me, and hope my readers benefit along the way.

From Faithful Path Living

Adrian’s story is a reminder of something we can easily forget: God’s work in a life does not always happen quickly. Sometimes faithfulness looks like continuing to trust Him through years of questions, limitations, healing, and change.

That combination of biblical conviction, professional knowledge, lived experience, and compassion is one of the reasons I am grateful to welcome Adrian Warnock to the Faithful Path Network.

Connect with Adrian Warnock

Adrian’s work extends across several platforms and formats. You can read his writing here on Substack as well as on his long-running Patheos blog, one of the longest-running personal Christian columns on the internet.

He is also the author of several books and hosts a video podcast through Substack that is distributed across major podcast platforms.

Adrian also serves as an editor with Christian Book Finder, helping Christian authors and their books connect with the readers they were written to serve.

Read Adrian on Substack → adrainwarnock.substack.com

Explore his Patheos writing → patheos.com/blogs/adrianwarnock

Listen to the podcast → https://adrianwarnock.substack.com/podcast

Visit Christian Book Finder → christianbookfinder.com

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dr. Adrian Warnock?

Dr. Adrian Warnock is a Christian author, writer, podcaster, physician, and psychiatrist whose work brings together biblical faith, medical science, psychology, neuroscience, and lived experience. He has also served in medical research and pastoral leadership and writes from his own experience of chronic illness and blood cancer.

What does Adrian Warnock write about?

Adrian writes primarily about faith and spirituality, health and wholeness, and the process of lasting personal change. His work explores questions surrounding the resurrection of Jesus, grace, spiritual growth, chronic illness, emotional and physical healing, and what it means to follow Christ through difficult seasons of life.

What is a biopsychosocial-spiritual approach?

A biopsychosocial-spiritual approach considers the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of a person’s life rather than treating them as entirely separate. Adrian draws upon his medical and psychiatric background, Christian faith, pastoral experience, and personal experience with chronic illness to explore healing and wholeness from this broader perspective.

What books has Adrian Warnock written?

Adrian’s books include Raised with Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything and Hope Reborn. His newer projects include The Traitor Within, Amazing Grace, and An Authentic Narrative in Modern English, which brings John Newton’s testimony to modern readers.

Where can I read or listen to Adrian Warnock?

Adrian writes on Substack and on his long-running Patheos blog. He also produces a video podcast that is distributed through Substack and podcast platforms. In addition, he serves as an editor for Christian Book Finder, where he helps connect Christian authors and their books with readers.

Faithful Voices is a feature of Faithful Path Living and the Faithful Path Network, created to introduce readers to Christian publications and resources worth discovering.

Welcome to Faithful Voices

One of the purposes behind the Faithful Path Network is to help Christian readers discover faithful voices and resources they may not otherwise encounter.

That is why I am especially excited to introduce the very first publication featured through Faithful Voices: Christians Who Thrive.

What first drew me to Christians Who Thrive was the practical way Mike and Susan approach the places where faith and everyday life meet. Their work does not treat spiritual growth as something disconnected from grief, relationships, anxiety, emotional struggles, or the patterns of thought we carry with us.

Instead, they seek to help Christians apply biblical truth while also drawing upon the wisdom gained through decades of professional experience.

Their mission is described simply:

At Christians Who Thrive, we help you turn everyday struggles into stepping stones for spiritual, emotional, and relational growth using Scripture-based principles and psychological skills that make faith work in real life.

As Mike and Susan enter a new season of their work, they are building something I believe many readers within the Faithful Path community will want to know about.

Rather than tell their story for them, I invited them to share it with us in their own words.

In Their Own Words

Christians Who Thrive

At Christians Who Thrive, we help you turn everyday struggles into stepping stones for spiritual, emotional, and relational growth using Scripture-based principles and psychological skills that make faith work in real life.

Real Life. Real Faith. And Practical Skills to Help You Thrive.

A Bit of Background and A New Direction

Since moving our weekly newsletter, Christians Who Thrive, to Substack about five months ago, we have begun to focus in a new direction for this next phase of our life and work—which is for Mike to transition from psychotherapy and counseling to writing full time.

This shift allows us to begin building our library of psychospiritual books, guides, and other resources that will grow out of our 36 years in private practice. And in the process we will be fulfilling a dream we’ve been incubating for a decade now.

Mike’s driving passion, in his own words, is to “learn all I can and share what I learn.” In fact, a quote from Chaucer sits on his desk, “And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.”

His desire is to start transitioning from seeing clients which he can only do one at a time, to writing books and articles which allow us to help many people at once.

Not only that, after working with clients from all walks and backgrounds in our practice, we want to spend the rest of our years directing everything we do to our fellow Christians.

This explains why we have been diligently looking for and praying about the right social media platform on which to share and grow our Christians Who Thrive newsletter.

So when we discovered Substack and the amazing network of believers we’ve connected with here, we knew we had found our place!

This singular move, as I said above, has allowed us to pivot toward our new direction. And the first phase of this new direction is the creation of the Christians Who Thrive Resource Library.

Thrive Guides

Integral to our ever-growing Library, Thrive Guides are a series of value-filled and reader-friendly books exploring singular topics with seasoned wisdom, encouragement, and practical, effective steps that promote healing and growth.

Because these shorter books (averaging 100 pages each) are written specifically for Christians, they are grounded in Scripture, informed by sound psychological insights and practices, and enriched by decades of real-world counseling and psychotherapy.

And let me add one further point.

You can be assured that everything we create, whether article, Thrive Guide, or full-length book, is actually written by us. Not AI. We believe this is important to say in today’s world.

Book 1 in the Series is Grace in the Ashes – the Soul’s Journey Through Grief.

We chose this topic for the first Thrive Guide for several reasons.

First, in a continuing way, every life is touched by loss of one sort or another.

Which means grief is everywhere… because grief is the emotion of loss. Not just of death.

In other words, all loss carries grief.

In fact, we find that a lot of our clients suffer the effects of trapped grief simply because they misguidedly believe that grief is a process reserved for dealing with death.

Second, Mike felt an urgency… almost a compulsion… to write this book. An experience he described to me as really unusual.

Any author feels drawn to their project (or at least should feel drawn to it). However, he indicated that Grace in the Ashes just felt somehow different.

In fact, he was actually working on another project, which he set aside in order to write this one because he just had the sense that Grace in the Ashes should take precedence.

Third, throughout the entire editing process the impact of the truths found in this work genuinely moved us both (I was tearful most of the way through our first edit).

So we pray that God will use this book to comfort, instruct, and fortify all those who read it, all those who are carrying the weight of grief.

More to Follow

Book 2 in the Thrive Guide Series is The Unbreakable Mind: The Biblical Path to Changing How You Think. We plan to release Book 2 within the next 30-45 days.

And of course, we’ll let our Christians Who Thrive Subscribers know as soon as The Unbreakable Mind is available.

Beyond that, our goal is to release a new Thrive Guide every several months.

You might be wondering how such a release schedule could be possible (especially if you yourself are an author).

The answer is that we have had five books in process over the last six years. And we are delighted to see the first two of these come to life (more about the second book in a moment).

But before we leave this topic, we want you to know that the Christians Who Thrive Resource Library was created primarily with you, our valued Substack reader, in mind.

It is our intent to fill this library with a wealth of trusted resources providing practical, grace-filled guidance that equips you to live and grow in every area of life as God intends.

Now for the second phase of our new direction.

Books

Whereas Thrive Guides are spiritually-forward content with a psychological backdrop, our books are more psychologically-forward content set in a biblical context. This is purposeful… with the intent of reaching unbelievers as well as Christians.

With that in mind, our first book (published some years back) is Shadow Work: A New Guide to Spiritual and Psychological Growth.

Shadow Work explores the repressed part, or “shadow side” of our personality. And though this is a complex reality to unpack, Mike’s warm, approachable, and reader-friendly style makes the subject comfortably accessible.

His purpose for writing Shadow Work was to show, using biblical principles, historical examples, and real-life case studies, that we cannot truly grow spiritually and psychologically until we are willing to confront and heal those aspects of our self and our story that we historically have refused to own.

In fact, until we’re willing to own them, as he explains, we are just busy “rearranging furniture in the living room” of our life, and not truly transforming.

The late psychiatrist and best-selling author of The Road Less Traveled, M. Scott Peck, M.D., reviewed the manuscript prior to its publication and remarked that it was “One of the truly great and well-written books about our human journey.”

This book is of course available in our online bookstore.

And here’s an announcement we’re truly excited about–

In addition to Book 1 in the Thrive Guide Series, our second full-length book, Anxiety and How to Conquer It, was just published! It is also now available in our online bookstore as well as through Amazon (and very soon, other familiar outlets like Barnes & Noble).

As mentioned earlier, we have been working on five different manuscripts as time allowed for the last six years.

However, we chose to prioritize completing Anxiety because, as we all know, anxiety is such a struggle for so many today.

In fact, along with whatever presenting problem led them to first call our office, we estimate that about 70 percent of our clients also struggle with anxiety.

But what makes Anxiety and How to Conquer It unique is the fact that Mike tackles head-on what most every other author and clinician on the subject avoid—the reality that anxiety is not just a clinical issue.

Indeed, many… if not most… of the anxieties we experience as human beings are sourced in matters spiritual, moral, and/or existential. Not clinical.

So in addition to helping the reader see how anxiety develops throughout the lifespan, Mike also explores its other sources with compassionate wisdom, while guiding the reader to a place of peace and healing.

This book, therefore, provides a much more complete understanding of this prevalent problem as well as how to conquer it, regardless of the source.

And I’m excited to tell you that the final section of the book deals with Anxiety and the Anxious Christian.

Coaching

On a personal note, while Mike intends to transition away from his practice in the not-too-distant future to focus completely on research and writing, my plan is a bit different.

I intend to continue my coaching practice, as well as contributing to our Thrive Guides Library.

You can find out more about our Coaching Services here.

The Bottom Line

Whether you’re battling self-doubt, struggling in a relationship, navigating a life transition, or just hungry to explore a deeper level of personal and spiritual maturity, Christians Who Thrive is here for you.

Our aim is to offer you a wealth of resources that are Scripture-based and psychologically-informed in order to help equip you to navigate life well.

Because the truth is that living well—living as God intends—does not come naturally for any of us.

The ability to thrive isn’t without effort.

So it is important that we take responsibility for pursuing the life God has called us to. And when we do, He will supply the grace, and the means, necessary for the journey.

We hope you join us on that journey.

Dr Mike & Susan

From Faithful Path Living

Mike and Susan’s story captures much of what I hope Faithful Voices will accomplish.

There are Christians faithfully creating thoughtful, Scripture-centered resources in many different areas of life. Yet finding those voices can sometimes be difficult amid the enormous amount of content available online.

Faithful Voices exists to help change that.

Through these features, I hope to introduce you not simply to another article to read, but to Christian writers and publications worth getting to know.

I am grateful to Mike and Susan for agreeing to be the first Faithful Voices contributors, and I am delighted to welcome Christians Who Thrive to the Faithful Path Network.

If their approach to spiritual, emotional, and relational growth resonates with you, I encourage you to visit their publication, read some of their work, and follow along as their resource library continues to grow.

About Christians Who Thrive

Christians Who Thrive helps believers approach real-life struggles through Scripture-based principles and psychologically informed practical skills. Drawing from 36 years of experience in counseling and psychotherapy, Mike and Susan create resources addressing spiritual, emotional, relational, and personal growth.

Their growing collection includes the Christians Who Thrive newsletter, Thrive Guides, full-length books, and coaching resources.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Christians Who Thrive?

Christians Who Thrive is a Christian publication focused on helping readers grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally through Scripture-based principles and practical psychological insights.

Who writes Christians Who Thrive?

Christians Who Thrive is created by Dr. Mike and Susan, who draw upon 36 years of experience in private practice as they develop articles, books, guides, and other resources for Christian readers.

What are Thrive Guides?

Thrive Guides are shorter, reader-friendly books created specifically for Christians. Each guide explores a focused area of life through Scripture, psychological insight, practical guidance, and the wisdom gained through decades of counseling and psychotherapy.

What topics does Christians Who Thrive cover?

Their work explores areas where Christian faith intersects with everyday life, including grief, anxiety, relationships, personal growth, emotional health, thought patterns, life transitions, and spiritual maturity.

Where can I read Christians Who Thrive?

You can read and subscribe to Christians Who Thrive on Substack and explore their growing collection of books, Thrive Guides, and other resources through Growth Resources.

What is Faithful Voices?

Faithful Voices is a feature of the Faithful Path Network created to introduce readers to Christian publications, writers, ministries, and resources whose work aligns with the Network’s commitment to faithful, biblically grounded Christian content.

Discover More Through the Faithful Path Network

Christians Who Thrive is part of the growing Faithful Path Network, a community created to help Christian readers discover trusted publications and resources while helping faithful Christian creators find and support one another.

Explore the Faithful Path Network to discover more Christian voices and resources for your walk with Christ.

Faithful Voices is a feature of Faithful Path Living and the Faithful Path Network, created to introduce readers to Christian publications and resources worth discovering.