In this conversation, Jonathan and Nicole talk about the current election cycle, Kamala Harris, JD Vance, and childless cat ladies! They explore themes of political strategy, hope and joy, disinformation, anti-intellectualism, and the co-opting of religious groups. Ultimately, the conversation explores the dangers of Christian nationalism and the n…

Exploring fear, punishment, and the concept of hell faith and moral development. Also the connection between rock and roll and Pentecostal worship, highlighting the shared energy and ecstasy…and the lives of Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart—two famous cousins who both grappled with “hellfire” in their own ways. How do fear-based beliefs contribut…

A word to the spiritual “undecideds.” It’s confusing to know how to navigate conflicting narratives around religion, eschatology, antisemitism, and the horror that’s happening to our Palestinian siblings. What might it look like to clear your head of all the scripts that tell you how the world must become, so you actually begin to take responsibili…

BZ waxes philosophical...also, don't miss the lovely q and a on the back half!Jonathan Martin and Brian Zahnd による

As DePauw’s historic Mendenhall lecture comes from within the Christian tradition, we believe this is a crucial time for faith communities to reflect critically about how theology shapes the way we actually live in the world. This one-night symposium will explore the phenomenon of Christian nationalism, particularly in American history and culture.…

A cheeky title...a life-changing conversation, between an Imam and a Pastor on virtually everything that matters.Jonathan Martin with Imam Ahmed Alamine による

I'll tell you what I truly do believe: absolutely everything around you and in you can change, in just 40 days.Jonathan Martin による

At the intersection of love and death...the formal start of our Lenten series, "you can do anything for 40 days."Jonathan Martin による

It's not just showing us about how Jesus the man is divine...this is the revelation for us of what it is to be human.Jonathan Martin による

An invitation to come out of the storm, into the rhythms that sustain your soul...into a deeper, more authentic way of living.Jonathan Martin による

Ben Katt discusses his beautiful new book, 'The Way Home.' We talk about his experiences of mystical moments, the importance of paying attention to them, and the universal aspects of the journey to wholeness--including the excruciating but necessary path of death and resurrection.Jonathan Martin and Ben Katt による

Instantly one of our favorite all-time podcasts, our daughter Kaitlyn comes on for a vulnerable, far-reaching conversation about everything from pageants to the highs and lows of her experience with Christian school in Oklahoma, her passion for women's incarceration issues, and navigating what to believe now. We talk about how fear never ultimately…

One of our all-time favorite Zeitcast guests, Dr. C.E.W. Green wrote the foreword to The Book of Waiting: Reflections on Advent & Christmas. His perspective and insight not only helped shape the book in final form, here he once again illuminates something new about virtually everything that matters!Jonathan Martin and C.E.W. Green による

In this conversation, Jonathan and Nicole discuss the inspiration behind Jonathan's book on Advent and the timing of its release. They explore the importance of waiting and longing, and how to navigate cynicism and despair. They also discuss finding God in small moments and witnessing holiness in the midst of chaos. The conversation highlights the …

“The world is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” “For God so loved the world…” “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.” So…which is it? A sermon on interpretation, that could open up how you see “the world” differently. #theology #spirituality #christianity #jesus #theworld #bible #scripture #interpretationShow less…

What communion is, why it matters, who it is for...who is qualified for it. This is everything I most deeply believe about the mystery of the table, and why I still believe this is the invitation that changes everything.Jonathan Martin による

How do we know the voice of God, apart from all the other voices? Artificial intelligence can duplicate our speech patterns where those even who know us the best wouldn’t be able to distinguish the sound. Yet Jesus says, “my sheep know my voice.”Jonathan Martin による

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What in your life has ever worked out exactly the way that you've planned it? On this seven mile journey, maybe a seven day journey, or maybe it feels like you start this road all over again every seven minutes...we explore the pattern of the mystery that sustains us.Jonathan Martin による

An Easter sermon for people who feel like they have carried your Jesus off. Like Eli with Hannah in the First Testament, "the priests" may have seen your grief as disruption, intoxication, disorderliness. But Jesus sees your weeping for what it is.Jonathan Martin による

Y’all know how it is…sometimes you just get so wound up you have to go to preach at a graveyard after midnight! Perfectly normal behavior. My soul was seriously so agitated and electrified by the witness of Justin Jones & Justin Pearson last night, I got dressed and preached a Good Friday sermon to a captive audience at Brick Chapel Cemetery. If y’…

On this Maundy Thursday Zeitcast, we talk about why it matters to believe that the character of the God who washed the feet of the disciples is the same as the God who died on the cross--and how what we believe about the death of Jesus matters for how we live.Jonathan Martin and Joel Everson による

Special guest Mimi Edou joins us to talk about Ramadan, fasting, plus reflections from Jonathan on interfaith work, and Shusaku Endo's Silence!Jonathan Martin による

I don’t know quite what to tell you about this, since we had not felt anything or said anything quite like what we felt and said before. What I can say, is that the story God is telling about you, may be very different from the story they tell about you. And if they can’t tell the truth about the woman in John 4, WELL…also: hear us freak out at our…

Whether it's behind the bar at The Whisk or behind the pulpit, if the right Reverend Joel Everson is pouring...trust me, it's only going to be the good stuff!!! My instant favorite sermon on the woman at the well, this Women's History Month.Joel Everson による

If you find yourself in a place of "deep darkness," a place so dark not even "your word is a light unto my feet"...if you feel far from home, don't know how to get back, don't know where home is, feel trapped inside the nightmare you can't wake up from...this one is for you.Jonathan Martin による

U2. Songs of Surrender. With our good friends Stella and Brother George Dickel.Jonathan Martin による

MEAAAANNN...by God, GENE!!! On this Zeitcast, we are talking about how people can think they are culture-free, but everybody else is shaped by "the culture," inglorious ways of defining the "glory of God," how it's possible to take Revelation literally but not the Sermon on the Mount (!?), the relationship between Jesus and Paul, "the world," "the …

Do you speak--to any size crowd, behind a podium, or behind a screen? Our daughter Kaitlyn is competing for Miss Teen Oklahoma, so I've been talking to her about speaking--which got me thinking more broadly about the handful of things I most deeply believe about public speaking: as art, as magic, as an opportunity to break something human inside of…

We can't speak the truth about faith, without speaking the truth about our bodies--without speaking the truth about our trauma. Whether you are dealing with your own trauma or someone else's (chances are pretty high you are dealing with both!), this episode will hopefully speak the language of your spirit.…

Does theology exist to set boundaries and parameters for how we think/speak about God--or blow them up?Jonathan Martin による

What is the difference between finding Jesus, losing religion, finding crystals or tarot cards, or coming into money? Apparently sometimes...not all that much.Jonathan Martin による

It does seem like a bit of missed opportunity not to just call this "a rabbi, an imam, and two pastors walk into a bar," even though we weren't in a bar! I am so excited to introduce you to my wonderful spiritual friends and colleagues, and I love the vulnerability at the heart of this conversation--where we all talk about something unique our trad…

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Okay maybe not all that hot, but spicy for me?! Why I think Christians oftentimes overstate the case in making the first testament sound incomplete, when in fact everything we need (from mercy and justice to death and resurrection) was all THERE even before Jesus…and also how strange it is to hear people wrangle with the “problematic” things in the…

Jonathan Puddle and I co-interviewed Brad Jersak about his latest book, Out of the Embers: Faith After the Great Deconstruction. We reflected on the historical precedence of faith deconstruction, observing that it is both a current move of God in our time as well as an ancient tradition of idol smashing. We discussed the harm we can do to others in…

The band is back together again, y'all! Our favorite theologian here at the Zeitcast has a new book out for Lent, and it's a wonderful companion for this and any other season. Join us on the Lenten journey!Jonathan Martin による

a more intimate conversation between friends about how the relationship between faith and actionCeCe Jones Davis, Shane Claiborne, and Jonathan Martin による

Can you hear the sound of God? We sure did at the historic Mendenhall lecture, in which Rev. CeCe Jones Davis and Antoinette Jones tell the story not only of Julius Jones, but a universal story--the Christ story. From Gobin UMC, and the campus of DePauw UniversityJonathan Martin による

In this special two-part Zeitcast from the campus of DePauw University and Gobin United Methodist Church, part one of two probing, powerful lectures on the kind of faith that is literally dealing death in America--and the kind of faith that is creating resistance. With Otis Moss III and Shane Claiborne…

On this Martin Luther King Day, we revisit one of our favorite conversations with one of America’s most needed prophetic voices—Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, who just released a brand new book which we highly recommend—Dancing in the Darkness: Spiritual Lessons for Turbulent Times. He is a preacher, p…

For Yom Kippur, experience the first of an all-new iteration of the Zeitcast that will speak to anybody who has left one place/sense of identity, but doesn’t know who or what they are becoming yet…featuring a wise guide you need to know, Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso! #yomkippur #depauwuniversity #spirituality…

Therapist/spiritual director Tony Caldwell helps us navigate the complex soul space, of when and why we have to leave certain spaces, when the story/script we have been given becomes too constricting.Jonathan Martin による

Live from the Table OKC, passing along a treasure I received from a wise guide in my life, Dr. Rickie Moore--a word that "you are closer than you think."Jonathan Martin による

On the preachiest podcast ever...if you "have no choice," then "choosing" God is never truly possible.Jonathan Martin による

The only road you’ve got, is the road you’re on now. So whether you’re a word of faither naming it & claiming it, or a new ager making all the right affirmations, denial is only going to take you so far. The holy path, the sacred path, doesn’t entail pretending, but rather attending to where you actually are. #theroadawayfromgod is out today, where…

Okay so maybe you didn't exactly ask me for a "master class" on preaching, but if I was asked to do one...and only had about an hour to do it...this is everything I would say. And of course I would take an extra ten minutes, because I am, in fact, a preacher.Jonathan Martin による

Vulnerability! Social commentary! Wild non-expert riffing! All the things to love or hate about this podcast, winding around to reflection on ADHD and Christian spirituality.Jonathan Martin による

Recorded immediately after the shooting at a hospital in Tulsa, OK tonight. The gods that we worship are "free" in all the wrong ways--and unfortunately when we believe in a deity that does whatever they want, we tend to "go and do likewise." What if this idea of freedom isn't the whole story, and these questions about "rights" aren't the best ques…

A provocative, heartfelt talk on gun violence and idolatry, and how progressive culture is unable to give a thoroughgoing account of evil. Also, maybe the clearest example ever of JUST HOW NICHE this podcast really is!Jonathan Martin による