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Jonathan Merritt

Norsworthy - July 05, 2021 05:16 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
Jonathan Merritt returns to the show to discuss the Southern Baptist Convention, American Christianity, cancel culture, and taking the low road.

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LGBTQ, PreachersNSneakers and all things Provocative with Jonathan Merritt

Humble and Honest Podcast - March 29, 2021 19:57 - 1 hour
Jonathan Merritt is one of America’s most trusted and popular writers on religion, culture, and politics. He is an award-winning contributor for The Atlantic, a contributing editor for The Week, and is author of several critically-acclaimed books including Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why...

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020 - Jonathan Merritt and a Faith That Moves From Closed to Open

space for faith with mike goldsworthy - January 08, 2021 18:10 - 1 hour
Jonathan Merritt joins us on the podcast to talk about a myriad of things. We spend time reflecting on his Tiny Diary readings, a healthier engagement with social media, the Post-Evangelical Church, a faith that moves from closed to open, engaging with others who seem to be living in a different...

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Ep.76: Jonathan Merritt

In The Room - August 26, 2020 17:18 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 97 ratings
To learn more about Jonathan and to find links to all his books, visit his WEBSITE. Follow Jonathan on TWITTER.

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Jonathan Merritt on audience, voice, and writing when you have critics

Find Your Voice: How to Write When You're Not a Writer - July 16, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 131 ratings
How can we, as writers, handle criticism (readers, trolls, and the inner critical voice)? Jonathan Merritt, award-winning contributor for The Atlantic, a contributing editor for The Week, and author of several critically-acclaimed books, has some thoughts on how to connect with an audience, how ...

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Jonathan Merritt

Vinings Lake Church - June 15, 2020 16:55 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Special guest, author, and friend Jonathan Merritt joins Cody for a conversation

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Kristen’s Book Launch + Overcoming People-Pleasing with Jonathan Merritt | Selfie Episode 132

Selfie - June 10, 2020 18:03 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 329 ratings
Kristen talks about launching her book, Roo braves the public wearing of her sports bra, Claire answers if the Clarisonic lives up to the hype, and BJ discusses attachment styles. We also chat with Jonathan Merritt about learning to overcome the drive to please and perform.  In this episode we a...

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The Monster of Success with Jonathan Merritt

Norsworthy - June 01, 2020 05:49 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
Jonathan Merritt returns to the show to discuss aesthetical theology, identity, Fyre festival, surviving the top, and the monster of Success.

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LGBTQ, PreachersNSneakers, and all things Provocative with Jonathan Merritt

Humble and Honest Podcast - May 28, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour
Today's episode is with Jonathan Merritt.  Jonathan is one of America’s most trusted and popular writers on religion, culture, and politics. He is an award-winning contributor for The Atlantic, a contributing editor for The Week, and is author of... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/...

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Jonathan Merritt: The Translator

Faith in the Time of Corona - April 09, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes
Jonathan Merritt is an award-winning journalist. He helps me understand what’s really going on when religion and the news come together and his role as a translator between culture, religion and society. His perspective is unique and offers him the chance to critique religion as much as...

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Jonathan Merritt: Fundamentalism is a Hell of a Drug

Refreshingly Honest Christian - March 05, 2020 08:28 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 35 ratings
“We are in an age where asking certain kinds of questions is as dangerous as providing certain answers.” –Jonathan Merritt Follow Jonathan on Twitter (@JonathanMerritt) and Instagram (@Jonathan_Merritt). Jonathan's website: www.JonathanMerritt.com Today’s show is brought to you by Audible! Au...

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Ideas Straight Out of Jonathan Merritt’s Closet

Protestia Tonight - February 10, 2020 21:48 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 173 ratings
On this episode of Polemics Report for February 10, 2020, JD discusses an article from TGC extolling Frozen 2 and calling artists "prophets." Then he answers a bunch of sincere questions before getting to the topic of Hominterns. TEXT or Leave a voice messageBTWN Feedback Line (320) BTWN - GUY

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Episode 7 - Jonathan Merritt

PreachersNSneakers - October 15, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 279 ratings
On this episode, I got to have a conversation with the Twitter extraordinaire, Jonathan Merritt. Jonathan is an esteemed author, speaker and podcaster as well as heavily involved on Twitter and Instagram. He also played a pretty critical role in the PnS account going viral. I hope you enjoy! Su...

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Jonathan Merritt

PreachersNSneakers - October 15, 2019 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 279 ratings
On this episode, I got to have a conversation with the Twitter extraordinaire, Jonathan Merritt. Jonathan is an esteemed author, speaker and podcaster as well as heavily involved on Twitter and Instagram. He also played a pretty critical role in the PnS account going viral. I hope you enjoy! Su...

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Exploring the Shadow with Jonathan Merritt (Enneagram 3)

Typology - November 29, 2018 14:05 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Whether there’s a three in your life or you are a three yourself, you’re probably aware that threes are not naturally self-reflective. They tend to be externally focused rather than internally focused. The big message that threes receive growing up is that it's not okay to have your own feelings...

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335: Is spiritual language disappearing? with Jonathan Merritt

Humanize Me - November 28, 2018 00:20 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 200 ratings
Language really shapes how we think about things. After Jonathan Merritt moved from the South to New York City, he discovered that the words he had always used to describe spiritual life didn’t resonate anymore! The more pluralistic and postmodern the society, he observed, the less language peop...

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141 - Jonathan Merritt

Inglorious Pasterds - October 25, 2018 01:53 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 367 ratings
World's Oldest Barber, Bad Day at Work, Hit With a Piece of Meat, Australian Manspreader, Titanic II: Electric Boogaloo, World's Oldest Shipwreck, Cow Fister, Unfortunate Email, Not So Red Hot   JONATHAN MERRITT LINKS: Website: http://jonathanmerritt.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jonathan...

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Episode 69 - Jonathan Merritt Part II, “Speak God”

Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick - October 17, 2018 22:29 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 411 ratings
Speak God “As I got older, I had to consider whether or not that word “God” needed to mature alongside me.” - Jonathan Merritt On this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael’s concludes his interview with Jonathan Merritt. Jonathan is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics...

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Episode 68 - Jonathan Merritt Part I, “Speak God”

Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick - October 10, 2018 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 411 ratings
"Speak God" “Living languages can die but a dying language could also be revived.” - Jonathan Merritt Michael’s guest on this episode of Restoring the Soul is Jonathan Merritt. Jonathan is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. He currently serves as a contributing writer...

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Episode 44 - How Do You Do It? - Speaking God from Scratch - Jonathan Merritt

Retreat House - September 26, 2018 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratings
Jonathan shares from his new book How To Speak God From Scratch.

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Ep. 52 - Jonathan Merritt; Disappointment, Chronic Pain, & Faith

Sucker Punched - September 20, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratings
Jonathan, a writer, has a chronic pain disorder in his hands. What began as a great disappointment turned into an opportunity to grow and get to know God more deeply. Read more thoughts on disappointment: Good Things Are Scary; Disappointment is Comfortable Links from this episode: Learning...

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Episode 99: Jonathan Merritt

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs - September 13, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9.9K ratings
I love this guy so much. Jonathan Merritt is a dear dear friend and a Georgia Bulldog fan and an incredibly gifted writer. He has more good stuff to say than we had minutes, and we usually talk for hours, but were were self-controlled and only gave y'all the best of us. :)  His new book, Learn...

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Episode 163 | Learning to Speak God from Scratch with Jonathan Merritt

This Good Word With Steve Wiens - September 13, 2018 05:31 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratings
Jonathan Merritt is the author of the brand new book Learning to Speak God from Scratch, and he's also published more than 3500 articles in outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, Buzfeed, and many more. To find out more about Jonathan and to link to the content we d...

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Episode 12 "Learning to Speak God From Scratch" with Jonathan Merritt

Holy Heretics - September 11, 2018 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 143 ratings
Jonathan Merritt is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. He currently serves as a contributing writer for The Atlantic and contributing editor for The Week.  Jonathan has published more than 3500 articles in respected outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today, Buzzfeed...

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Jonathan Merritt: Learning to Speak God from Scratch

Norsworthy - September 03, 2018 06:25 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
Live from St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Austin, Jonathan Merritt joins the show with Rev. Merrill Wade to discuss spiritual language, transforming Christian words, and his new book Learning to Speak God from Scratch. For more on this month's sponsor Northeastern Seminary click here.

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Episode 478: Jonathan Merritt // Learning to Speak God From Scratch

Catalyst Podcast - August 23, 2018 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 210 ratings
On this episode of the Catalyst Podcast Jason Haynes chats with Jonathan Merritt about the language we use to talk about God – in a pluralistic, post-modern culture we can no longer assume the meaning of words like gospel and lost will be understood in talking about our faith. Listen in as Jonat...

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"Learning to Speak God from Scratch" with Jonathan Merritt

Can I Say This At Church‽ - August 21, 2018 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 197 ratings
Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode Transcript How do we learn to speak about God and the Divine in our world today when all words seem to have precious little meaning? Without using "church-speak" are you able to have an open conversation about the faith you profess?  Guest Bio: J...

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39 - "Learning to Speak God from Scratch" with Jonathan Merritt

Can I Say This At Church‽ - August 21, 2018 04:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 197 ratings
Support the show: Patreon l Glow l Episode Transcript How do we learn to speak about God and the Divine in our world today when all words seem to have precious little meaning? Without using "church-speak" are you able to have an open conversation about the faith you profess?  Guest Bio: J...

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Episode 119: Learning To Speak God From Scratch, with Jonathan Merritt

Give and Take - August 21, 2018 01:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 94 ratings
My guest is Jonathan Merritt. His newest book is Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing--and How We Can Revive Them. (https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Speak-God-Scratch-Vanishing/dp/1601429304) As America rapidly becomes a pluralistic, postmodern society, many of us str...

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83 Speech Extinction with Author Jonathan Merritt

Godspeed Podcast - August 19, 2018 19:44 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratings
This week we welcome author Jonathan Merritt to discuss his brand new book Learning to Speak God from Scratch. Obviously, language is very important to us as writers and podcasters but what happens when specific speech begins to show signs of extinction? What can we do to revive it? How can it a...

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