The Zeitcast with Jonathan Martin

In today’s episode we’re bring you a wonderful conversation with Fr. Kenneth Tanner. In it, he and Jonathan discuss the pandemic. Specifically, what it is teaching us about ourself, our community and our nation? They discuss the nature of God found in Jesus. As well as a beautiful invitation to embrace the emotions that comes as part of your human experience.Fr. Tanner is pastor at Church of The Holy Redeemer in Rochester Hill , Michigan. He is a writer and regular contributor to numerous websites and publications including the Huffington Post and Sojourners.We know you will enjoy this beautiful conversation.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson

In today’s episode of the Zeitcast Jonathan is joined by Producer Joel Everson as they sit down with Marlena Graves to discuss her new book, The Way Up Is Down. In this conversation we hear Marlena’s story from her childhood love for silence and creation to her adulthood appreciation of a more ecumenical faith, this episode is full of beauty and truth. We know you will enjoy it!Marlena received her M.Div. from Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York and his pursuing her PhD in American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH where she is researching the influence American culture has on Evangelicals’ view of immigration, race, and poverty. Since 2015, she has been an adjunct professor at Winebrenner Seminary in the areas of discipleship and spiritual formation. She has written for a wide variety of venues like Christianity Today’s Her.meneutics Blog (now CT Women),Womenleaders.com, and Our Daily Bread. Marlena is a former member and board member of the Redbud Writers Guild. Currently she is a board member of Evangelicals 4 Justice, works in partnership with Freedom Road, and also belongs to INK: A Creative Collective. As a Puerto-Rican influenced by many streams of the faith, she feels as if she dwells on the borderlands of Evangelicalism.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson

Today’s episode features Jonathan Merritt. In this conversation they discuss the current moment we’re in as a nation- including how to care for your soul in the midst of it. Jonathan shares with tenderness and honestly the real struggle of interacting with family who might feel very differently about the world that you do. This is a special and much needed conversation that we know you’ll enjoy!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, contributing editor for The Week, and is author of several critically-acclaimed books including Learning to Speak God from Scratch.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson

In today’s episode of the Zeitcast we join Jonathan and Dr. Wil Gafney as they discuss her work around Jewish Midrash, particularly as it informs us in the Way of Jesus.Dr. Gafney is a Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. She is an Episcopal priest canonically resident in the Diocese of Pennsylvania and a former Chaplin in the AME Zion Church.This is a beautiful conversation full of life and insight. We know you will enjoy what Dr. Gafney shares as she invites us all to sit at our Mother’s table.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson

We’re back! After taking a few days off from releasing new episodes today's conversation is certainly worth the wait. Jonathan sits down with Laura Jean Truman for one of the most beautiful conversations we’ve had yet!Laura Jean is an Atlanta based Writer, Itinerant Chaplin, and self described “amateur mystic.”This is wonderful conversation full of tenderness, deep introspection, and just the right amount of restlessness.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson

We are so excited to share today’s episode with Cindy Wang Brandt. Cindy is an author, podcaster, and speaker. Her book, Parenting Forward: How to Raise Children with Justice, Mercy and Kindness, was published in February 2019. She’s the founder of popular facebook group, Raising Children Unfundamentalist.In this episode Jonathan and Cindy discuss finding hope in this age of despair- what it means to raise our children un-fundamentalist- and how we can continue to grow, without letting go of the beauty that holds us all together.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson

Today’s episode features a conversation between Jonathan and CeCe Jones Davis, previously recorded during a Sunday service at The Table OKC. CeCe is the Teaching Pastor, Activist, and leading voice for criminal justice reform and social justice.This is a deep and meaningful conversation discussing the tension of this particular moment, including how we deal with difficult conversations with our friends and family, and how we care for our own souls in this heartbreaking time.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson

Today’s episode features a conversation with Jesiah Hansen. Jesiah talks about growing up as a mission and Pastor’s kid in Mexico and how this informed his faith journey. Additionally, he and Jonathan discuss deconstructing faith while in the public sphere and the pitfalls of professional Christianity. This conversation is wonderfully tender and full of life and grace. We know you will enjoy it!Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson

Today’s episode features a conversation with Jonathan and first time guest, Kathy Khang. Kathy is a speaker, journalist, and author of 2 books including Raise Your Voice- Why We Stay Silent When We Should Speak Up which is a powerful call to use our voices―whether in print, artistic, or social media form.Jonathan and Kathy discuss what it means to speak out particularly in spaces where certain voices seems to be muffled or even excluded all-together.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson

Today’s episode features a powerful conversation with Hillary McBride. Hillary is a therapist, speaker, author, and host of the Liturgists Podcast.Jonathan and Hillary discuss discerning healthy rhythms for our life beyond simple labels like “right” and wrong”. They dive deep into the damaging impact and trauma that can be caused by over saturation of social media- and even get into the difficult and often painful relationships, with friends and family, who hold vastly different views than we do. This is profound conversation that we believe will help provide some tools to navigate this particular moment we are facing. Thank you for listening! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sonofapreacherman/Visit Jonathan's Website: http://www.jonathanmartinwords.com/Watch The Zeitcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHzTuNKhTK-AZjfmkxQiwwPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!Edited and produced by Joel Everson