Ep 53 - Zach Hoag ”The Light is Winning”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2017

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with Zach Hoag! Zach is an author, preacher, and creator from New England. He’s also an all around awesome guy. We talk to Zach about his journey all the way from growing up in a cult to where he finds himself today. (Selected) Published Works: “The Light is Winning: Why Religion Just Might Bring Us Back to Life.” Guest Website/Social Media: www.zhoag.com Facebook: @zhoag Twitter: @zhoag Instagram: @zhoag Special guest music on this episode provided by: Manchester Orchestra Facebook: @ManchesterOrchestra Twitter: @ManchesterOrch Instagram: @manchesterorchestra Enjoy the songs? The songs featured on this episode were: “The Maze, The Alien, The Grocery, The Silence, & The Gold” off the brand new album “A Black Mile to the Surface.” Pick up Manchester Orchestra’s music anywhere good music is sold. The Deconstructionist’s Podcast is mixed and edited by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Donation:If you like what we’re doing and/or benefit from it in some way please consider becoming a Patreon member. By becoming a Patreon member you’ll get access to our members only blog, exclusive swag, early access to episodes, and more! You can link there via our website where you can also connect to us on social media, access our blog, webstore, etc @ www.thedeconstructionists.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	In a time like this, the revealing is meant to sort of precede and make a way for one thing to come to an end so that something new can begin.
0:13.9	And I really do think that we are in such a time and it is not the end of the world but it's the end of something and it's it's necessary
0:24.2	for us perhaps to to not resist that ending to not lament it even even though certainly there's
0:31.3	there's a painful element to it for the church, for church institutions, for church leadership.
0:41.2	There's a suffering involved, but it's a necessary suffering. We need to lean into that suffering.
0:47.2	Something new is wanting to emerge, to break in, and we've got to make way for that to happen.
0:58.0	Wish me a wonder, wish me to sleep.
1:06.0	You don't have to wander, hear when I speak, there is nothing I've got when I die that I keep.
1:15.1	It's amazing.
1:20.4	Welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast, everybody.
1:25.0	What are we got today, John?
1:26.2	Oh, man.
1:27.3	Zach? Hoag. Zach Freaking Hoag. This guy's awesome,
1:30.4	man. I think you and I both started reading his book, The Light is winning. And actually,
1:34.3	this is one of those rare occasions where, like, we get books that are sent to us randomly.
1:39.3	Like, I'll come home, and it's like Christmas every day. Every day for nerd Christmas.
1:44.1	Yeah, publisher's sent his books, which is awesome.
1:46.1	So awesome.
1:47.0	And like, this is one of those occasions where we found it, kind of sat on the bookshelf for a while. I think you cracked it first, and I got a text from me, and you're like, dude, this book is amazing. This book is fantastic. And it's like we started looking into it, started following Zach on social media.
1:44.8	And we were like, this dude's speak in our language, man.
1:47.0	He is a lot. book is fantastic. And it's like we started looking into it, started following Zach on social media.
2:02.5	And we were like, this dude's speaking our language, man. He is a lot of fun to follow on social
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