Episode 315: Learning to Speak God from Scratch w/ Jonathan Merritt

The Holy Post

Phil Vischer

Skyejethani, Society & Culture, Philvischer, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, 226012, Christiantaylor, Atheism, Veggietales

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Our culture is rapidly losing it’s spiritual vocabulary. Words like grace, virtue, sin, and righteousness have fallen out of use. Why does it matter? Because language shapes the way our brains work and how we see the world. Author and journalist Jonathan Merritt is back to discuss his new book about learning to use God language again. Plus, why are people getting plastic surgery to resemble Snapchat filters, and Phil is worried the world is running out of Japanese people.

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0:00.0	Hey there, welcome back to the podcast.
0:01.8	This is Holypost Podcast.
0:03.3	I'm Phil Visher.
0:04.1	I'm here with Skyjad Dunnie.
0:06.0	I am here.
0:07.3	And Christian Taylor is out and about, out and about.
0:11.3	Out and about.
0:12.3	Out and about, in a boat.
0:15.4	We're here to talk about spiritual things.
0:18.4	We're having spiritual conversations.
0:20.0	We're having spiritual conversations
0:21.3	without fighting, without starting arguments.
0:24.7	We're showing how easy it is, how fluid spiritual conversations.
0:29.2	We're modeling how you don't have to be afraid.
0:31.0	You don't have to be afraid.
0:32.0	How did this suddenly turn into an NPR sounding podcast?
0:34.2	You don't have to be afraid, because we're trying to calm people down.
0:37.6	We're trying to calm people down.
0:39.0	Calm down. It's okay. It's going to be okay.
0:41.6	Everything's going to be okay.
0:43.0	But boy, do I have some bad news for you, Skyjad?
0:45.4	Well, should we do our theme song first?
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