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We launch the new year with Osahon Obazuaye - the presidential election year looms large. Osahon shares his return to pastoral ministry - this time in a church populated by a significant percentage of immigrants. Ken and Osahon discuss a book explored by Tim Alberta in his bestselling book, The Kingdom the Power and the Glory. Brian Zahnd raises a key question - how does the biblical reference to Babylon play out in our current political climate? Alberta considers Zahnd to be a hopeful thinker. Osahon shares his most recent take on Charlie Kirk and Eric Metaxas. A new documentary is coming soon to amplify Metaxas' version of Bonheoffer, which Ken and Osahon consider well off the mark.  Osahon reflects on the Obama legacy and issues a chilling warning of what just may happen in November. Ken responds with the challenge that we must do all we can to avoid another four years of chaos and rancor.  SHOW NOTES

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This week we do a special Advent podcast with a man who is known for understanding the incarnation with the best of them. Father Kenneth Tanner talks about his journey, but most of all the importance of what the incarnation of Jesus actually is. In the evangelical tradition, it has been missed by a large portion of them, but the church fathers knew exactly the implications of the birth of Jesus Christ. May this podcast fill you with cheer, but also a deeper wisdom and appreciation for God becoming man.

Merry Christmas! Brian Zahnd is back on the show to discuss his Christmas devotional The Anticipated Christ. We talk about why he's "trying to be religious," the difference between Christmas and Advent, the book of Isaiah, the Magnificat, what nonviolence has to do with Advent, the current Israel–Hamas war, and more.

We also spend a few minutes at the end just riffing on music. Why? Because Brian loves music and created an unconventional Advent playlist to go along with the book. And after our conversation, he created another one inspired by this episode! We strongly recommend rocking out to them while cooking Christmas dinner.

Here's a couple more links to things mentioned in the episode:

• Eggnog recipe
• Spiritual, Not Religious

The beverage we taste in this episode is ... eggnog. With some Eagle Rare, if you're so inclined.

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

Content note: this episode contains some mild profanity.

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Join us as we continue with the third part of this series on connecting. Connecting with God. Connecting with Community. Connecting with Creation.

This week Canon Tim Clayton continues with some more insights from the Acts of the Apostles chapter 17. Connecting with God.

From Acts 17: 22a, 23b-31:
"From one man he made every nation of the human race to inhabit the entire earth, determining their set times and the fixed limits of the places where they would live, so that they would search for God and perhaps grope around for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us."
Tim points out that God has done this because he loves each of us and he wants his love to be requited/responded too.

Connecting with God is THE thing of life, it is the deepest, the thing for which we are meant. The love of God is the source of ALL that IS. When we begin to love God back things begin to get sorted. It might happen slowly and some things are difficult, it might be painful, it might be happy depending on our circumstances, but through it all, connecting with God is our home.

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May the peace of God be with you today.

Brad Jersak is an Eastern Orthodox theologian, author, and great friend of this podcast. Brad recently published a book called Out of the Embers: Faith After the Great Deconstruction. In this interview, we chat about what Brad calls the Great Deconstruction, the history and tradition of deconstruction within and outside of our faith tradition, why Brad is a devotee of Simone Weil, and how to move forward in your faith after deconstruction (if you can).

In this episode, we tasted Hooten Young's 6 Year Cabernet Cask Finished Whiskey from our friends at Story Hill BKC in Milwaukee, WI. Support is also in from Culver's Painting in Brookfield, WI.

To skip the tasting, go to 7:20

You can find the transcript for this episode here.

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Listen to Canon Tim Clayton's sermon: Jubilee, We are Never Without a Future.

This week Tim walks us through the incredible, biblical idea of Jubilee and how it relates to us in our own personal lives and culture. God's Great Mercy and Forgiveness reminding us that we are never without a future. From Leviticus chapter 25.

Join us Sunday Mornings at 10 am.
Outdoors this autumn on the beautiful and scenic campus of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary 130 Essex St, South Hamilton, MA 01982.
Follow the purple signs for Trinity North Shore on the hillside.

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May the peace of God be with you today.

Brain Zahnd is the founding pastor of Word of Life Church in Saint Joseph, Missouri and an author of multiple books. In this interview, Brian talked with us about his Christian journey so far, from finding faith in the Jesus Movement to his involvement in the Charismatic movement to the founding of Word of Life Church and then eventually to the radical and very public renovation of his faith in his 40s (before it was cool). In that process, he was accused of heresy and lost many members of his church. But he continues to press on, now a leading voice for people who cannot find a home in conservative evangelicalism or within liberal mainline communities. He's written several books including Water to Wine and Sinners in the Hand of a Loving God. 

His latest release is When Everything's on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes. If you or someone you know is struggling with their faith, then consider this book. It focuses on renovating faith in light of its historical and intellectual richness. 

You can learn more about Brian, his books, and find his blog on his website. You can also Follow Brian on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to find consistent encouragement in your life.

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Is there a way forward beyond certainty and after deconstruction? Is it possible to hold to faith after such disappointment?

Author and Pastor Brian Zahnd joins the podcast to talk about the crisis of faith and the journey of reconstruction.

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Dr. Chris Green thinks more deeply and more wonderfully on race, justice and pentecostalism than anyone you know. He is a prolific author and professor of Public Theology at Southeastern University. Rev. Kenneth Tanner is a priest, theologian, wise guide and kind colleague to many friends of Tent (including amongst others Brad Jersak and Brian Zahnd). Kenneth and Chris meet regularly for theological conversations, and were kind to allow Stephen to listen in and record. Along the way we talk about the incarnation, worship, reading, christendom, deconstruction, reconstruction and the deep goodness of Revelation.

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A year unlike any other. How have people walked through it with Jesus? John Mark McMillan, Gemma Hunt, Latifah Alattas, Dr Razvan Porumb, Bishop Libby Lane, Brian Zahnd, Mpho Tutu Van Furth and Kristi Mair share their experiences. Want to support this podcast? There are two fun ways to do that. 1) Buy me a coffee: https://bit.ly/pilgrimpitstop. 2) Buy yourself a t-shirt: https://rdbl.co/3KKd7R7.

Brian has been a pastor longer than he has been an adult. He is the author of many brilliant books and is a leading light in the movement away from American Christian Nationalism. He joins the Tent to talk about his life, work, and the recent movie made about his book 'Postcards From Babylon'. 

More about Brian HERE and you can watch 'Postcards From Babylon' HERE

For information on 'The Sermon on the Mount' Tent Spring School see HERE or email info@tenttheology.com

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Kathi and David Peters are Americans who grew up with impeccable conservative christian pedigrees. Yet somewhere along the line the wheels fell off their patriotic evangelical wagon and they had to learn a new Way. They are filmmakers and their latest work is "Postcards from Babylon", a documentary based on the book of the same name by Brian Zahnd. The film tackles head-on and close-up the reality of living as a follower of Jesus in the midst of a christian culture infatuated with proximity to power and hyper-partisan nationalism. 

You can purchase tickets and see the documentary HERE

More about Kathi and David and their films HERE and HERE

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