This Good Word, Episode 163: Learning to Speak God from Scratch with Jonathan Merritt

Jonathan Merritt is the author of the brand new book, Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing and How We Can Revive Them.As America rapidly becomes a pluralistic, postmodern society, many of us struggle to talk about faith. We can no longer assume our friends understand words such as grace or gospel. Others, like lost and sin, have become so negative they are nearly conversation-enders.After Jonathan moved from the Bible Belt to New York City, he discovered that whenever conversations turned to spirituality, the words he'd used for decades didn't connect with listeners anymore. In a search for answers and understanding, Jonathan uncovered a spiritual crisis affecting tens of millions.LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast by clicking this link.

Content We Discussed in the Episode:

Jonathan's website Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing and How We can Revive ThemJonathan's 3 other booksJonathan's YouTube Channel Jonathan's article in the Atlantic: What Does Evangelical Mean?