Losing My Religion
By Pastor Nar
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Podcast Description
GOD IS LOVE. This is the message of Scripture. This is the message of Jesus Christ. This is Christianity in its pure form. Religious performance and obligation do nothing to endear God to us, or us to God. Instead, they work against a genuine and growing relationship with God. Jesus is calling us back to our 'first love' ... not the love we had for God in the beginning, but the love and affection that God has always had for us.
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CleanEpisode 23 - Neil Christopher - Part 2, Universal Reconciliation | In this, the second part of a two-part podcast, Pastor Neil Christopher and Pastor Nar continue their discussion on Universal Reconciliation. Neil also introduces the new ministry God has placed on his heart: EVO Youth Network. Pastor Nar has been invited to be part of the Visionary Board of this exciting new ministry. More details can be found on: www.losingmyreligionpodcast.com | 8/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 22 - Neil Christopher - Part 1: Owning His Personal Relationship with God | In this, the first part of a two-part podcast, Pastor Neil Christopher briefly shares his story and then he and Pastor Nar begin a discussion on mysticism, ecstatic utterances, Gnostic Christianity, and go head-on into one of the most widely debated topics in Christian theology: Ultimate Reconciliation. More details can be found on: www.losingmyreligionpodcast.com | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 21 - Drew Tatusko - Following His Bliss | Pastor Nar and this week's co-host, Jules Kennedy, talk with Drew Tatusko as he shares his story - a pilgrimage he frames within a Trinitarian framework. Drew came to know God the Father in the Catholic church, Jesus in the Presbyterian church and 'got the Holy Ghost' in the Church of God in Christ. | 7/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 20 - The Geek Preacher - Dead Morality vs. Virtue-Driven Life | Pastor Derek White - The Geek Preacher - serves as a full-time local pastor for three congregations within the United Methodist Church in Tennessee. He and Pastor Nar discuss what some Christians consider 'essential' doctrines, specifically the Trinity, also the Wesleyan Quadrilateral, the necessity of asking questions, and dead morality versus a virtue-driven life. | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 19 - On the Grassy Knoll at Trans4m | The following conversation was held during the Transform East Coast Gathering on Missional Community Formation, held at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC. My friends, Julie Kennedy, Mike Morrell and Callid Keefe-Perry and I gathered together under a tree in the grassy knoll of Wesley Theological Seminary on a Saturday afternoon to record a rather impromptu podcast. | 6/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 18 - Shawn Thomas - Out in this World | Pastor Nar talkes with Shawn Aaron Thomas, an 'out and affirming' (openly gay) contemporary Christian worship leader, singer, and recording artist. | 6/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 17 - Nathan Sant - Living in the Questions - Living in the Desert | Pastor Nar welcomes Nathan Sant as he shares his story of learning to live, not with certainties, but with questions. You can follow Nathan on Twitter: @n8wide | 4/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 16 - Shane Mullin - Seeing Through the Lens of Resurrection | Recorded on Holy Friday, Pastor Nar and Shane Mullin discuss catching glimpses - or air pictures - of the Kingdom of God ... or as Shane likes to call it - the Dream of God. | 4/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 15 - Adele Sakler - Reconciling Being Queer and Christian | Pastor Nar welcomes the beautiful, talented and funny Adele Sakler (@existentialpunk on Twitter), founder of Queermergent, to the Losing My Religion Podcast. Besides sharing her story of reconciling being gay and Christian, Adele shares her heart in answering questions from followers on Facebook and Twitter. Pastor Nar invited Erk Guzman - The Merry Monk of Love - to begin the podcast by sharing about his 40 Day Help Haiti Fast to benefit Tony Campolo's EAPE organization. We're trying to help Erik earn over $1,000 in donations. The fast ends in less than a week, so go to www.themerrymonk.com and donate today! | 3/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 14 - Jeremy Ritch - Finding Hope in a Culture of Fear | In this episode, Pastor Jeremy Ritch of Hold Fast Ministries shares his journey - an interesting journey that has brought him and his wife through many twists and turns as they follow Jesus through the Kingdom. Jeremy and Pastor Nar discuss finding hope in a culture of fear - a culture that not only pervades our society, but the 'Christian culture' as well. Rated: Clean Running time: 1:36:59 Resources and Mentions: • Hold Fast Ministries - www.holdfastministries.com • Pastor Bob and Sanctuary International - www.sanctuaryinternational.com • Jay Bakker and Revolution NYC - www.revolutionnyc.com • John 4:7-19 Music: 'City On Our Knees' by Toby Mac Album: City On Our Knees | 3/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 13 - Phil Shepherd - The Whiskey Preacher | Phil Shepherd - The Whiskey Preacher Finding What it Means to Live in Color Pastors Nar Martinez (The Gathering and Apprentices of Jesus) and Phil Shepherd (The Eucatastrophy) discuss movies, whiskey and how many want to create a Christianity that is 'G' or 'PG' rated - but everyday life is not, nor is the Kingdom of God. Phil shares how that instead of black and white - or even grey - he wants to find what it means to live in color. Rated: Explicit (Very Explicit!) Running time: 1:00.05 Music: 'What Matters More' by Derek Webb Stockholm Syndrom Trade some info for a free download of this controversial song at www.derekwebb.com | 3/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 12 - John Harrison and The Sermon I'll Never Preach | In this episode, Pastor Nar provides John Harrison (@tragic_pizza on Twitter) a venue to preach the sermon that John thought he'd never get to preach. Before and after the sermon, Pastor Nar and John ask some difficult questions - questions about 'essential' Christian doctrine, getting along when we disagree, homosexuality, gay Christians, touching and embracing modern-day 'lepers', the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, the atonement and much more. This podcast asks a lot of questions and gives few answers. We don't claim to be 'right' or have the answers - we're just asking questions that need to be asked - questions that need to be explored. | 3/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 11 - The Chris Yambar Show! | Losing My Religion Episode 11 The Chris Yambar Show! Pop Artist, Reverend, General Trouble-Maker Chris Yambar joins Pastor Nar in what is quite possibly the most outrageous episode of Losing My Religion yet! Get ready to laugh, blush ... and think. A few quotes: 'Life - there's no rehearsal, there's no net. It's dangerous. It's spontaneous. It's right now in the moment.' 'I never started drinking until I got into the ministry.' 'Most believers get so wrapped up in religion that they miss the truth.' 'Good Art is Good Worship.' | 1/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 10 - Erik Guzman ... The Merry Monk of Love! | Losing My Religion Episode 10 Erik Guzman - The Merry Monk of Love! In the first Losing My Religion podcast of 2010, Pastor Nar and his good friend Erik Guzman - Executive Producer for the talk-show Steve Brown Etc. - discuss some of their shared experiences in their journeys of faith ... from multiple walks 'down the aisle' in Baptist churches to make sure they were 'really saved', to both feeling that they don't really have what it takes to be a 'good' Christian, but still really wanting Jesus, living on the outskirts of traditional Christianity, the spiritual disciplines and finally coming to the conclusion that it's all about grace ... it's all about God's unconditional love. This episode is a bit longer than usual, but you're sure to enjoy it ... and guess who joins the ranks of the Outlaw Preachers! | 1/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 9 - The Gathering | No, this is not the losely-knit fellowship of free believing Jesus followers founded by Pastor Nar in Youngstown, but an event held in November at Packard Music Hall by numerous churches in Northeast Ohio. In this episode, Pastor Nar and Jonathon Manners ('JJ') discuss the activities leading up to this event, things that they experienced during the event ... and provide you with the rare opportunity to hear both Pastor Nar and JJ 'Preach it!' at The Gathering! We hope you enjoy this episode of Losing My Religion! Pastor Nar dedicates this episode to Nate and Ben - two brothers from 'across the Pond' and encourages listeners to read the book 'The Misunderstood God' by Darin Hufford from The Free Believers Network. | 12/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 8 - Susan Isaacs ... Wow! | In this episode of Losing My Religion, Pastor Nar talks with the beautiful and talented Susan Isaacs. Susan is an actor, comedian and writer - and author of 'Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir'. Susan starts by answering a few questions from friends on Twitter and Facebook. Pastor Nar and Susan continue discussing Susan's life, book and explore their shared experiences of The Dark Night of the Soul. You'll find that they both have quite a lot in common ... including a favorite hot, new television program. | 11/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 6 - White-Knuckle Christianity vs. Grace that is More Caught than Taught | Pastor Nar interviews his friend Mike Filicicchia, a 22-year-old missionary to the University of Michigan. In this podcast, Mike shares his story as well as his heart for God establishing the Kingdom on university campuses and beyond. | 9/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 5 - God Is ... (PT 2) | Pastor Nar and Jonathon Manners ('JJ') take a look at 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 in a little different light ... not as how we should express love, but viewing this Scripture as a description of Godself. This is the second of two parts. | 9/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 4 - God Is ... (PT 1) | Pastor Nar and Jonathon Manners ('JJ') take a look at 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 in a little different light ... not as how we should express love, but viewing this Scripture as a description of Godself. This is the first of two parts. | 9/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 3 - Fearing Grace | Pastor Nar, Brad Hayden and the beautiful Laura Cornell discuss some of the reasons why people - even Christian leaders - are afraid of grace. Be sure to listen to the end for Laura's strong admonition! This episode was recorded at Panera Bread in Austintown, Ohio ... come on, Mr. Covelli - show us some love! | 9/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 2 - Rebellion, Religion or Relationship | In this episode, Pastor Nar talks about the difference between rebellion, religion and relationship when it comes to interacting with God. He also shares some podcasts and blogs that he enjoys. He also recommends the book Jesus Loves You This I know by Craig Gross and Jason Harper. | 9/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 1 - An Introduction to Losing My Religion with Pastor Nar | In this podcast, Pastor Nar introduces Losing My Religion, provides a working-definition of religion as it will be used in this series, and shares why he, as a follower of Jesus who happens to be a pastor, is losing his religion. | 8/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 22 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Grace
Grace may only be a moment, I felt this speaking to Pastor Nar. The gift of giving ordinary believers and non believers the opportunity to share their stories, is more healing than all of the unsolicited advice, that most want to give.
Whether Pastor Nar and I, or you, agree on everything is not important. What is foremost is the ability to grow from each others stories.
@n8wide via Twitter
Honest
In my life, I've ran across hundreds of people who are tired of Christians for a multitude of reasons (some legit and others not as much).
Everytime I listen to the "losing my religion" podcast, I wish the disenchanted would have run into Christians like those who Pastor Nar has on the show.
- Outlaw Preachers
- Khad Young and the Outlaw Preachers
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- Metamorphosis Church
- Khad Young
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- Voice of the Heretics
- Voice of the Heretics
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- Whiskey Preacher
- Phil Shepherd
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