Marc Jolicoeur

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YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur The Courage of Retreating - Ep 92 with Alyson Pryor

“Oversaturation is not the same thing as abundance.” - Alyson Pryor

Ep 92 of the Jolly Thoughts podcast, wherein Alyson Pryor chats with me about her new book, "Come Away & Rest: A Guide to Personal Spiritual Retreats"

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“Christianity is a rational faith”, I often like to say. “Yes… and it is built on the irrational”, Dr Greene likes to say. In “Drunk In The Spirit”, Merrill gives us a dizzying walk through the Bible’s wild whackiness. Join us on ep 91 of the Jolly Thoughts pod and sip! 🍺

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YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur From Eden To Zion: How Elevation Can Help Us Better Read The Bible (ep 89 with Michael Niebauer)

There’s just something about elevation, verticality, “mountain-top experiences” that seem to be the language of the divine for humans. But… is God not also with us in the valley? Checkout ep 89 of the pod with @revniebauer.bsky.social :

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YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur Can Strawberries & Bannock Be "Communion"? (ep 88 with Dr Kenneth Wallace Jr on Ethnodoxology)

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On ep 88 of the Jolly Thoughts pod, I was so glad to have this mind-bending conversation with the generous & engaging ethnodoxologist Dr Kenneth Wallace Jr. If you’re anything like, you’ll have some thoughts… care to share? (full convo available Oct 23rd, 2025, wherever you pod)

Can strawberries & bannock be “communion”? Could smoke ever substitute for water in Christian baptism? While striving to ensure our rituals are simultaneously faithful and meaningful, what (if any) are our non-negotiables?

YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur The Myth Of Good Christian Parenting - Jolly Thoughts ep 87 (with McGinnis & Burt)

In ep 87 of the Jolly Thoughts Pod @mburtwrites.bsky.social & @kkramermcginnis.bsky.social (co-authors of “The Myth Of Good Christian Parenting”) argue that understanding our children as ALSO our siblings (in Christ) makes a big difference. What do you think? (link in bio)

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In ep 86 of the Jolly Thoughts pod we dive right in on what motivated McGrath to take this deeper look into the historical sources on John, who the Mandaeans are, and what a nice kid from Brooklyn is doing in a life of Biblical studies. Available now wherever ye pod.

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YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur Who Was John “The Baptist” to Jesus “The Christ”? || Conversation with James F McGrath

Who was John the Baptist? You might feel like you already know the answer, or you might not even care about that question, but either way, @religionprof.bsky.social’s recent pair of works (Christmaker and John of History, Baptist of Faith) will very likely change your mind.

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YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur When in Rome… Don’t Necessarily Do As The Romans Do (Ep 84 with Nadya Williams)

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When in Rome… Don’t Necessarily Do As The Romans Do (especially if you’re a Christian).

In ep 84 of the Jolly Thoughts pod I sit down with an absolute classic(ist), Dr Nadya Williams, who unloads a ton of 🤯 insight about the way culture has impacted the Church.

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YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur Memories, Faulty Memories, and Imported Memories

What if your memory wasn’t… your memory?

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(@mikecosper.bsky.social, ep 7 of The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea maaaaaay have broken me 😬)

Chris Tomlin's 'First Hymn,' resurrects the oldest hymn ever found (RNS) — A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was rewritte...

I don’t ALWAYS talk about the Ship Of Theseus (though, admittedly, I do seem to talk about it an inordinate amount…), but at least in this instance, @bmietana.bsky.social seemed to think it was relevant. religionnews.com/2025/04/15/c...

Chris Tomlin's 'First Hymn,' resurrects the oldest hymn ever found (RNS) — A new documentary details a project to revamp an 1,800-year-old hymn for a modern audience. The Oxyrhynchus Hymn is the oldest surviving Christian hymn with musical notation — and was rewritte...

Got to write about ancient papyrus, Egyptian rubbish heaps, megachurch worship, Martin Marty and the Ship of Theseus all in the same story

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The Contemporary Worship Music Pipeline, or "Where Did The Psalms Go?" (Marc Jolicoeur) Ep. #189 | The Biblical Mind Who decides what worship songs we sing in church? It turns out, worship music is a massive industry, and the way songs make it from a Nashville songwriting room to a Sunday morning service might…

"Most Christians today don’t know the worship songs that Jesus sang." @marcjolicoeur.bsky.social explains why the Psalms have nearly vanished from modern church music—and what that means for our theology.
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The Contemporary Worship Music Pipeline, or "Where Did The Psalms Go?" (Marc Jolicoeur) Ep. #189 Who decides what worship songs we sing in church? It turns out, worship music is a massive industry, and the way songs make it from a Nashville songwriting r...

Who’s really deciding what worship songs we sing on Sundays? 🎶 Dr. @marcjolicoeur.bsky.social reveals how four major churches dominate modern worship music.
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Thanks for the conversation (though I’m a “pre-doctor” at best)! 🙏

When someone hints at or reveals their pain, is our natural reaction to lean INTO or AWAY from that vulnerability? In this conversation, Natasha Dongell shares part of her experience of loss, and helps us think through grief as an opportunity for connection.

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YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur Why The Gospel? || Conversation with Matthew Bates (ep 77 of Jolly Thoughts pod)

Would Jesus have been born if He weren’t (as the carols say) “born to set” His people “free”? Matthew Bates & I chat about this & much more in this ho-ho-holiday ep of the Jolly Thoughts pod:

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WHY THE GOSPEL? // Beyond music-genres and theo-debates, “the gospel” is first & foremost a political declaration. Matt Bates schools me thereupon in the most recent CHRISTmas episode of the Jolly Thoughts podcast. 🎅🏻✝️🙏

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YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur Holy Spit! Conversation with Mike MacNeil (Episode 76 of the Jolly Thoughts Podcast)

Ep 76 of the Jolly Thoughts Pod with the unduplicatable Mike MacNeil wherein we chat about politics, remote-access villages, Jordan “B” Peterson, and the difference between PRIVATE & PERSONAL.

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Swiss church puts ‘AI Jesus’ in confessional The 'experimental art installation' allows people can interact with an artificial intelligence program meant to imitate Christ.

What could go wrong?

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Worship In An Age Of Anxiety Ep 72, featuring a conversation with J Michael Jordan about his new book, church gatherings, anxiety, and whether or not Pixar gets it right.

“Being told to participate - while in fact being unable to participate - is deeply dispiriting to worshipers, especially worshipers with anxiety…” (pg 152 of Worship In An Age Of Anxiety) …

In case anyone ever doubts how hardcore I have been about Contemporary Christian Music… …Behold, my mountain bike’s brand name. (paging doctors Freud & @drleahpayne.bsky.social )

YouTube video by Marc Jolicoeur Expanding Our Reading Partners: Conversation with Candida Moss || Ep 71 of the Jolly Thoughts Pod

If slaves had such an integral hand in the creation of the Bible, how did the Bible end up being viewed as "pro-slavery"? @candidamoss.bsky.social has thoughts:

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On ep 71 of the Jolly Thoughts pod, @candidamoss.bsky.social walks us through her latest book (God’s Ghostwriters) and shares how expanding our view of who we’re reading the Bible WITH can have a massive impact on our view of its meaning. Link in bio.

David Bennett is a self-described “celibate gay Christian”, but goodness… he is so much more than that! He’s an author, a theologian in residence, with a Ph... Conversation with David Bennett (Ep Sixty-Nine of the Jolly Thoughts Pod)

My recently-posted conversation with David Bennett has garnered some of the longest “watch times” of any reels I’ve ever posted. If interested, you can watch the full conversation on my YouTube channel:

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Coffee, Music, God.

My conversation with Epoch Coffee’s mastermind and Jewish trumpeter extraordinaire, Conor Conway.

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On the Restoration of Ministers We need to talk about reporting the inappropriate relationships of ministers, some of the most extreme cases, and our processes of responding.

"Being a pastor is not a right anyone can have. Some things are disqualifying even if love and forgiveness take place." David Drury

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