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Tattoos & Jesus
A sitdown with Josh Martin and Marty Height as they seek to balance the righteous with the ridiculous. Please join us for a conversation about cheap coffee, counseling, and Christianity.
Episodes
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God's Silence Keeps Us Curious (Ep. 175)
Welcome back T&J fam! We jump straight in today with an update on Josh's employment and Marty tells us about his gym injury and suffering. Then, we discuss the…
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The Pope and the Importance of Embracing Death (Ep. 174)
Welcome back T&J fam! We are back after our unexpected hiatus. After filling you on the recent events that have kept us away, we discuss the recent passing of…
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Luficer: Real or Within Us All? (Ep. 173)
Welcome back T&J fam! Sorry for last week, Marty got sick and we had to skip a week. This week we start out with some life updates. Josh discusses a recent…
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Your God is Different and That’s Fine (Ep. 172)
Welcome back T&J family! This week we start out with Josh’s latest discovery; he can read. This leads to a discussion on the recent trilogy he read and how we…
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Reconstructing Hell: Lessons From The Other Side (Ep. 171)
Welcome back T&J fam! We are happy to be back and exited to dive into a new episode. Josh starts off with the recent discovery that you can roast people with…
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Biblical or Heretical? The Case For Christian Universalism (Ep. 169)
Welcome back T&J family! This week we are having a throwback episode. The series we did on hell was well received and really helped us on our theology journey…
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Knowing is Good, Experiencing is Better, Believing is Best (Ep. 168)
Welcome back T&J fam! On this week's episode we dive into a very sensitive elephant lamp controversy. Marty's co-worker broke his heart and we want to know…
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Abandoned By God: Safety, Security, and What Defines Us (Ep. 167)
Welcome back T&J fam! We are excited about this week's episode and welcome our new listeners. Josh start us off by discussing mysteries. If you could know the…
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Velociraptors, Circumcision, and the Charismatic Church (Ep. 166)
Welcome back T&J fam! This week we have a fun show for everyone. Josh starts out by discussing his ability to impersonate the velociraptor. We then discuss…
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Self-Esteem, Narcissism, and Learned Helplessness (Ep. 165)
Welcome back T&J fam! On today’s podcast, Josh and Marty take a deeper look into the psychological world by debating whether narcissism is healthier than…
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Preaching Isn't Biblical (Ep. 164)
Happy New Year and welcome back T&J fam! We hope everyone had a great holiday season and are ready for a great 2025. This week we get back in the swing of…
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Toxic CULTure: The Road Out of YWAM with Katie and Daniel (Ep. 163)
Welcome to the final episode of 2024! Today we have a special interview with our new friends Katie and Daniel. Following a less than ideal ministry experience…
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T&J Wrapped: Hunting for Truth and Tiny Toilets (Ep. 162)
Welcome back T&J family! We hope that you had a great Thanksgiving break and are ready for the end of the year wrap up. We get started by hearing about Marty's…
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"Faith: Risk with Direction" with Aaron Simmons (Ep. 161)
Welcome back T&J family! We have a special episode for you this week. Aaron Simmons joins us for a wonderful conversation on philosophy, faith, and "becoming a…
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The Divine Gift of Choice and Why God Can’t Take It Away (Ep. 160)
Welcome back everyone for anything episode of T&J! This week we discuss the power of choice. How the ability for self-determination is a psychological…
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Absolute Truth: "The more I know, the less I know" (Ep. 159)
Welcome back everyone for another episode of T&J! This week we discuss the idea of absolute truth and why we, as people and Christians, need to find certainty…
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When Theology Kills (Ep. 158)
Welcome back T&J fam! We have to warn you, this episode does mention suicide so listen with discretion. Nothing is discussed in detail but we want to be…
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Is. God. Good? (Ep. 157)
Welcome back everyone for another T&J! We managed to get through hurricane Helene last week and are back on the pod for a great discussion on God and His…
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The Holy Ghost: the only REAL friendly ghost (Ep. 156)
Welcome back T&J fam! This week hear about Josh's recent encounter with Thai food and how he used to scare his friends in a haunted building his family owned…
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Spiritual Transformation: How much does our past shape our theology? (Ep. 155)
Welcome back T&J fam! We are sorry for skipping a week, but are back with an episode we are excited to get to you. Today we get real about the process of…
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Can Siri Save You? (Ep. 154)
Welcome back T&J fam! We are back and it is finally fantasy football time! Josh and Marty provide an update on their fantasy football teams that everyone…
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Don't pray for a miracle. Be a miracle. (Ep. 153)
Welcome back T&J family! You are in for a treat this week. Josh had an unfortunate experience with a slick shower recently and shares about the tragedy and…
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Prayer: Pointless or Purposeful? (Ep. 152)
Welcome back T&J fam to the first official day of PSL 2024! This week we dive into a listener request that falls in line with some of our recent discussions…
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Did Jesus get the Gospel Wrong? (Ep. 151)
Welcome back T&J fam! We really appreciate the ongoing listener engagement as we wrestle with difficult concepts found in the Bible. This week is a nice follow…
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The Kingdom of God: Does Eternity Even Matter? (Ep. 150)
Welcome back T&J fam! Last week we had a throwback episode (sorry for the early T&J audio) and this week we have a throwback coffee review thanks to a listener…
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Throwback Thursday: Sex and the Olympic Village (Ep. 149)
Welcome back T&J fam! As you have probably noticed, we have been more hit or miss this summer than we would like. This week is no different, but instead of…
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“Do all democrats go to hell?” (Ep. 148)
Welcome back to another episode of T&J! This week we go a little off topic compared to where we have been recently. We start with a nice chat about disgusting…
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Hidden Divinity: When did Jesus know He was God? (Ep. 147)
Welcome back everyone for another episode of T&J! This week we do a listener prompted podcast. We start with a listener question about what songs we would use…
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Atonement: What did Jesus dying really do? (Ep. 146)
Welcome back to another episode of T&J! This week we start out with a listener provided thought of the day. We then transition to the though of the cross and…
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The Christian Roots of Italy: How The Early Church Didn't Know Either (Ep. 145)
Welcome back T&J family! This week our wonderful co-host Josh is back in the studio following his journey to Italy. He shares about some of the experiences and…
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Give Him Back Tomorrow: an Adoption Story with Ashley Height (Ep. 144)
Welcome back T&J fam! I know that it has been a couple weeks, but Josh decided to take a trip to Europe and leave us hanging without him. Before he returns to…
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The Gospels: A Contradicting Christ? (Ep. 143)
Welcome back T&J fam! We are excited for each episode, but this episode holds extra value to us! Josh opens up about his recent study of the four gospels…
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Do we take the Bible too seriously? (Ep. 142)
Welcome back T&J fam! This week we pick up where last week ended; the Bible. In order to use the Bible as a data point, we need to figure out if it can be…
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“Trinity or No Trinity….. that is the Question” - Arius (Maybe) (Ep. 141)
We are back T&J fam! And y’all are in for a treat. We explain the tension we tried to create during the last show and begin identifying who Jesus and the…
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Conditioned to be Christian (Ep. 140)
Welcome back T&J fam! This week we start the beginning of our Christian reconstruction with a rough launch. Due to sickness and scheduling troubles, we record…
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Amputation, Tax Evasion, and the Future of T&J (Ep. 139)
Welcome back T&J fam! This week we have a normal and not normal episode for you. First, we discuss the NFL draft and Josh's nerd tendencies. Then, Marty gives…
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Jimmy Fallon, Burnt Hot Pockets, and White Knuckled Christianity (Ep. 138)
Welcome back T&J fam after last week’s unexpected break! Today, we’re coming in hot with an update from Josh’s NYC trip and Marty’s weekend in Texas. We…
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"It couldn't just be my father's God" with Jeremy Height (Ep. 137)
Welcome back T&J family! Today we have special guest Jeremy Height filling in for Josh, who is stranded in New York City. Jeremy was schedule to be a guest but…
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The Spiritual Gifts Crap Shoot (Ep. 136)
Welcome back T&J family! This week we immediately jump into some TMI from Marty. So be ready if you are not interested in his intestinal functioning. We then…
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Jesus is a Tattle Tale (Ep. 135)
Welcome back T&J family! Today we have a fun episode that involves Jesus being a tattle tail to Marty’s mom. This leads into a discussion on discernment, our…
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Don't Be A Narcissist (Ep. 134)
Welcome back T&J friends! This week we learn that it is the small things in life that make us happy. Whether it is pealing an orange or cutting wrapping paper…
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If You're Evil and You Know it Clap Your Hands (Ep. 133)
Welcome back T&J family! We want to quickly give a shout out the new listeners we have noticed subscribing to the show. We may not know your names yet, but we…
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God’s Approach to Guilt, Shame, and Conviction (Ep. 132)
Welcome back T&J listeners! This week we get to hear some exciting news from Marty and his medical journey. Then we dive into a discussion on shame, guilt, and…
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Being an Armchair Quarterback for All of Life’s Situations (Ep. 131)
Welcome back T&J fam! Welcome to another fun filled episode of your favorite podcast. As most people this week we start off the episode talking about the Super…
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"Grace Saves All" with David Artman (Ep. 130)
Welcome back for a special episode T&J family! This week we have the privilege of sitting down with David Artman, author of Grace Saves All. We connected with…
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Does God Have Any God Friends? (Ep. 129)
Welcome back everyone for another episode of T&J! Forgive us for not recording last week; Josh was a little under the weather. We are back at it full force…
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The Philosophy of Identity: Debating Personality vs Environment (Ep. 128)
Welcome back T&J family! We hope your year is off to a great start. This week we start off the show with yet another dramatic Marty moment. This time it's…
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Practical New Years Resolutions and the Power of Self-Sacrifice (Ep. 127)
Happy New Year and welcome back T&J family! We hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and are ready for a new year of fun and ridiculousness. This week…
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Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells (Ep. 126)
Welcome back as we wrap up 2023 T&J fam! Per our usual, we wrap up the year with a little review and break down. We discuss some fun stats, music trends, and…
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Hitha Srivatsan: India, Religion, Marriage, and Therapy (Ep. 125)
Welcome to the end of 2023 T&J family! Today we have a special guest, Hitha Srivatsan, for our last interview of the year. Hitha grew up in India before moving…
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Cult Leader Incubators = Small Towns (Ep. 124)
Welcome back everyone to another episode of T&J! This week we start out with a much needed rebuke and retraction from our very own cohost, Josh Martin. Then…
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Wrapping up Hell with Q&As from listeners (Ep. 123)
Welcome back T&J family! We are coming off two big episodes and take this week to unwind and unpack some of the talking points from the last two weeks…
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Hell... a Disappearing Act: The Case for Annihilationism (Ep. 122)
Welcome back T&J family! This week is part two on our series about hell. Hopefully you listened and enjoyed last week's episode as we laid out the case for…
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Hell… Nah: A Case for Christian Universalism (Ep. 121)
Welcome back for an extra deep and extra long episode of T&J! This week we dive into the doctrine of hell and discuss the three commonly held Christians views…
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How Trauma Functions and the Full Moon Theory (Ep. 120)
Welcome back T&J fam for a spooky Halloween episode. We start off the show with a little interview question that shows the true insanity of Josh's brain. Marty…
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“Judge not…Or Judge a lot?” T&J 7:1 (Ep. 119)
Welcome back T&J listeners for another fun filled episode. This week Marty updates us on his vandalism and whether he addressed his guilty conscience or not…
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The Business of Church: Power, Influence, and the Highest Bidder (Ep. 118)
Welcome to another episode of Tattoos & Jesus! This week we start off with Marty's guilty conscience and a story about a broke soap dispenser. Then we hear…
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Are We All Going to Hell in a Handbasket? (Ep. 117)
Welcome back to another episode of T&J! This week we get a fantasy update that somehow leads to a life lesson from the life of Josh Martin. We then discuss the…
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Living Perfect, Original Sin, and Pursuing Holiness (Ep. 116)
Welcome back T&J family! We kick off this week's show with some funny stories from Marty's son, Charlie. Then, we shift gears and dive into a theological…
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Ironing Fails and What is God Doing in Numbers 14 (Ep. 115)
Welcome back T&J fam! This week we start with some great stories about how dumb Marty and Josh can be with an iron. Somehow this transitions to a discussion on…