How to Keep SHOWING UP in a World of Division & Distraction with Ian Simkins

In this episode of The Mary Marantz Show, Mary sits down with author, pastor & one of her all-time FAVORITE people to follow on social media, Ian Simkins, to talk ALL about how to keep SHOWING UP for people IN PERSON in an age where these screens have us more divided, distracted, and lonely than ever. Mary & Ian jump right into it talking about how "imperfect" tables are often the best ones, why empathy is under attack these days, and the crumbling social crisis we are currently living through  ... as the two dig into Ian's BRAND NEW BOOK Every Table An Altar: Reclaiming Connection in a World of Division, Distraction & Loneliness       In this Episode, you'll hear:   What an "Acts Church" is and whether we should have size limits on modern churches That time Jesus was accused of being a "glutton and a drunkard"  What this really shows us about the table being central to human flourishing The neuroscience of what happens when you share a meal with someone & why it's hard to hate someone up close Why 40% of Americans now say they have ZERO friends How the "who's in/who's out" became a political purity test for the tables in Jesus' time… and how we're still doing that to this day The three ways Jesus used tables in his ministry (He sat at them, He invited people to them, He flipped them) and what they really mean... and seriously SO much more!