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Thin Spaces

Thin Spaces

Evangeline, Mandy, and Christina sit down at the digital pub table to talk about thin places: what are they, how do we experience them, and should seek out the experiences of thin places?

The Art of Subcreation (with Matthew Clark) (S3 E19)

The Art of Subcreation (with Matthew Clark) (S3 E19)

Matthew Clark reads his chapter on subcreation. When we understand it properly, our subcreation is a middle act between God’s first creation and His second—and the culture we build together becomes, as Andy Crouch put it, part of “the furniture of eternity.”

Fantasy Pub Table Draft 

Fantasy Pub Table Draft 

From a line-up of 20 literary characters curated by Matt Mellema four guests compete before a live audience to draft the perfect pub table for a night of stimulating and imaginative conversation.

True Crime Stories: Truth or Fabrication?

True Crime Stories: Truth or Fabrication?

We often assume that stories are told for good - and when told for the right reasons, they are. But the power of stories has another side, and that's its potential for misuse and potential for danger.

Strong Female Protagonists

Strong Female Protagonists

Christina, Matt, and Evangeline discuss what makes a good female protagonist. They dissect some examples from popular stories in an attempt to determine which characteristics we should look for in stories that prominently feature a female lead.

Cultivating Appreciation for Other Art Forms

Cultivating Appreciation for Other Art Forms

Sometimes you try to convince people to love what you love. And sometimes, other people try to convince you to like what they like. What keeps us from liking some art forms? How can we learn to cultivate an appreciation for the art forms that are not our first loves?

Gardening: Learning from the Ground

Gardening: Learning from the Ground

The cohosts discuss how the many garden-related and cultivating-related themes and metaphors in the Bible may begin to make more sense through the practical experience of getting our hands dirty and paying attention to the things that grow in the ground.

Interview: Nicole Beck on Portraiture

Interview: Nicole Beck on Portraiture

What’s in a face? What’s in a painting of a face that isn’t in a photograph? Nicole Beck, a portrait artist based in Colorado Springs, talks about why she is drawn to painting faces, how she learned to paint, and the special significance that can be found in an image of a person’s face.

Pub Night: The Golden Key

Pub Night: The Golden Key

At the Anselm Society's July Pub Night, Christina presents her retelling of George MacDonald's story The Golden Key.

It's Never Too Late for Art

It's Never Too Late for Art

Join host Matt Mellema and a rotation of guests at the digital pub table to explore how art and storytelling matter for faith and to connect our stories, great stories, and the Great Story.