The Hutchmoot Podcast

The Quest Of The Grail: Malcolm Guite and the Pursuit Of Enchantment (Malcolm Guite, Pete Peterson, Stephen Crotts)

Poet Malcolm Guite, along with artist Stephen Crotts and editor Pete Peterson, will discuss the inspiration for and development of Merlin’s Isle, the epic poem cycle of t

Kaiju (Bless you): The Marrow and Meaning Of Monsters (Rebecca Reynolds)

Eiji Tsuburaya emerged from the horrors of WWII believing that kaiju stories could help restore hope to traumatized children. His pioneering work laid the architecture fo

Write For The Heart: Writing To Make a Heartfelt Difference For God (Clay Clarkson)

An interactive exploration of writing with a Christ-formed heart—moving your reader’s heart by incarnating the reality of Christ in written word through informing, instru

The Quality Of Mercy: Grief and Redemption in The Young Adult Literature Of Gary D. Schmidt (Glenn McCarty, Laura Peterson)

“The world is Trouble … and Grace. That is all there is.” – Gary D. Schmidt Over the past 20 years, the books of Gary D. Schmidt have been honored with awards and found

Transcendent Audio Storytelling Panel (Leslie Eiler Thompson, Mike Cosper, Jakob Lewis, Tasha A.F. Lemley)

Leslie Eiler Thompson leads audio storytellers Mike Cosper (The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill), Jakob Lewis (No Small Endeavor), and Tasha A.F. Lemley (Nashville Public Radi

A Fantastic Injustice: How God Redeems The Works Of Unworthy Vessels (Joe Sutphin, Santosh John)

Friends Joe Sutphin and Santosh John share personal stories of unmerited blessings at the intersection of work and faith, and discuss how our God delights in lavishing gr

Redemptive Beauty: The Lament and Protest Of Rizpah (Ruth Naomi Floyd)

This session invites you to examine the powerful tale of Rizpah (2 Samuel 21:1-14), which symbolizes grief intertwined with strength and resilience. Embracing redemptive

The Blue Irises: Van Gogh’s Legacy Of Madness and Brilliance and The Grace Of The Passage Of Time (Russ Ramsey)

Van Gogh’s Irises, which he painted while committed to an asylum, started out violet but turned blue over time. The red he used (the color associated with madness) is gon

Five Ways To Renew Your Creative Practice (Without Burning Out or Selling Out) - Andy Patton

We all want to improve our craft, bring better visions to life, and find joy in the process—but too often creativity feels fraught with friction. Creative work can feel l

Five Pop Songs and a Ted Talk (Andrew Osenga)

If you’ve grown bored with church feeling like five pop songs and a Ted Talk, you’re not alone. The church has lost its way. The songs, prayers and practices from generat

Drawing Upon Scripture (John Hendrix)

In this conversation, John explores the challenges in illustrating, adapting, and interpreting scripture in a visual form. Using the Holy Ghost comics, his picture book r

Facing The Long Defeat: in Endo’s Silence and Prokofiev’s 7th Symphony (Mark Meynell)

Tolkien famously described world history as a “long defeat,” since human efforts to overcome evil are ultimately doomed to failure. But the gospel still offers hope becau

Play Has Boundaries. And Pushes Them. (Katy Bowser Hutson, Sophie Killingley)

Playing happens in boundaries. Whether it’s poetry, the playground, or praying the Psalms: things get interesting when we explore the edges. Come hear from Bowser Hutson

Courage, Good Cheer, and a Taste For Reality: Tools For Artists (and Anybody Else Who Hopes To Avoid Nihilism and Stay Sane) - Jonathan Rogers

Far from being an escape from reality, art can be an invitation to align with reality, both for the maker and the recipient. But developing a taste for reality requires b

Owning Your Artistry (Rachel Wilhelm, Janna Barber, Karin Simmons, John Thompson)

Do you write, sing, play music, paint, sculpt, dance, etc., but you’re afraid to say you’re an artist? You are not alone! Hear from panelists who have struggled themselve

Lessons and Stories from Lewis' Oxford

Oxford is brimming with stories and rousing conversations that shaped the works of people like C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. For the last 4 1/2 years, Sally Clarkson

Untitled: The Importance of Naming Things (Ned Bustard, Leslie Bustard (posthumously))

Ned will draw from Leslie’s writings in her recent book Tiny Thoughts That I’ve Been Thinking, his book with Stephen Roach called Naming the Animals, and a lifetime of ob

Extinguishing Burnout: Wrestling with Art in the Chaos of Life (Breezy Brookshire, Caleb Christopher Edwards, Will Kelly)

In this session from Hutchmoot 2024, Breezy Brookshire, Caleb Christopher Edwards, & Will Kelly tell their stories of facing one of the modern artist’s biggest challenges

Steeples and Studios: How Your Church Can Embrace The Power Of The Arts (Winfield Bevins)

This talk will help churches develop a fresh vision for the arts that will enrich the faith of their local congregation and reach their local communities with the beauty

In Case of Emergency: Make Art (Sophie Killingley)

Church and culture often tell us that art is a nice luxury but of no use when a crisis hits or for the chronic difficulties of life. But what if art is actually a divinel