The Hutchmoot Podcast

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 grace and blessings on his children, who can not earn them on their own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 beauty through the lens of lament necessitates a courageous acknowledgment of pain—an indispensable step toward healing and transformation. Join us as we discuss that while rooted in sorrow, lament o...

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 gone, and all we see is the purity of the primary color associated with peace. Where his life as an artist began (optimism) looked so different from where it ended (despair). But where people’s view of...

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 like a grind, a gamble, a hustle, or a lonely shout in a noisy room. But it doesn’t have to. This session explores five surprising shifts that can renew your creative practice through stories of rest...

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 generations of Christians before have much to teach us about the kind of Jesus-following life we don’t often see in our world today. Through them, we learn things like stillness, loving our enemies,...

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 retellings of Bible stories, and his Sunday sketchbook practice, John will highlight and explore the dangers and opportunities of adaptation. Expanding beyond an audience of those who regularly make art, he&rsqu...

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 because of Christ’s ultimate victory. Endo’s novel, Silence, depicts the crushing challenges of bringing the gospel to Japan; Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev buckled under the horrors of St...

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 and Sophie Killingley as they kick around a main idea from their upcoming Play Book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 both courage and good cheer. The life of Saint Lawrence, patron saint of comedians, will provide a starting point for a discussion of courage, humor, holiness, and creativity. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

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 themselves with owning their artistry and still struggle sometimes. Bring questions and expect diverse answers, knowing we are in this together, figuring this thing out called artistry. See omnystudio.com/listene...

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 has immersed herself in these stories and historical moments while living there and working with people from all over the world. She will share anecdotes from Lewis and wisdom gathered from experiences in...

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 obsessive naming of things to consider why naming matters and why we should invest our time and creativity into not leaving any of our work “untitled”. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

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 and invite you into a conversation about what it looks like to manage relationships, parenthood, responsibilities, and community while finding balance in a creative calling in the modern age. See omnystudio.co...

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 of the gospel. Whether you’re an artist, pastor, or a lover of art, this session is an invitation to be part of a new renaissance of Christianity and the arts by making your church a place of beauty and K...

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 divinely gifted set of tools, a way to bear witness to our shared humanity? Sophie Killingley takes you through stories of art history and her own experiences of grief to uncover the necessity of creativity as a sacred way to fully engag...

Where do myths come from? For many, the friendship between C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien is a familiar story, but a new book explores the braid of complexity woven throughout their 40 year friendship with a new lens. John Hendrix presents the major themes from his new graphic novel, The Mythmakers. This lecture will illuminate the history of mythology, the purpose of st...

In this session from Hutchmoot 2024, Author A. S. Peterson and author Jennifer Trafton discuss the importance of art and story within a fallen world and how our daily acts of creation are signposts pointing toward the world to come. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Royal Vagabonds: How John Bunyan’s Life and Work Offers Hope for Storytellers and Artists (Joe Sutphin, Erik Peterson, Nathan Engelhardt) Many Christian artists struggle to feel at home in today’s culture, and can tend to feel unworthy of their calling at times. But we are treasured by God and called by Him to create wonderful things, despite ourselves. In this session,...

Please enjoy this session from Hutchmoot Homebound; "Awaking Wonder" by Sally Clarkson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Universe Away and Burning—The Life and Art of Thomas Kinkade Russ Ramsey Thomas Kinkade (1958-2012) wanted to present a more perfect world, and who doesn’t want that? But what if the brilliant light in his windows shone as it did because the house was, in fact, on fire. Wouldn’t we want the maker of that world to tell us that before we opened the door behind which the...

Creating out of the Dark: Artists and Mental Health (Joe Sutphin, Bailey McGee, Gina Sutphin, Jamin Still, Kyra Hinton) Some artists thrive in the midst of trouble, creating powerful, emotionally-driven works. But to others, the darkness stifles creativity, leaving them in a state of artistic limbo. In this session, five artists will talk together about the struggles and triumphs of...

The Rabbit Room presents this session from Hutchmoot Homebound:  The Imagination's Wake-up Call (Malcolm Guite, Mark Meynell)   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rabbit Room presents this session from Hutchmoot 2023: Do Christians Need an AI Theology? (by John Hendrix, Joe Sutphin, Don Clark, Trillia Newbell, Jared Boggess) Is Artificial Intelligence a new tool that makes artistic creation more accessible or is it cancer that threatens the very soul of humanity? Perhaps it is somewhere in between, no matter the answer, Christian artists...

The Rabbit Room presents this session from Hutchmoot 2024: The Practice of Devotion: How Devotional Songs and Poetry Enrich Our Spiritual Lives (Jon Guerra) The quality of corporate worship transcends music, instruments, and lyrics. It is a spiritual dimension measured only by God, linked to our personal intimacy with Him. Devotional songs and poetry, like the Psalms, are meant to s...

The Rabbit Room presents this session from Hutchmoot 2024: Feasting on Friendship: The Table as Art and Sacrament (by Jennifer Trafton & Lanier Ivester) A discussion of sacramental living, particularly as it pertains to the table: its significance as a place where relationships are nourished as well as bodies, and as a lesser, daily sacrament that shepherds us weekly towards the Lord’s T...