Artisan Tree Podcast

Jason Link•www.artisantree.org

Arts

a conversational journey in faith and the arts

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18: Is the God Machine Broken -- Part 2 (with Nick Barrett)

artisantree.org Last week I shared some of my thoughts on storytelling and how Christian writers can convey a hope that is both miraculous and true to our human experience. This week I invited Nick Barrett, PhD student in theology and literature, to join in on the conversation. Listen in as Nick shares with us how Christian artists and writers have an opportunity to help a disenchanted generation see the world in a whole new way. As Nick states, one hopes that what literary art can and will do i...

Mar 21, 2017•29 min

17: Is the God Machine Broken -- Part 1

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Mar 15, 2017•6 min

Passageway 4: Border Crossing Jesus

artisantree.org Today’s message is based on Acts 1:1-11 where Jesus calls his apostles to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. So given Jesus’ command, we who are his witnesses are to go outside the comfort of our own communities and circles and reach out to people on the other side. The witnesses of Jesus are to cross borders, but what usually ends up happening is that we tend to avoid borders and avoid those on the other side. Listen in as we discuss how...

Mar 08, 2017•20 min

16: An Artist's Calling (with Tod Bolsinger)

artisantree.org What does it mean to be an artist and a follower of Jesus? For many years of my life I tried to figure out the answer to this question, and for a long time I ran into answers that were unsatisfying. It wasn’t until seminary that I grew more confident in my identity as a Christian and an artist, more confident that these two aspects of my identity were not at odds with one another but actually complementary to one another. How did I reconcile the Christian and the artist within me...

Mar 07, 2017•22 min

15: An Adventure of Awe

artisantree.org Today we have with us visual artist Linnea Spransy, whose work defies definition and moves beyond the bounds of convention—a freedom that mirror and grow out of her life and faith. In a world where Christianity tends to settle into certain molds, it’s refreshing to hear from followers of Jesus such as Linnea who naturally live and work outside these molds. So listen in as Linnea shares how she came to enter an adventure of awe with her Maker, and how faith and art naturally flow ...

Feb 16, 2017•25 min

14: A Debt Owed to Artists -- with Ken Fong

artisantree.org Today we have with us Ken Fong, the senior pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles and the host of the Asian America Podcast. When I learned about Ken’s podcast, I was happy to find that many of his interviews were with artists of various kinds. Curious, I asked Ken why he has featured so many artists on his podcast. Listen in as Ken humorously tells us why he feels he owes artists a debt and why he believes artists can share with us something new about God.

Jan 26, 2017•23 min

13: Of Hobbits and Scripture -- with Joel Green

artisantree.org Many of you may know that the area of creativity I locate myself in is fiction writing—more specifically epic fantasy. And since I’m a pastor and student of the Bible, I’m always looking to find ways in which fantasy writing and faith can come together. Therefore, I was thrilled when I discovered that renowned Biblical scholar Joel Green is an avid Lord of the Rings fan. I invited him onto the program to see if his appreciation of Tolkien had any connection to his faith. I was gr...

Jan 14, 2017•21 min

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