LAB the Podcast

Imagine everything facing a child in the first few hours after they are removed from their home and as they await placement by child welfare services. Tennessee based Isaiah 117 meets children, caseworkers and families in this difficult moment.  Natalie Raney and Kayla Bain join LAB the Podcast to celebrate the work of Isaiah 117 and share the story of bringing this powerful ministry to Tampa. Join us for the conversation and prayerfully consider how you can support the incredible work of Isaiah 117. 

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University of Arkansas Professor Albert Cheng joins LAB the Podcast to talk about how our longing for beauty, goodness and truth is shaping education reform and the way we imagine learning. 

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Can you remember the last time you enjoyed a chair at the edge of a quiet lake or river? V3 Conservatory Poet Wendy Kieffer joins LAB the Podcast to share and discuss “The Chairs That No One Sits In” by Billy Collins. Don’t miss this wonderful poem and conversation, just in time for summer.

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Shining Isle Productions COO and Executive Producer Brock Starnes joins LAB the Podcast to celebrate the success of the Wingfeather Saga Season II animated series. 

Andrew Peterson’s Wingfeather Saga books have sold over 1.5 million copies and the animated Wingfeather Saga series is the largest crowdfunded animated family series of all time. Get to know this rich story your kids can enjoy this summer and if you haven’t already, pick up your copy of the Wingfeather Saga Series.

Wingfeather Saga Series

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Author and Professor D.C. Schindler joins LAB the Podcast to discuss his powerful book Freedom from Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty. Don’t miss the chance to hear from one of the brightest philosophical minds of our time on what may be the most urgent conversation in our cultural moment. 

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Dr. Joseph Clair joins LAB the Podcast to discuss the aim of a Christian liberal arts education and how to think well about higher education. 

Dr. Clair serves as the Executive Dean of the Cultural Enterprise which encompasses the humanities, theology, and education. He is also Dean of the College of Humanities and an Associate Professor of theology and culture.

The Liberating Arts
The Liberating Arts Organization

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Don’t miss the chance to hear renowned artist and wonderful human, Josh Nadeau uncover the beauty of his Sehnsucht Symphony cover art. Soul good.

Sehnsucht Print
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LAB Initiative Director, Christina Kruse joins LAB the Podcast to give an update on the LAB Initiative and to celebrate our newest partner, First Presbyterian Church in Tampa! Don’t miss the chance to learn how the coffee you drink can help set captives free!

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Link to Support the LAB Initiative

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Conservatory Poet Wendy Kieffer joins LAB the Podcast for a reading of Meditation on a Grapefruit by Craig Arnold. Don’t miss a great conversation on this beautiful poem and the power of the "remarkable ordinary.”  

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Professor and Author Margarita Mooney Clayton joins LAB the Podcast to talk about the Scala Foundation's work to restore meaning and purpose to education and for a discussion on her book, The Wounds of Beauty.

Margarita Mooney Clayton, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. She has also taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Yale University, Pepperdine University, and Princeton University. 

She has also been a Visiting Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University. She earned a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Yale University and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Sociology from Princeton University. In 2016, she founded the Scala Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring American culture through beauty, liberal arts education, and worship.

The Wounds of Beauty

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