We’re excited to share a session from Dr. Russell Moore called Faith, Fiction, and Christian Nationalism from 2021’s Hutchmoot: Homebound.

In this session, Dr. Moore looks to the works and wisdom of Wendell Berry to help us understand how best to approach our ideas of country and community without stumbling into idolatry.

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It's our pleasure to share a conversation about music between Ben Shive and Sara Groves called “A Mystery in the Making” from 2021’s Hutchmoot: Homebound.

In this session, Ben Shive and Sara Groves discuss the struggles, joys, and mysteries of their work from the perspective of both the artist's and the producer's side of the creative process.

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It's our pleasure to share a session led by Walter Wangerin, Jr. and Sara Danger called “Story & the Child’s Imagination” from 2021’s Hutchmoot: Homebound.

In his final interview, Walter Wangerin, Jr. and Sara Danger discuss the challenges and nuances of writing stories for children, looking especially at the importance of heavy themes such as grief and death.

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In his session "Shaping the World with Stories" from Hutchmoot: Homebound 2021, Sho Baraka discusses the shaping work of restoration and justice and the importance of the ways we portray God in the stories we tell.

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We're excited to share a session led by Andrew Peterson and Tim Mackie (of the Bible Project) called “The Trees at the Heart of Creation” from 2021’s Hutchmoot: Homebound.

In this session, Andrew and Tim discuss the prominence of trees in biblical narratives and how they help us unlock scripture in fresh, new ways.

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The Hutchmoot Podcast features some of our favorite sessions recorded at our annual conference which celebrates art, music, story, and faith in all their many intersections. Today, it is our pleasure to share a session led by Lanier Ivester and Steve Guthrie called “The Indispensable Feast” from 2021’s Hutchmoot: Homebound, in both video and audio form.

Feasting is one of the foundations of human culture, both sociologically and theologically. In this session, Steve and Lanier lay groundwork both for understanding why we feast as well as providing practical advice for the occasion.

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We’re pleased to share a session led by Malcolm Guite and Mark Meynell called “Poetry: Imagination’s Wake-Up Call” from 2020’s Hutchmoot: Homebound, in both video and audio form.

Despite its detractors, poetry couldn’t be more vital in our present age, since it is one of the most powerful means of reconciling our enlightenment-divorced reason and imagination. In conversation with Mark Meynell, the poet, priest, and scholar Malcolm Guite draws from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, C. S. Lewis, and others to make his case.

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We’re pleased to share a session led by Buddy Greene and Odessa Settles called "Ain't Gonna Lay My Religion Down" from 2020’s Hutchmoot: Homebound, in both video and audio form.

Through stories and music, Buddy & Odessa discuss the difficulty of living in an unjust world and how our faith can act as an anchor.

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Andrew Peterson & Lanier Ivester reflect on the deep relationships they have with their homes and the physical places of life and how our connection to and care for the earth functions as a vital investment in both the here-and-now and in the world yet to come.

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Writer Heidi Johnston, poet Andrew Roycroft, and painter and sculptor Ross Wilson discuss art as the light and language of the eye, asking why poetic beauty and integrity matter and exploring the role of story in shaping our understanding of the Biblical narrative.

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