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Makers & Mystics

Makers & Mystics is the podcast for the art-driven, spiritually adventurous seekers of truth and lovers of life.

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S14 E20: Beauty Is Oxygen with Wesley Vander Lugt

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/12/31

Wesley Vander Lugtis a pastor, theologian, writer, and arts advocate. He teaches theology and directs the Leighton Ford Center for Theology, the Arts and Gospel Witness at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte North Carolina. Wesholds a PhD in Theology, Imagination and the Arts from the University of St Andrews, and his latest books are Beauty is Oxygen: Finding a Faith that Breathes and the forthcoming A Prophet in the Darkness: Exploring Theology in the Art of Georges Rouault.In my

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The Breath and The Clay 2025!!

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/12/17

The Breath and The Clay is returning to Winston Salem, NC!! Join us March 21-23rd, 2025, for our annual creative arts gathering!This event will feature musical performances, an immersive art gallery, keynote talks, various workshops, and community discussions. Participating artists include Sho Baraka, Kendra Adachi, John Mark McMillan, Molly Parden, Justin McRoberts, and many, many others. You can find out more about the event and reserve your spot today at thebreathandtheclay.com. Visual Artists

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34:48

S14 E19: A Long Curiosity with Rob Bell

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2024/12/03

Rob Bell is the New York Times Best-Selling author of fourteen books and plays, which have been translated into 25 languages. His visual art can be seen on Instagram @realrobbell. His band is HUMANS ON THE FLOOR, and his podcast is The RobCast.Today on Makers and Mystics, Rob and I are talking about his Interplanetary tale of love, loss, and bread, his sci-fi fantasy novelWhere’d You Park Your Spaceship. In our conversation, we discuss following creative tangents and the long curiosity that keeps

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S14 E18: Awakening Wonder In An Anxious Age with...

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/11/26

Katherine May is an internationally renowned writer, podcaster and speaker whose work touches on nature, spirituality, slow living and neurodivergence.Her hybrid memoir Wintering was a global bestseller, adapted as BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, and shortlisted for the Porchlight and Barnes & Noble Book of the Year. Her most recent title, Enchantment became an instant New York Times bestseller. In our conversation Katherine and I discuss the common need for rediscovering pathways into

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S14 E17: Heavy Hope with Film Director Thomas Torrey

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2024/11/19

The question of when it is time to let go of a dream haunts most creatives at one time or another. Living out our sense of fidelity to a creative vision shifts and changes over time, just as the demands of life shift and change over time. But finding a way forward can be challenging, and there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Film producer Thomas Torrey has tackled this question in his recent musical drama Long December.Thomas Torrey is a writer/director/producer based in the Southeast. His

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S14 E16: The Gift of The Elders with Petra Bagust

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2024/11/12

Makers and Mystics has teamed up with New Zealand's Sunday Sanctuary Podcast for a special collaborative episode.For the November 10th episode of Sunday Sanctuary, Stephen Roach joins host Petra Bagust for a chat about poetry, creativity, and the different ways that noticing the small wonders of the world can reopen, restore, and change our lives.In this segment of the conversation, Petra and Stephen discuss the wonder found in Maori culture, storytelling, and the gift of our elders.Petra Bagust is

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S14 E15: Contours of Enchantment with Cheryl Bridges...

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/11/05

For many people, and perhaps even for some of our listeners, the Bible elicits a very different response from one person to another. For some, it is a source of comfort and spiritual nourishment, even a great source of creative inspiration, while for others, it brings up difficult questions or even negative emotions and uncomfortable associations.But as we’ve talked this season about disenchantment and reclaiming wonder, I’m curious if taking a second look at this collection of stories, songs, and

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S14 E14: Catharsis with Lacey Sturm

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/10/30

Lacey Sturm is a Grammy-nominated queen of hard rock who secured a place in rock history as the first solo woman to top the Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart with her debut album Life Screams. With a career spanning songs like “All Around Me,” “I’m So Sick,” “Again,” “Impossible,” “State of Me'' and most recently “Awaken Love,”Lacey Sturm has proven herself as one of the most powerful and enduring voices in hard rock. She is also a sought-after speaker and author, penning the autobiographical books

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S14 E13: Van Gogh Has A Broken Heart with Russ Ramsey

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/10/23

Russ Ramsey is an author and pastor with a passion for uniting art and faith. He has been in vocational ministry for more than twenty years and currently serves as the lead pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church’s Cool Springs location. He holds an MDiv and ThM from Covenant Theological Seminary, and is the author of six books, including Rembrandt is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith (Zondervan 2022), and Behold the King of Glory, recipient of the 2016 Christian Book Award

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S14 E12: Sitting With The Muse featuring Nick Leng

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/10/15

Nick Leng is a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter and producerknown for his abstract blend of electronica, classical piano and ambient soundscapes. Nick’s music is hard to categorize but evokes a sense of musical synesthesia, which he describes as a kaleidoscope of emotions turned into sounds.Nick's musical journey began in his early years growing up in South Africa, where he was classically trained on the piano. His formal education provided a strong foundation for his later

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S14 E11 LIVE | Embodied Faith and The Art of Edward...

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/10/09

Edward Knippers is a visual artist whose large-scale body of work spans 50 years of practice and explores various genres, including figurative, expressionism, abstraction, and cubism. His work has been displayed in museums, galleries, and private collections worldwide and centers on the human body.His paintings often depict scenes from biblical narratives and invite us to consider the goodness, brokenness, mystery, and glory of embodiment, urging us to grapple with the temptation to avoid,

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S14 E10: Dreamscapes with visual artist Chalom

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/10/03

Melbourne-based visual artist and electronic musician Mike Lane creates under the name Chalom, a name spoken to him in a dream. His practice consists of visually expressing dreams and meditations, with mostly found materials, embedded bible pages, penciled notes, and spray paint.Beyond the haphazard backgrounds of his paintings, brushes or tools are rarely used in the making, just hands and fingers employing scrawly texts, scribbles, and vaguely figurative forms.CHALOM’s prolific work is a deeply

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S14 E09: The Poetic Eye with Stephen Roach

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/09/25

In this episode, podcast host Stephen Roach takes listeners on a journey into the world of ecstatic poetry. Drawing from the wisdom of Trappist Monk, Thomas Merton and author/scholar Michael Edwards, Stephen highlights poetry as mankind’s first language. He tells us, the meaning of a poem is not found in what a poem is about, but rather what effect the poem has on it’s hearer. Through reciting several of his own poems, Stephen reveals poetry and the poetic encounter as a doorway to wonder.THE BREATH

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S14 E08: Reclaiming Your Voice with author Shannon K....

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/09/18

Our voice is one of the most uniquely defining qualities of our person. For artists and writers, finding our voice is a foundational and often painstaking process of search and discovery. For many, finding the courage to acknowledge, I am an artist. I am a writer. I am a musician, takes a lot of courage. Speaking it out for the first time can be an act of bravery and overcoming self doubt, imposter syndrome and fear.In her book, The Mystics Would Like A Word, author Shannon K. Evans says,“Claiming

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S14 E07: Nature As Metaphor with Enneagram Coach...

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/09/11

Stephanie J. Spencer is a visual artist, author, nature-lover and an Enneagram coach who is not afraid of hard questions. She loves moving towards the struggles of the human experience to help people find new ways forward. Stephanie has spent years coaching individuals and teams from around the country, from major universities to local churches, from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses. Time and again, she has seen the power of the Enneagram, imagery, and questions to open pathways for growth

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S14 E06: Learning To See with Paul J. Pastor

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/09/04

When we think of wonder or beauty, we might be inclined to think in terms of an external appearance, a scene of nature or an attractive person. But what if wonder is something that grows from the inside out? What if wonder is way of seeing? And what if wonder is an interior force, one that begins in the hidden recesses of our perceptions?Today, on the show I’m talking with Oregon based, poet, writer and critic, Paul J Pastor. Paulserves HarperCollins as senior acquisitions editor for their Zondervan

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Fall Happenings: Several Events You Need To Know About!

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/08/30

This fall we have several opportunitiesto gather together, get inspired and build community. I'd love to see you at one or all of these happenings! Just click the links belowto find out the specific event details.If you’d like to stay in the know on our regular happenings and inspirations, sign up for our bi-weekly email list here. The Embodied Faith symposium - Sept.21-22 Charlotte NC Resound Creative Arts Conference - Sept 27=28, Boulder, COKarios Arts Event - Oct. 11-12, Charleston, SCThe Breath

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The Breath & The Clay Writer's Retreat

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/08/29

The Breath & The Clay 2024 Writer's Retreat is designed to give writers of all levels space to get away from the noise of everyday life and focus on their craft, connect with fellow creatives, or make progress on a current project. Over the course of the retreat, you'll have the opportunity to engage in focused writing sessions, participate in group discussions, and receive feedback from peers. Whether you're working on a novel, memoir, poetry collection, or any other writing project, this

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S14 E05: Postures of Attentiveness with Mary...

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/08/29

Philosopher, Simone Weil said that attentiveness is the heart of prayer.In this episode, we discuss postures of attentiveness as gateways to wonder.Guests: Dr. Mary McCampbell is an author, educator, and speaker whose publications span the worlds of literature, film, and popular music. She is the author of Imagining Our Neighbors as Ourselves: How Art Shapes Empathy.Dr. Joe Kickasola is a Professor of Film and Digital Media at Baylor University. He is the authorof The Films of Krzysztof Kieślowski:

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S14 E04: Sacred Service Of The Actor with Cleo Rinkwest

Makers & Mystics ·

2024/08/21

Cleo Rinkwest is a South-African actor who has worked with the likes of Samuel L Jackson, The Walking Dead's Callan McCauliff, and Game of Thrones, Charlotte Hope. Through her acting, she seeks to perform stories that go beyond entertainment and enlighten her audiences to values of human flourishing.Her current film projects follow themes of justice and mercy, capital punishment laws in Southern Africa, the supernatural realm, and the impact of AI on humanity.In our conversation, Cleo shares about

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