Spirituality For The Broken and Hopeful (Timothy Jones)

Are we loved? No questions nags at us more. No question matters as much. The love revealed in the Trinity speaks to the loneliness and longing so common in our time—and in our lives. But our brokenness can become the doorway to a deeper certainty that we are cherished by God, fully beloved. While G…

The Quest Of The Grail: Malcolm Guite and the Pursuit Of Enchantment (Malcolm Guite, Pete Peterson, Stephen Crotts)

Poet Malcolm Guite, along with artist Stephen Crotts and editor Pete Peterson, will discuss the inspiration for and development of Merlin’s Isle, the epic poem cycle of the tales of King Arthur and his Knights, featuring early looks at Stephen’s artwork, and readings of the text from Malcolm. Moder…

Kaiju (Bless you): The Marrow and Meaning Of Monsters (Rebecca Reynolds)

Eiji Tsuburaya emerged from the horrors of WWII believing that kaiju stories could help restore hope to traumatized children. His pioneering work laid the architecture for a six-decade tokusatsu movement in which monsters offer cultural mirrors and spiritual architecture. This session will cross sp…

Write For The Heart: Writing To Make a Heartfelt Difference For God (Clay Clarkson)

An interactive exploration of writing with a Christ-formed heart—moving your reader’s heart by incarnating the reality of Christ in written word through informing, instructing, influencing, inspiring, involving, and inviting. Conversational format peppered with biblical insights, writerly quotes, a…

The Quality Of Mercy: Grief and Redemption in The Young Adult Literature Of Gary D. Schmidt (Glenn McCarty, Laura Peterson)

“The world is Trouble … and Grace. That is all there is.” – Gary D. Schmidt Over the past 20 years, the books of Gary D. Schmidt have been honored with awards and found their way into the homes and hearts of countless families with their complex portrayals of grief, sacrifice, mercy, and redemptio…

Transcendent Audio Storytelling Panel (Leslie Eiler Thompson, Mike Cosper, Jakob Lewis, Tasha A.F. Lemley)

Leslie Eiler Thompson leads audio storytellers Mike Cosper (The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill), Jakob Lewis (No Small Endeavor), and Tasha A.F. Lemley (Nashville Public Radio, This Is Nashville) in conversation on how the transcendentals—truth, goodness, and beauty—shape their work. The panel examines…

A Fantastic Injustice: How God Redeems The Works Of Unworthy Vessels (Joe Sutphin, Santosh John)

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.

Redemptive Beauty: The Lament and Protest Of Rizpah (Ruth Naomi Floyd)

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 trans…

The Blue Irises: Van Gogh’s Legacy Of Madness and Brilliance and The Grace Of The Passage Of Time (Russ Ramsey)

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 s…

Five Ways To Renew Your Creative Practice (Without Burning Out or Selling Out) - Andy Patton

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…