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Mako Fujimura - Artist
Mako Fujimura - Artist

In this episode, Blake sits down with painter, Mako Fujimura. They discuss his process of slow art, culture care, and his new book, Art & Faith: A Theology of Making.

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Communion ArtsNovember 25, 2020podcast, vocation, process, painting, art, artistryComment
When He Arrives
When He Arrives

Words: Nelson Koscheski

Music: Ryan Flanigan

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AdventCommunion ArtsNovember 24, 2020Hymn House, HymnComment
An Advent Prayer
An Advent Prayer

Heavenly Father,
As darkness surrounds us
And light seems far off…

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AdventBlake FlattleyNovember 23, 2020liturgy, prayerComment
Artist Feature |  Praise & Warships
Artist Feature | Praise & Warships

We’d been in bands together off and on as teenagers and kept in musical contact ever since. Brenton and I have been occasionally collaborating here in there on single songs over the years but never honed in on a specific sound. We felt like was time to commit to a new fun project and call it a real band…

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Communion ArtsNovember 20, 2020Artist Feature, process, writing, songwriting, musicComment
Imagination Can Be Sanctified | Lessons from the Last 15
Imagination Can Be Sanctified | Lessons from the Last 15

The truth finally came out. Eventually, it always comes out. Like a soundtrack portending something shady is immanent, I had an ominous feeling for a while that something wasn’t right. Then I heard all the damning data from someone…

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Ordinary TimeNathan HoffNovember 19, 2020Lessons from the Last 15, ministry, imagination, articleComment
Heather Choate Davis - Writer
Heather Choate Davis - Writer

In this episode, Blake sits down with writer, Heather Choate Davis. They discuss her writing career as it began in advertising, later books, and now songwriting.

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Communion ArtsNovember 18, 2020podcast, writing, vocation, processComment
Beggars
Beggars

Words & Music by Kip Fox

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Ordinary TimeCommunion ArtsNovember 17, 2020Hymn House, HymnComment
A Lament for Hurricane Victims
A Lament for Hurricane Victims

We cannot rush through sorrow. Walking through pain and loss and grief is like walking through water—slow, hard, and exhausting. It takes time. And it takes a toll on us. We feel trapped in confusion, surrounded by chaos…

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Ordinary TimeChad BirdNovember 16, 2020Liturgy, LamentComment
Artist Feature |  Elizabeth Bernhardt
Artist Feature | Elizabeth Bernhardt

I remember going to see a production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at Zilker Park here in Austin when I was about twelve. It wasn't the first play I'd seen, but that memory sticks out to me as one where I saw the magic of theatre, and just felt a very visceral yearning to be inside that world of magic, too.

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Communion ArtsNovember 13, 2020Artist Feature, process, actor, acting, director, directing, writingComment
Minimize Behind the Scenes | Lessons from the Last 15
Minimize Behind the Scenes | Lessons from the Last 15

“There is something different about this church.” Our friends, semi-retired and fully-vital, had agreed to come and invest in the ministry at Trinity for a few weeks at a time. Then they came again for a few more weeks. They kept saying, “There is something different about this church.”…

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Ordinary TimeNathan HoffNovember 12, 2020Lessons from the Last 15, ministry, articleComment
Chad Bird - Writer
Chad Bird - Writer

In this episode, Blake sits down with writer, Chad Bird. They speak about his process, how it has changed over the years, and the necessity for all writers to be readers.

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Communion ArtsNovember 11, 2020podcast, writing, vocation, processComment
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Thomas Helmore & John Mason Neale
Performed by Blake Flattley

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AdventCommunion ArtsNovember 10, 2020Hymn House, HymnComment
Lord, forgive our divisiveness
Lord, forgive our divisiveness

LEADER: Heavenly Father,
we come to you today
as a broken and divided people.

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All Saints Day, Ordinary TimeCommunion ArtsNovember 9, 2020liturgy, prayer, confessionComment
Artist Feature | Hope Dunbar
Artist Feature | Hope Dunbar

I was a musician first although I never would have used that word to describe being a member of a church choir and school choir and taking piano lessons. I think I would've just described myself as having a love for music…

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Communion ArtsNovember 6, 2020Artist Feature, songwriting, writing, processComment
Stewardship Includes Culture Care | Lessons from the Last 15
Stewardship Includes Culture Care | Lessons from the Last 15

The Dean of the Community of Saint Anselm (COSA) and I talked on Skype. He was in his quaint study at Lambeth Palace, the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury and working centre of the Anglican Communion. I was wearing a Hawaiian shirt with my sliding glass door open…

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Ordinary TimeNathan HoffNovember 5, 2020Lessons from the Last 15, ministry, culture, culture care, articleComment
Luke Wesselschmidt - Architect
Luke Wesselschmidt - Architect

In this episode, Blake sits down with architect, Luke Wesselschmidt. They discuss the intersection of old and new and learning from the past.

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Communion ArtsNovember 4, 2020podcast, architecture, architect, designComment
Abide With Me
Abide With Me

Text: Henry F. Lyte
Tune: William H. Monk Setting
Performance by Blake Flattley

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Ordinary TimeCommunion ArtsNovember 3, 2020Hymn House, Hymn, abideComment
One Again | A Confession for Unity
One Again | A Confession for Unity

Gracious and Heavenly Father, we come before you with contrite hearts, mindful of the great gap between how you see your Church and how we live out Your love in our lives…

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Ordinary TimeHeather Choate DavisNovember 2, 2020grace, Liturgy, unity, electionComment
Artist Feature | Matt Doering
Artist Feature | Matt Doering

What first drew me to music and songwriting was the freedom within the whole process of both. Music happened when I was probably 9 or 10 with my best friend teaching me how to play the drums on his drumset, which progressed to…

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Communion ArtsOctober 30, 2020Artist Feature, songwriting, writing, processComment
Honor Your Father and Mother | Lessons from the Last 15
Honor Your Father and Mother | Lessons from the Last 15

The first commandment with a promise is not just for the domestic home but also the divine home. Both homes are meant to have fathers and mothers. It is one of the more compelling aspects of the church that all ministry is children’s ministry…

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Ordinary TimeNathan HoffOctober 29, 2020Lessons from the Last 15, ministry, father, mother, child, honor, articleComment
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