In this episode, Blake sits down with producer and audio engineer, Scott "OZ" Osborne. They discuss his early interest in audio engineering and music, his work as a drummer, audio engineering for television, and now his work producing for podcasts and radio.
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with artist and writer, Amie Hollmann. They discuss her exploratory approach to creating, finding beauty in the ordinary, and her desire to show others through her work that they are seen, heard and loved.
Read MoreSince about the age of five, I remember loving to sing. Church talent shows, school plays, choir, on my own. I’ve always felt this need for it, a way to express thoughts and feelings inside of me whether it was a song that someone else wrote or later on in my life something that I wrote. Singing in choir upon
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with guitarist, Corey Witt. They discuss his beginnings as a guitarist and how he stands out in a crowded field, leaning into his unique style and giftedness.
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with songwriter, Andy Gullahorn. They discuss his development as a songwriter, his desire to write music that brings healing, and the need for real-life, rooting experiences that led him to start a bowling league and meet a friend for a weekly high-five.
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with filmmaker, Noah Sampsel. They discuss his love for film, how everyday creative experiences like cooking support his craft, and finding balance between creating for others and working on passion projects.
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with visual media creator Autumn Keith. They discuss her love for photography, the benefits of immersion in a creative community, and finding fulfillment in one's vocation.
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with filmmaker, Michael Kelley. They discuss his calling to filmmaking, his desire to use his craft to serve others, and the process of learning what to say no to.
Read MoreI betray him with a kiss and some blood-soaked coin
but this is the Good day that He would appoint
I place him in cuffs and lead him away…
Many of the books and articles I've read on prayer open with the author confessing their struggles to pray. I'm afraid this article is no different. But mine are hardly unique. Christians all have a nagging feeling we should pray and a still more nagging feeling we should do it well…
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with guitarist and songwriter, Tim Quick. They discuss Tim's love for guitar as a young boy that resulted in a career as a musician on Broadway.
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with illustrator, Zach Stuef. They discuss his love for drawing early love for drawing as a child, and how encouragement from others, combined with a continual desire to create led him to pursue the vocation of illustrator.
Read MoreFor a number of decades in the United States, the church has worked hard to hold in tension a dichotomy between so-called “Traditional” and “Contemporary” worship. One could argue about the various sources of this dichotomy (and I commend to you the many liturgical historians who are charting the various liturgical…
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with rapper, Flame. They discuss his career as a rapper, his creative approach to writing, and how rap intersects with culture and the church.
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with creative director, Doug Klembara. They discuss how his experience as a photographer and web designer led him to become a creative director and his love of collaborating with and empowering others.
Read MoreHeavenly Father,
May I find joy
in the ordinary, mundane good works…
In this episode, Blake sits down with writer, Gretchen Ronnevik. They discuss how her initial website for sharing knitting patterns she'd written led to a career in writing.
Read MoreMusic has always been a huge part of my life - living in Music City only enhanced my love for it. When I was younger, my songwriting hero Sara Groves drew out that passion for sharing my heart through story and song; that’s when I started singing and writing, too. Over time…
Read MoreIn this episode, Blake sits down with designer, Brannon McAllister. They discuss his entry into design as a young boy wandering into an art studio, his commitment to supporting other artists, and his latest endeavor, Leaf Institute, a community focused on the intersection of art, faith, and vocation.
Read MoreAs Adam left the Garden
With Eve close by his side,
As inward, hearts were hardened,
And eastward, daylight died…
