The Hutchmoot Podcast

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It Is Not Finished: Miyazaki and the Crushing Weight of Beauty Jun 12, 2025

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Hayao Miyazaki is a living legend of the animation world. Named the
“Walt Disney of Japan,” he’s made over a dozen films, many of which are
considered masterpieces. But what did he sacrifice in pursuit of cinematic
perfection? His most recent Oscar-winning film, The Boy and the Heron, in
addition to showcasing the hallmarks of a Miyazaki movie, might also serve
as a Rosetta Stone for interpreting a complex man and his relationship with
his (un)finished body of work.

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What Is a Christian Game? Jun 05, 2025

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In this session from Hutchmoot 2022, Andy Patton asks, "What Is a Christian Game?"

From smartphone apps to Amazon’s algorithms, games and game dynamics are
playing an increasingly significant role in modern life. But what is a “Christian”
game? To begin to answer that question, we have to ask a more primary
question: What does it mean to be human and how can games cause humans to
flourish in the modern world?

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Vincent Van Gogh and the Sacred Work of Stewarding Another’s Pain May 22, 2025

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What if you were primarily know for for the most shameful thing about you? Most people, if they know anything about Van Gogh, know that he cut off his ear. What brought this visionary painter to such a place of despair and shame? And once we know the actual story of why he wounded himself in this way, what obligation do we have to steward his painful story well? This seminar digs into the circumstances surrounding Vincent’s beautiful and tragic final years, and examines how to care well for fellow sufferers.

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What John le Carré's Spies Teach Us About Conspiracy Theories Jun 27, 2022

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In this session from 2021's Hutchmoot: Homebound, Mark Meynell looks at the long career of spy-novelist John le Carré and reflects on how our outlook as Christians ought to counteract the power of conspiracy theories.

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Imagining the New Creation May 30, 2022

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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, we’re excited to share a session led by James Paul called “Imagining the New Creation” from 2021’s Hutchmoot: Homebound.

Many have a distorted view of what Christians believe about Heaven. In this session, James Paul discusses what the Bible actually teaches about the New Earth and helps us attune our desires to its coming.

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Faith, Fiction, and Christian Nationalism May 02, 2022

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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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A Mystery in the Making: A Conversation on Music Mar 21, 2022

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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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Story & the Child's Imagination Mar 09, 2022

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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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Shaping the World with Stories Feb 14, 2022

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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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The Trees at the Heart of Creation Jan 17, 2022

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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.

Watch the video of this conversation at RabbitRoom.com.

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