In this second half of our conversation with Isaac and Lincoln from The Arcadian Wild, we infuse the biblical theology of creativity with practical insights into the creative process. A huge thanks to Isaac and Lincoln for such a wonderful conversation and joining us for these last two episodes!! We truly appreciate them and everything they’re doing.

Show Notes (The Theology of Creating, Part 2) S2:E7

Table of Contents & Timestamps:

(0:00-1:56) Introduction

(1:56-9:08) The Imago Dei as Creators

(9:08-13:45) Co-Creating with God

(13:45-22:14) God: Creation and Incarnation

(22:14-27:58) “Toddlers in a Cathedral”

(28:15-42:29) Marred Creation

(42:51-51:31) Redeemed Creation

(52:05-58:42) Creating in Community

(58:42-1:01:29) Outro

Key Takeaways:

• To use “I’m only human” as an excuse is a horrible inversion of the way things are supposed to be
  
• Eden was never meant to be the end, but the beginning
  
• We are like toddlers slobbering over blocks in the light of a stained glass window, rearranging the beauty of God’s original creation
  
• Writer’s block is not a state that comes in ebbs and flows, but is our default state that stems from the hardening of the ground in Genesis 3; nevertheless, through silence and solitude, we can still make beautiful things out of the tough dirt
  
• Every small act of creation is a means of participating in the redemption of the world and waging war against darkness
  
• We all have the opportunity to be signposts for others on the highway to redemption
  

Resources:

• “A Theology of Making” by Makoto Fujimura

https://www.christianunion.org/the-magazine/2235-a-theology-of-making

• Every Moment Holy by Douglas McKelvey

https://www.everymomentholy.com/

• Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald

https://www.amazon.com/Ordering-Private-World-Gordon-MacDonald/dp/0785288643

• Images and Idols: Creativity for the Christian Life by Thomas J Terry and J Ryan Lister

https://www.amazon.com/Images-Idols-Creativity-Christian-Reclaiming/dp/0802418481

Music

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“Silence, A Stranger” (instrumental) - The Arcadian Wild

“Civil War” (instrumental) - The Arcadian Wild

“A Benediction” (instrumental) - The Arcadian Wild

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