The Creative Word

This episode is a devotional study in the format of storytelling. It is a retelling of four Jesus encounters from a storm, a demon possessed man, a bleeding woman, to a dead child. A narrative journey learning to see reality through Jesus' eyes.

The Creative Word is a podcast that explores a mix of theology, poetry and biblical story telling. An attempt to unpack the missional role of artists in the world.

I have been looking forward to doing a bit of a deep dive on this topic as I have been immersed in it with my studies during the last 3 years. It is an early church form of highly creative biblical narrative performance........a formative approach that enables people to go on 'a learning journey into the mysteries of Christ'.
(definition of the word)

It's a beautiful topic and worth getting into I promise! If you would like to see me do a live performance of this, listen to the podcast first, and then check out;
https://youtu.be/71Miiyfpl2c?si=YWaz7olYwxx4DSck
The Creative Word is a podcast that explores a mix of theology, poetry and biblical story telling. An attempt to unpack the missional role of artists in the world.

A journey into the world of mythology. Is it true? Is it just a 'story'? Does God speak to us through a mythic lens and if so how does it work? What if we began to think of Gods biblical story as a 'true myth'? Leaning into literary giants such as CS Lewis, Tolkien and others......this is an interesting topic to consider.

The Creative Word is a podcast that explores a mix of theology, poetry and biblical story telling. An attempt to unpack the missional role of artists in the world.

Unpacking the story of the woman at the well from John 4. Otherwise known as St Photini the evangelist and martyr. This is one of my heros from the bible, and from history, and I have sought to present some of her life from different angles using poetry, storytelling and a theatre monologue that wonders what she might have been thinking as her life came to an end.
This is a meditational one to sit down to and enjoy a decent cup of coffee.

The Creative Word is a podcast that explores a mix of theology, poetry and biblical story telling. An attempt to unpack the missional role of artists in the world.

I am approaching this topic from a protestant perspective! It is my humble attempt to find appropriate language to translate it's meaning, purpose and beauty for those that are new to it. I am hoping that it will act as a bridge for you to go deeper into the wonderful world of christian iconography. I have listed some great website below for you to check out.....In the end, orthodox theologians are going to go deeper than I am able to, so enjoy the rabbit trail😃
About halfway through this episode I unpack my own views on three icons, as a means of helping the listener to interpret and translate meaning. You will need to look at this icons as I talk, either printed off, or on a screen. Here are the links;
1. Jesus the Pantocrator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Pantocrator#/media/File:Jesus-Christ-from-Hagia-Sophia.jpg

2. The Trinity or Hospitality of Abraham (Rublev)
https://love2justice.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/the-holy-trinity-by-andrei-rublev/

3. The Baptism of Jesus or Theophany
https://saintaidan.ca/2021/12/28/theophany-icon-explained/

Orthodox Theologians;
Orthodox Theology - Vladimir Lossky
The Orthodox Way - Biship Kalistos Ware
A More Christlike God - Brad Jerszak
The Icon: Window on the Kingdom - Michel Quenot

Sites to check out.....
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Iconography
https://www.goarch.org/-/the-icon-of-the-resurrection
https://www.thesymbolicworld.com (and podcast) - Jonathon Pageau
https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/ (podcast)
https://www.orthodoxroad.com/why-do-the-orthodox-have-icons/

The Creative Word is a podcast that explores a mix of theology, poetry and biblical story telling. An attempt to unpack the missional role of artists in the world.