The Rabbit Room Podcast

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In the wake of the release of artificial intelligence, questions about the nature of technology, its impact on our daily lives, and our role in its uses and abuses have become a more pressing question than perhaps ever before. At the root of these discussions is a more fundamental question: What is technology? In this first lecture in a two-part series, originally delivered in front of a live audience at L'Abri Fellowship in England, Andy Patton offers insights towards a Christian perspective on technology.

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Building community is harder than most of us expected. How do you find the time? What if nobody comes? How do you move beyond small talk into real friendship?

In this Community & Hospitality Leader Training session, Andy Patton shares practical ideas for building healthy, lasting community right where you are. He talks about hospitality, conflict, vulnerability, and why starting small is usually the best place to begin.

Andy Patton is the Rabbit Room's Director of Content and author of The Darkling Psalter (darklingpsalter.substack.com).

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Every artist knows the feeling: the exhilarating spark of a new idea followed by the sinking realization that bringing it to life is much harder than imagined. Illustrator, author, and professor John Hendrix joins Andy Patton to explore what he calls "the Pit of Despair"—that universal stage of the creative process where excitement gives way to doubt, frustration, and the temptation to quit.

Drawing from years of teaching artists, creating award-winning books, and wrestling through his own projects, John explains why struggle isn't evidence that you're failing—it's evidence that you're making something real. Together, Andy and John discuss why great art seems effortless only after it's finished, how community helps us climb out of creative despair, why good work demands persistence, and how learning to enjoy the process can transform the way we create.

Whether you're a writer, musician, painter, entrepreneur, student, or simply trying to bring an idea into the world, this conversation offers a hopeful reminder: the pit of despair isn't a sign you're on the wrong path. It's part of the journey.

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As Rabbit Room Theatre’s The Hiding Place stage production runs in Nashville, hear how this stage play came to be in a three part series straight from the journal of playwright A.S. "Pete" Peterson. This is is part 3. You can find more information about the show and get tickets at http://rabbitroomtheatre.com/.

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As Rabbit Room Theatre’s The Hiding Place stage production runs in Nashville, hear how this stage play came to be in a three part series straight from the journal of playwright A.S. "Pete" Peterson. This is is part 2. You can find more information about the show and get tickets at http://rabbitroomtheatre.com/.

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As Rabbit Room Theatre’s The Hiding Place stage production runs in Nashville, hear how this stage play came to be in a three part series straight from the journal of playwright A.S. "Pete" Peterson. This is is part 1. You can find more information about the show and get tickets at http://rabbitroomtheatre.com.

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Co-hosts Drew Miller and Leslie Eiler Thompson are joined by playwright and Rabbit Room executive director A.S. "Pete" Peterson for a bonus conversation of the Rabbit Room Podcast to talk about the brand new Rabbit Room Theatre division and the flagship production adapted from Corrie Ten Boom's beloved The Hiding Place. The Hiding Place, directed by Matt Logan, opens June 30th, 2022 in Nashville at the Soli Deo Center. Learn more about Rabbit Room Theatre and get tickets at rabbitroomtheatre.com.

Show music: “All Night” by Jordy Searcy

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Co-hosts Drew Miller and Leslie Eiler Thompson discuss what June 2022 holds for the Rabbit Room, from new podcasts to new books to a new documentary series—and even a special Rabbit Room Trivia segment. This is the first of many monthly check-ins, gathering all Rabbit Room news into one convenient place.

Show Notes:

Find Call It Good and the Artists & Podcast at RabbitRoom.com/podcast or your podcast app of choice.

Visit https://rabbitroom.com/events/ to see upcoming North Wind Manor events—lecture nights, film nights, concerts, open hours, and more.

Visit Galahood.com—if you dare—and learn all about The Lost Tales of Sir Galahad.

Find The Last Sweet Mile and Every Moment Holy, Vol 2: Pocket Edition at https://store.rabbitroom.com.

Learn about Taste and See and get your tickets to a virtual screening at TasteandSee.RabbitRoom.com.

Show music: “All Night” by Jordy Searcy

Check back in July for more Rabbit Room news!

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Drew Miller discusses the question, “Can we call the Crucifixion beautiful?” with Danny Bryant, pastor of St. Mary of Bethany Anglican Parish, and Steve Guthrie, professor of Religion and the Arts at Belmont University.

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Drew Miller discusses the question, “Can we call the Crucifixion beautiful?” with Danny Bryant, pastor of St. Mary of Bethany Anglican Parish, and Steve Guthrie, professor of Religion and the Arts at Belmont University.

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John Barber and Pete Peterson reveal and discuss their favorite 10 films of 2017 (and a few of their least favorites). Pete Peterson cheats.

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In which John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the War for the Planet of the Men of Dunkirk of Christopher Nolan of the Apes.

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In which John Barber and Pete Peterson discuss the dubious merits of Kong: Skull Island and Logan.

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Pete Peterson and John Barber discuss their top 10 films of 2016 and bat around a few Oscar picks.

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In the previous podcast, we talked with Thomas McKenzie about the novel Silence. In this podcast, we sit down with Mako Fujimura to discuss the the film and his book Silence and Beauty.

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Shusako Endo’s Silence is a powerful work of fiction, and is now a feature film by Martin Scorsese. Jonathan Rogers sits down with Thomas McKenzie and Pete Peterson to discuss the enduring power of the book and other similar works like The Power and the Glory.

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C. S. Lewis saw George MacDonald as a kind of spiritual and literary father. These days, however, he’s not so widely read. In this episode, Ron Block explains why we should all be reading MacDonald, and how to get started.

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Doug McKelvey is a fountainhead of surprising and interesting facts about cassowaries, a kind of prehistoric ninja bird native to Papua New Guinea. His staggering expertise leads to a discussion of the nature of expertise, the relationship between truth and doubt, and the heartache of writer’s block.

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Russ Ramsey and Andrew Osenga have found that jest is an important part of the grieving process. In this episode, they cover sickness, death, floods, and the television show Nashville with unexpected good humor.

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