EP 6: The Good (Creative) Book

It's not a textbook. It's not a manual. It's a collection of inspired creative writing. It's God's Word for us.In this episode, Dave and Jimmy Orr explore what it means that God chose to speak through historical narrative, poetry, parable, apocalyptic vision, and song. Together they dig into what it looks like to read Scripture imaginatively, why a mosaic of voices and literary styles across the whole canon gives us a fuller picture of God, and why that's actually good news for artists and anyone hungry to know him.

You know the refrain — Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again. But what if there's another version? In this episode, we explore what Scripture says about God's creativity not as a one-time event in Genesis, but as the ongoing nature of who Christ is — past, present, and future. From Job 38 to Revelation 21, the thread is everywhere once you see it.

Jesus used the art of storytelling to help the truths about the Kingdom of God find a home in the souls of people. In this episode, Dave Frincke & Jimmy Orr discuss the power of Jesus' storytelling and how we can apply it to our lives.

Mystery is a part of the our faith. One of the biggest mysteries is the incarnation of Christ. Jesus, being fully God and fully man, gives us an even greater glimpse into God's nature as an artist.Check out the companion video to this episode:UA App -⁠⁠ https://unitedadoration.subspla.sh/ffcxj63YouTube - ⁠https://youtu.be/_kkQyAVzVH0Connect with United Adoration to attend or host a creative retreat, find resources, and join the movement - ⁠⁠⁠https://my.unitedadoration.com/ua⁠⁠Inro Music - "Atmospheric Ambient" by https://pixabay.com/users/playsound-24686998/Outro Music - "Collect for Purity" by Dave Frincke

God, the artist, is really good at what he does. So much so that people from all walks of life, from all around the world, and from all time have been drawn to his work, deeply impacted by it, and transformed through it. Check out the companion video to this episode:UA App -⁠ https://unitedadoration.subspla.sh/tjhj6y3⁠YouTube - https://youtu.be/y2ZrtgLOLSkConnect with United Adoration to attend or host a creative retreat, find resources, and join the movement - ⁠⁠https://my.unitedadoration.com/ua⁠Inro Music - "Emotional Atmospheric Indie Rock" by https://pixabay.com/users/paulyudin-27739282/Outro Music - "Collect for Purity" by Dave Frincke

God is Creator. It's His nature. And it's the first thing He wants us to know about Him. In this first episode of Creative Theology, Rev. Dave Frincke shares about the importance of beauty, creativity, and artistry in our theological study.Check out the companion video to this episode:UA App - https://unitedadoration.subspla.sh/tjhj6y3YouTube - https://youtu.be/JYX_CGnj4BMOutro Music - "Prayer of Preparation" by Dave FrinckeConnect with United Adoration to attend or host a creative retreat, find resources, and join the movement - https://my.unitedadoration.com/ua

Theology, by definition, is the study of the nature of God. Topics like beauty and creativity are not niche to our faith. They are a central vein in which we learn about Who God is.