There is no “heaven” and “earth” as we’ve commonly come to understand them; harps and clouds on the one hand and unimportant physical matter on the other. Earth is charged with the grandeur of God, and we can learn to see His character and His workmanship crackling through every fiber of the world we live in.
Join us for an evening with the man who has made most of us feel whispers of this at one time or another: J.R.R. Tolkien. We’ll experience his fairy story “Smith of Wooton Major” retold by Leslie Bustard, music and activities to inspire us to see the magic and meaning in the created order—and as always, Anselm’s legendary food, drink, and conversation.
Dig deeper into our Why We Create series
God’s very created order lays the ground for resurrection. God creates. God invites us to subcreate with what He has made and offer it back to Him. And God meets us in the work. We see this in its fullness in the post-resurrection order, in Holy Communion—God makes wheat and grapes; we make bread and wine; and when we offer those gifts back to Him, God meets us in them and makes us a part of His very life. But the seeds were sown at the beginning—and to understand the world we live in, and the people we’re called to be as humans, we must begin there.
Each month during our 2022 “Why We Create” series, we will explore one theme within the overall topic, with the goal of learning together the first chapter of God’s story and a continuing chapter of ours: Creation. Each month will include teaching in the form of essays, with stories that expand our imaginations to encounter this part of God’s truth, and with a dialogue of subsequent conversations and art. To browse the continuing series, visit its homepage here or see content below.
