Friendship Through Hard Times (w/Karen Swallow Prior)

Friendship Through Hard Times (w/Karen Swallow Prior)

In this episode, Joy and Sally talk with Karen Swallow Prior, an author and professor at Liberty University, about what friendship looks like during difficult times— like getting hit by a bus!


Tending a Garden in the Desert

Tending a Garden in the Desert

Anselm board member Lancia Smith was recently profiled in Christianity Today, where she talked about Anselm.

Covenant Friendship (w/Katelyn Beaty)

Covenant Friendship (w/Katelyn Beaty)

Singleness, calling, and covenant friendships... these are just a few of the topics discussed in this podcast with Katelyn Beaty, an author, speaker, and editor.

Podcast Crossover Extravaganza (Part 2)

Podcast Crossover Extravaganza (Part 2)

The combined Anselm podcast hosts stick around to talk a broad range of arts and faith topics--everything from whether art should be "useful" to whether Pilgrim's Progress is actually bad.

Podcast Crossover Extravaganza (Part 1)

Podcast Crossover Extravaganza (Part 1)

The whole Anselm digital pub gets together for a special event as Matt and Marcus meet up with the hosts of "Speaking with Joy" and "Redeemed Imagination."

Girls' Club

Girls' Club

A new book, and a preview of conversations with admirable women on the topic of friendship.

Ep. 41: I'm Sorry, Dylan Thomas

Ep. 41: I'm Sorry, Dylan Thomas

As winter begins, Marcus and Matt talk about works of art they used to love. Matt also hands out his first annual "Ralphie Awards" for the (too) many Christmas specials he watched this year.

Advent 4: The Light

Advent 4: The Light

The final installation of our advent series meditating on these three truths: God is light, God sent His light into the world through Christ, we are called to walk as children of the light.

Ep. 40: Desert Island Challenge

Ep. 40: Desert Island Challenge

If you were stranded on a desert island, what books or movies would you bring with you? And why do people always ask that?

Advent 3: The Shepherd

Advent 3: The Shepherd

This week, we await the promised shepherd through Isaiah, Hind’s Feet on High Places, Handel's Messiah, and Manchester by the Sea

A Haunted Christmas

A Haunted Christmas

Christmas isn’t just safe and cheery. It has a deeply beautiful dark side.

When Christmas Feels Empty

When Christmas Feels Empty

Christmas is a beautiful building block to begin to plant a flag, make a place, and let things have their proper meaning again.

Advent 2: The Mother

Advent 2: The Mother

Mary, the God-bearer, shows us what it looks like to receive Christ. This week we meditate on the Magnificat, the Consolation of Eve, and Thomas Tallis' Magnificat setting.

Ep. 39: Is the Book Always Better?

Ep. 39: Is the Book Always Better?

Anselm novelist Mandy Houk joins the pod to talk movie adaptations: what makes a good one, and why she thinks the Narnia ones missed the cut.

Advent 1: The Coming

Advent 1: The Coming

Joy explains the history of Advent, the theme of Advent, and some ways you can celebrate it, all through the lens of beautiful art.