Sandra McCracken has been writing and performing music for almost 20 years. On this episode of Cultivated, she talks about how she developed as a songwriter, how she understands her creative process, how motherhood affected her creativity, and how she's come to find a deeper love for the church. SHOW NOTES: Mike Cosper wrote, edited, and produced this episode It was mixed by Mark Owens at Resonaterecordings.com Special thanks Scott Slucher and Lachlan Coffey Daniela Rueda is our Administrator Chris Bennett designed our logos Thanks to Sandra McCracken for letting us use her music as the soundtrack to the episode. Go get her records, including several of them that are available on vinyl, at SandraMcCracken.com Our theme song, and part of today’s soundtrack, is from Roman Candle – you can check them out at romancandlemusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bret Lott is a New York Times best-selling novelist. He's written more than a dozen books, edited an esteemed literary journal, and served on the National Council for the arts. His novel Jewel was an Oprah's Book Club selection in 1998, and went on to be an international bestseller. On today's show, Bret talks about faith and writing, his daily routines, his thoughts on Christians in the marketplace, and the strange day when he got a life-changing call from Chicago. For more of Bret's work go to: https://www.amazon.com/Bret-Lott/e/B001ITYM1K Credits: Written, Produced, and Edited by Mike Cosper Mixed by Mark Owens at resonaterecordings.com Our administrator is Daniela Rueda Editorial Help from Lachlan Coffey and Scott Slucher Roman Candle wrote our theme song ( romancandlemusic.com ) Soundtrack by Roman Candle and Dan Phelps (oceanographicrecords.bandcamp.com) Thanks to Sam Lily, Ashley Leightenheimer, Jesse Eubanks, Jeremy Linneman, Kyle Noltemeyer, HIlary Noltemeyer, Sarah Cosper, and Bradley Speaks for their efforts at impersonation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's here! The premiere episode of Cultivated: Conversations about Faith and Work features Gabe Lyons. Gabe is an author, speaker, and a movement leader whose work focuses on helping Christians understand the opportunities and challenges of life in a post-Christian world. On our show, you'll hear him talk about growing up in the church, the reasons he started Qideas , his pro-life advocacy, and his vision for Christians in places of influence throughout culture. We're excited to feature Gabe on our premier episode because his work closely parallels our vision for Cultivated. We want to tell the stories of Christians who are working hard to influence culture, seeking to understand why they do what they do, and how their faith informs their work. For more about Gabe Lyons, check out Qideas.org or get one of his books on his Amazon page. Show Notes: Produced and edited by Mike Cosper Mixed by Mark Owens at Resonate Recordings Editorial Assistance from Scott Slucher and Lachlan Coffey Daniela Rueda is our administrator Our theme song and score is by Dan Phelps, and available at oceanographicrecords.bandcamp.com additional scoring by The Bitter Clingers Chris Bennett designed our logos Special Thanks to Dan Darling and Elizabeth Graham at the ERLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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