Square Halo

In this episode Carey talks with music producer/audio producer/podcast producer/engineer/composer Roy Salmond about music, mountains, creativity, and his three new books, Sacred Hmmms.

In this episode Carey talks with Danielle Ayers Jones at the Square Halo 25 conference about Danielle's book on motherhood and the Bible.

In this episode Carey talks with Charlie Peacock—singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, author, keynote speaker for Square Halo 05, and one of the contributors to Square Halo Books' It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God, It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God, and The City of God: Essays Honoring the Work of Timothy Keller—about praising, serving, and caring as a creative follower of Jesus.

In this episode Carey talks with Malcolm Guite—English poet, singer-songwriter, Anglican priest, scholar, keynote speaker for Square Halo 23, and one of the contributors to Square Halo Books' ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ordinary Saints: Living Everyday Life to the Glory of God⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Lifting the Veil: Imagination and the Kingdom of God —about Imagination, Time, Creativity, and the Logos of God.

In this episode Carey talks with Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt—an art history professor at Covenant College and one of the contributors to Square Halo Books' ⁠⁠⁠Ordinary Saints: Living Everyday Life to the Glory of God⁠⁠⁠—about It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God, her book Redeeming Vision, and going to museums.

In this episode Carey talks to writer Shawn Smucker, one of the contributors to Square Halo Books' ⁠⁠Ordinary Saints: Living Everyday Life to the Glory of God⁠⁠, about the bookstore that Shawn and his wife have recently opened. They recorded this podcast in "Leslie's Nook," the new community room in Nooks. During the course of their conversation Trey and Shawn talked about creativity, collaboration, community, and our upcoming conference.

In this episode Carey talks to writer and gardener Christie Purifoy. Together they talk a bit about Christies's books, her contribution to Square Halo Books' ⁠Ordinary Saints: Living Everyday Life to the Glory of God⁠, and about The Neighborhood, but mostly they devote their time to reflecting on the book Tiny Thoughts that I've Been Thinking: Selected Writings of Leslie Anne Bustard.

In this episode Carey talks to life-long friend and collaborator Joy Strawbridge Davison about a shared love of story, and ways to bring the Good, the True, and the Beautiful into the classroom—specifically as it applies to the classical Christian approach to education. Joy has contributed to Square Halo Books' Ordinary Saints: Living Everyday Life to the Glory of God and Wild Things and Castles in the Sky: A Guide to Choosing the Best Books for Children.

In this episode, recorded live at the 2024 Square Halo conference, Carey talks to Matthew Dickerson about magic, imagination, his book Aslan's Breath: Seeing the Holy Spirit in Narnia.

In this episode Carey speaks with artist Matthew Clark about collaboration, printmaking, reading the Bible, and the shocking stories that are often hidden from view put on display in Revealed: A Storybook Bible for Grown-Ups.

In this episode Carey Bustard takes over the podcast and is joined by Ned Bustard. They talk about the upcoming 2024 Square Halo Confernce and take a quick trip back to the creation of Square Halo Books.

In this episode Leslie sits down with Lisa Smith to talk about her contributions to Square Halo—Godly Character(s), an essay in Ordinary Saints, and Hammer & Fire: Lessons on Spiritual Passion from the Writings and Life of George Whitefield.

In this episode Leslie is joined by Katy Bowser Hutson and together they talk with Margie Haack about her three books, The Exact Place, No Place, and This Place.

In this episode Leslie talks with the poet Luci Shaw about her poetry and her contributions to Wild Things and Castles in the Sky and Ordinary Saints.

In this episode Leslie talks with Alan Bauer about his new book How To See, as well as The End and The Beginning. Also in this episode they look back at the history of how Square Halo all began.

In this episode Leslie talks with biblical counselor Diana Di Pasquale about her book, Speaking CODE.

In this episode Leslie talks with Scott Sauls about the work of Tim Keller and The City for God: Essays Honoring the Work of Timothy Keller.

Leslie Bustard, Carey Bustard, and Théa Rosenburg—the three editors of Wild Things and Castles in the Sky: A Guide to Choosing the Best Books for Children —sit down to have a brief talk about what they loved about creating this book and the new books the discovered along the way.

Ty Fischer is the headmaster for Veritas Academy in Lancaster County, PA. In this episode Ty and Leslie discuss the book Teaching Beauty.

William Edgar is currently Professor of Apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary. He studied musicology at Harvard and Columbia. He holds the Docteur en Theologie from the University of Geneva (Switzerland). He has taught at the Reformed Theological seminary in Aix-en-Provence. His favorite avocation is jazz piano. He plays part-time with a professional jazz band. In this episode Bill and Leslie discuss his essay from It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God.

Ruth Naomi Floyd, Vocalist and Composer, has been at the forefront of creating vocal jazz settings that express Christian theology and justice for over 20 years. Critics have praised Ruth’s discography for its distinctive sound of progressive ensemble jazz that is seamlessly blended with explicit Biblical messages of unwavering faith in God. Ruth is an emancipatory artist and leads her own multi-faceted ensemble and her music consists primarily of original compositions. In this episode Ruth and Leslie discuss her essay from It Was Good: Making Music to the Glory of God.

Edward Knippers holds an MFA from the University of Tennessee, has been a fellow at S. W. Hayter’s Atelier 17 in Paris, worked with Zao Wou-ki in painting and with Otto Eglau in printmaking at the International Summer Academy of the Fine Arts in Salzburg, Austria, and has studied the figure at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and the Grande Chaumiere, Paris. Knippers’ work has been featured in many publications including: LIFE, Christianity Today, The Critic, The Washington Post, and Image Journal. He has also been featured in numerous books from Square Halo, including It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God, Revealed: A Storybook Bible for Grown-Ups, Intruding Upon the Timeless: Meditations on Art, Faith and Mystery, The Beginning: A Second Look at the First Sin, Faith + Vision: Twenty-Five Years of Christians in the Visual Arts, Objects of Grace: Conversations on Creativity and Faith, and The Art of Edward Knippers: Prints and Drawings.  In this episode Ed and Leslie discuss his contributions to several of our books.

Andi Ashworth is the author of Real Love for Real Life: The Art and Work of Caring. She and her husband, Charlie Peacock, are Co-founders/Directors Emeritus of Art House America and co-authors of Why Everything That Doesn't Matter, Matters So Much: The Way of Love in a World of Hurt. In this episode Andi and Leslie discuss her contribution to A Book for Hearts & Minds: What You Should Read and Why.

Robert Bigley is the founding Director of The Trust Performing Arts Center and Director of Choral and Vocal Studies at Lancaster Bible College. He has acted on screen and stage in productions throughout the country. Bigley holds degrees from the University of Washington, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Miami. In this episode Rob and Leslie discuss his essay from It Was Good Performing Arts to the Glory of God.

Joy Ike is a full-time singer-songwriter. The Nigerian-American, Philadelphia, PA-based artist crafts music at turns soaring and plaintive, draped around a voice all dusky suede. In this episode Joy and Leslie discuss her essay from It Was Good Making Music to the Glory of God.

Tom Becker founded The Row House, Inc.—a forum for engaging current culture with ancient Faith. Good Posture: Engaging Current Culture with Ancient Faith offers a modicum of uncommon sense on how to be a faithful presence in our communities —while also making an earnest proposal for embracing Wonder in a cynical world. In this episode Tom and Leslie discuss the importance of civility.