Cultivating Truth
Cultivating Truth exists to equip creatives from a philosophical and theological approach. Current cultural topics, creative conversations, history of arts & humanities and more will be explore in bi-weekly discussions of worldviews within arts & media.
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Today on Cultivating Truth, we sit down with filmmaker William Wonders III. William , a New York kid, attended New York Film Academy in Manhattan, before receiving the role of a lifetime as an editor for MTV. His time with success on a major network led William down a journey for education, growth, and faith.
Kara Rogers from Raising Rogers Book Reviews sits down with Aaron Davis on Cultivating Truth to discuss media/ literature consumption and what it's like growing a YouTube channel.
Stephen Kendrick, from Kendrick Brothers Productions, is a storyteller with a heart for discipleship. As a producer with his brothers, Stephen has served as a living testimony, watching God move through projects like "Facing the Giants," "War Room," and "The Forge," claiming, "If you hang out with us long enough, you will be less impressed with us and more impressed with the God that we serve!"
Yancy is a two-time Dove Award winner and creates amazing worship music for kids. In this episode, she shares her journey into kids ministry music, the importance of biblically-grounded songs for children, and the challenges of sustaining a ministry in the current music landscape.
From a Christmas rock anthem to a captivating four-part rock opera exploring the humanity of Christ in the musical "What I Came Here For," Craig Evans has dedicated his heart and soul to portraying the life of Christ through the powerful medium of music designed for the stage. Discover all this and more on the Cultivating Truth Podcast. Craig Evans is a composer and musician known for his dynamic fusion of rock and musical theater....
Venus is a multi-award-winning actor, a producer, a lifelong Texan, and the founder of Personal Powerhouse, a Christian company that helps actresses build their careers with integrity. In this episode, Venus shares her passion for leading this new wave of Christian actresses by being part of a biblical community.
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DMV rapper, Joezy hops on to the Cultivating Truth podcast with host, Aaron Davis from Aletheia Legacy. Joezy grew up in the Washington D.C./ Maryland region and discusses how his walk with the Lord, poetry, go-go music, and more influence his artistry.
Every year we get new Christmas movies attempting to be the next BEST Christmas movie that you should watch every year. Well I'm here to tell you that I think this movie from Dallas Jenkins, may be an instant classic!
"The Herdman kids are absolutely the worst. They lie, they steal, they bully…and they’ve hijacked the town Christmas pageant. Directed by Dallas Jenkins (“The Chosen”) and based on the international bestseller by Barb...
The Cultivating Truth Podcast is a platform for creative disciples that desire to grow in faith and creative ability. Cultivating Truth is a resource from Aletheia Legacy, an organization that pursues creatives to create beauty, engage the community, and inspire the world. By empowering our creative disciples, we can ignite a generation that seeks to spread truth and create change.
Dr. Byron Spradlin is the founder and CEO of ACT International. Since 1973, ACT International has been mobilizing AND equipping artistic and innovative ministries and missionaries for Christian work around the world. Currently ACT serves over 500 ministries operating in more than 50 countries across the globe.
Unsung Hero is the family movie of the year and Richard Ramsey wrote & co-directed the film. Richard sits down with us at Cultivating Truth, to give us a sneak peak behind the making of the film as well as his thoughts on the Christian film industry, Marvel, AI, & The Beatles!
Cameron Arnett chose "CHRIST OVER CAREER" years ago when he stepped away from a career in Hollywood to pursue Jesus. After years of separating himself from the industry, Cameron is now back acting with over 60 credits to his name and with a new mission. We sit down with Arnett who fas been featured in Overcomer, Nefarious, I Still Believe, and staring in the upcoming Kendrick Brother's film The Forge to talk about faith, family, an...
In a world of "copy & paste" culture, originality and excellence has been diluted around the world. Evangelical circles are no different but with a caveat of the sub-par label "christian art" with a hope at redeeming the medium. Is this actually redeeming, or is this just a knockoff?
In this bonus episode, Aaron reacts and reviews Dune: Part Two.
Cultivating Truth sits down with Shawn Mitchell from OTHRWRDLY. to bring our Q&A session from TRNSCND, to the podcast. TRNSCND is an annual event for creatives to come together, displaying their art as a gallery for worship. This year Shawn and Aaron Davis, sat down to an open Q&A panel for creatives. These are the questions and responses.
Cultivating Truth sits down with Shawn Mitchell from OTHRWRDLY, discussing the organizations dreams and aspirations for Christian creatives.
Shepherd Hieb is a young and fresh southern rock artist. Shepherd breaks down his thoughts on music, family, and faith in his first interview.
There is a BIG problem in the world today! What is it? How does this affect us? What can we do moving forward?
Do you ever wonder why we get so invested into celebrity culture? What is it that makes them so fascinating?
Joe Rogan has been having interesting faith based discussions on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. Is this good for Christianity? What should believers think about this?
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