Levvy Podcast

About Levvy Podcast

Curious Conversations About Christ-Centered Integration

Publisher

Levvy Podcast

Category

religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Apr 2026

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Do Stories Need To Be Seen?

   The Levvy Podcast welcomes Wes Foster back to ask "Do stories need to be seen?" The group explores film as the most integrated art form, the idea that images are inherently "open" (inviting return) where words are "closed," and Wes's critique of The Chosen's drive toward accessibility against The Passion of the Christ's deliberate withholding and mystery. The conversation widens into real cultural critique: the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a modern pantheon replacing Greek mythology, the Ark of the Covenant versus the Golden Calf as competing models of how to represent the divine, and the unlikely golden age of craftsmanship the Hayes Code produced. Near the close, a genuine, unresolved disagreement surfaces — Wes and Adam argue for modesty and restraint as a corrective to a hypersexualized culture, while Leroy pushes back with an experience of witnessing ballet, arguing that American prudishness itself reflects an unintegrated view of the body. The episode ends without resolving the question it opened with, by design. 00:42 The Art of Storytelling 02:43 The Value of Film as an Integrated Art Form 07:30 The Incarnational Nature of Film 11:52 The Impact of Film on Culture 17:59 Christian Film: Bridging the Gap 23:57 The Sacred and the Mundane in Storytelling 29:47 The Role of Beauty in Faith and Art 33:30 The Evolution of Film and Its Impact 39:58 The Tension Between Relatability and Transcendence 45:12 Confronting the Dark Side of Film 52:54 The Role of Mystery in Storytelling 59:00 Art as a Reflection of Yearning 01:03:03 The Sacred and the Mundane in Storytelling Mentions: The Chosen: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5622316 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5622316) The Passion of the Christ: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335345 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335345) The Hays Code: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Code (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Code) Josh Larsen, Movies Are Prayers: https://www.amazon.com/Movies-Are-Prayers-Deepest-Longings/dp/0830844783 (https://www.amazon.com/Movies-Are-Prayers-Deepest-Longings/dp/0830844783) Nicole Nordeman, Tremble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4OSAVYLjp4&xstg=CAMSEBUJ_b-oH-PhF0yjBgb_zzE%3D (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4OSAVYLjp4&xstg=CAMSEBUJ_b-oH-PhF0yjBgb_zzE%3D) Next Step: What framework are you using to decide what you watch? Connect: Patreon: https://patreon.com/LevvyPodcast (https://patreon.com/LevvyPodcast) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levvypodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/levvypodcast/) Website: https://www.levvypodcast.com/ (https://www.levvypodcast.com/) Email: levvypodcast@gmail.com (mailto:levvypodcast@gmail.com) Listen on: SPOTIFY (https://open.spotify.com/show/3A61jnouMHGQeDG9H5miRq?si=a9e0ac215d7c4b6f) | APPLE (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/levvy-podcast/id1886940105) | AMAZON (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/33d1c7c9-9221-4b3e-8262-ba6abf2bc29d/levvy-podcast) About: Join Leroy Case, and co-hosts Wes, Lindsay, and Adam for curious conversations about Christ-centered integration individually, relationally, and culturally. Credits: Andrew Springman - Music

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   What Happens When A Story Becomes Flesh?

   The Levvy Podcast welcomes "Not So Stranger" Ron McClellan — actor, acting professor, and spiritual director — to ask what happens when a story becomes flesh. Ron roots the whole conversation in the incarnation itself: Christ's kenosis, his self-emptying to take on human flesh, becomes the pattern for what actors do when they embody a character — proximity, empathy, identification. The conversation moves through healthy boundaries in acting (including Jesus's own boundary-setting with Peter), the psychological mechanism of "transference" actors use to inhabit unfamiliar experience, and builds toward Ron's striking framework of the actor as both priest (burden-bearer, communalizing sorrow) and prophet (confronting cultural narratives, "afflicting the comfortable"). The episode closes with Ron sharing, for one of the first times publicly, a week he spent living homeless to prepare for a role — ending in a moment of real spiritual breakthrough over spoiled food in his car. 00:00 Introduction to Ron McClellan 03:20 The Essence of Storytelling 09:44 Embodiment in Acting and Life 14:41 Boundaries in Acting 17:44 The Incarnation and Boundaries 21:31 Transference in Acting 24:20 The Transformative Power of Roles 30:05 Maturity in the Acting Process 32:47 Identity Beyond Performance 33:57 Motivation and Authenticity in Acting 36:17 The Role of Boundaries in Creative Work 40:06 Theological Perspectives on Storytelling 44:58 The Actor's Priesthood and Community Healing 50:52 The Nature of Creativity: Born or Made? 54:16 Experiential Empathy in Acting 01:03:10 Connect With Ron - Spiritual Direction Mentions: Kenosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosis) Hypostatic Union: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypostatic_union (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypostatic_union) Francis Schaeffer, Art and the Bible: https://link.amazon/B01sKyFmq (https://link.amazon/B01sKyFmq) Next Step: Where is God inviting you to get proximity to a human story unlike your own? Connect: Patreon: https://patreon.com/LevvyPodcast (https://patreon.com/LevvyPodcast) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levvypodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/levvypodcast/) Website: https://www.levvypodcast.com/ (https://www.levvypodcast.com/) Email: levvypodcast@gmail.com (mailto:levvypodcast@gmail.com) Listen on: SPOTIFY (https://open.spotify.com/show/3A61jnouMHGQeDG9H5miRq?si=a9e0ac215d7c4b6f) | APPLE (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/levvy-podcast/id1886940105) | AMAZON (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/33d1c7c9-9221-4b3e-8262-ba6abf2bc29d/levvy-podcast) Connect with Ron: https://www.innovareworkshops.com/ (https://www.innovareworkshops.com/) About: Join Leroy Case, and co-hosts Ralph, Lindsay, and Adam for curious conversations about Christ-centered integration individually, relationally, and culturally. Credits: Andrew Springman - Music. Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: EYJQRL2AXJT8WTRC, 4WWWSP0BRQEGLIVU

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   What is the Church Without Artists?

   The Levvy team welcomes a new “Not So Stranger,” friend and multidisciplinary artist Ruth Chia — violinist, painter, dancer, and Doctor of Ministry student — to ask what the church loses when it loses its artists. Ruth offers a working definition ("one who communicates meaning elusively with nuance") that reframes the whole conversation, distinguishing artist from artisan and creative from artist. The group traces a fracture between the church's need for structure and the artist's need to question, lands on Bezalel and Oholiab as the Bible's first Spirit-filled people, and confronts how the American church has historically commodified artists — celebrated when useful, discarded after moral failure or hard questions. Ruth closes with a vulnerable personal story of dancing alone in front of her congregation. Leroy ends: church without artists "is no church at all.” 02:51 Introduction to the Levy Podcast and Ruth Chia 03:07 The Role of Artists in the Church 06:17 Defining Artists and Their Impact 10:17 Historical Context of Art in Worship 12:06 Distinctions Between Artist and Artisan 15:58 Ruth's Definition of an Artist 21:13 Exploring the Nuances of Artistry 25:48 The Nature of Creativity and Art in the Church 27:18 The Healing Power of Laughter 28:14 Art and Perception: The Eye of the Beholder 30:18 The Spirit of Inspiration in Art 33:47 The Relationship Between Church and Artists 36:39 The Importance of Artists in the Church 39:53 The Role of Emotion in Art and Faith 44:19 The Vulnerability of Artists in the Church 49:47 The Commodification of Art in the Church 54:42 Restoration Through Artistic Expression Mentions: Exodus 31: 1-11, Bezalel and Oholiab receiving the Holy Spirit as Artists/Artisans The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018, dir. Joel & Ethan Coen) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6412452/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6412452/) Next Step: Honor and walk with the artists in your life — acknowledge the weight of what their voice is carrying. Connect: Patreon: https://patreon.com/LevvyPodcast (https://patreon.com/LevvyPodcast) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levvypodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/levvypodcast/) Website: https://www.levvypodcast.com/ (https://www.levvypodcast.com/) Email: levvypodcast@gmail.com (mailto:levvypodcast@gmail.com) Listen on: SPOTIFY (https://open.spotify.com/show/3A61jnouMHGQeDG9H5miRq?si=a9e0ac215d7c4b6f) | APPLE (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/levvy-podcast/id1886940105) | AMAZON (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/33d1c7c9-9221-4b3e-8262-ba6abf2bc29d/levvy-podcast) About: Join Leroy Case, and co-hosts Ralph, Lindsay, and Adam for curious conversations about Christ-centered integration individually, relationally, and culturally. Credits: Andrew Springman - Music

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