The episode you're about to listen to was released back when the mere Christians podcast was called the call to mastery

Now if you love mere Christians, you're still going to love these older episodes because the majority of each

conversation focuses on how the gospel influences the work of our guests. With that disclaimer out of the way, please enjoy the episode.

Hey everybody, welcome to the call to mastery. I'm Jordan Rayner. This is a podcast for Christians who want to do their

most exceptional work for the glory of God and the good of others. Every week, I host a conversation with a Christian who's pursuing world-class

mastery of their vocation. We talk about their path to mastery, their daily

habits, and how the Gospel of Jesus Christ influences their work.

Today's guest is my good friend Jonathan David.

He's the illustrator for my first children's book, which comes out April 19th, called

The Creator in You. Some of you guys have read an advanced copy of this book or seen screenshots of it at Jordanreener.com and the first thing you all say is the

art in this book is incredible and no mention of the text of the book I don't take offense of that genuinely because when I look at this book the first thing I say is man this art is epic and that is all because of John. A world-class illustrator and also children's book author himself,

some of my favorite children's books that we have lying around my house.

John and I sat down recently to talk

about the story of how we made the Creator in you. So if you've ever been curious

how in the world does a children's book get made you're about to find out. We talked about how our work can create

quote unquote anonymous worship. And finally we talked about the significance that God

paced himself as he worked in Genesis 1.

My friends, please enjoy this terrific episode with Jonathan David. David.

John, my man.

Yes.

Welcome to the podcast.

Thank you.

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