Saying Goodbye, Building Legacy: Honoring Andy Lara and Unpacking Creativity, Singleness, and Good Marriages Without Jesus

Voxology

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2018

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

How a long-overdue conversation with Andy Lara, co-founder of Vox Podcast and community architect, reveals lessons in innovation, faith, and storytelling. In this heartfelt and wide-ranging episode, Mike honors Andy’s departure by reflecting on the profound impact he’s made in launching both the Vox Podcast and the Vox community. Along the way, they field listener questions that explore singleness in the Christian life, the theology of marriage, how creatives can partner with God’s image, and what it means to follow Jesus in non-violent ways. Plus, Andy spotlight’s his wife’s groundbreaking work with the Lucky Few Podcast and Dear Mom Conference—two community-building ventures serving families impacted by Down syndrome.

Key Takeaways:
• Can You Have a Good Marriage Without Jesus? – Exploring theological frameworks of marriage as covenant vs. cultural partnership, and why many marriages reflect God's image even without naming it.
• The Value of Singleness – Reframing individual seasons of life as formative, not transitional, and what it means to thrive in faith without rushing into marriage.
• Creativity and Faith – A listener shares a tip on creatives in the church, prompting a discussion on working in God's image and the importance of creativity outside traditional ministry roles.
• The Temptation of Retaliation – Revisiting a past comment about violence and justice; Mike unpacks why Jesus’ example of nonviolence, embodied even in his execution, speaks volumes about the upside-down kingdom of God.
• Celebrating Andy Bear – Mike reflects on the early days of Voxology and the creative brilliance and spiritual insight Andy brought to forming the podcast, the church community, and its countercultural ethos.
• Podcasting and Culture – Andy offers a masterclass on how podcasting can be a DNA engine, sharing the inside story on growing The Lucky Few Podcast and Dear Mom Conference through storytelling and meaningful aesthetics.

Guest Highlights:
Andy Bear – Producer, strategist, and creative force behind Voxology and other notable projects including the Lucky Few Podcast and Dear Mom Conference. Andy shares reflections on his time building Vox, the changing podcasting landscape, and what role authenticity, aesthetics, and community play in shaping both church and media ventures today.

Resources Mentioned:
• The Lucky Few Podcast – theluckfewpodcast.com
• Dear Mom Conference – dearmomconference.com
• Andy Likes Words – Andy’s creative portfolio: andylikeswords.com
• Books Referenced:
• The Artisan Soul by Erwin McManus
• Scandalous Witness by Lee Camp
• Preston Sprinkle – Podcast and works on violence and theology

Join Mike and the Voxology listeners in celebrating Andy’s legacy, and be inspired to pursue your creative calling, trust your current season, and rethink life’s big spiritual questions in community.

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We're on YouTube (if you're into that kinda thing): VOXOLOGY TV.

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Learn more about the Voxology Podcast

Subscribe on iTunes or Spotify

Support the Voxology Podcast on Patreon

The Voxology Spotify channel can be found here: Voxology Radio

Follow Mike on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikeerre

Music in this episode by Timothy John Stafford

Instagram & Twitter: @GoneTimothy

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, Mike here coming at you from suburban Columbus, Ohio.
0:15.9	Glad you're tuning in.
0:17.8	Thank you so much for the opportunity to be a part of your life.
0:20.1	Very, very grateful to you for allowing us access into whatever it is that you're doing right
0:28.2	at this moment. And if it's sleeping, if you're dealing with insomnia and you are desperately
0:34.6	trying to go to sleep and you've turned to this, then may you not hear the next words out of my mouth.
0:41.3	I hope this is so effective at putting you to sleep.
0:43.3	It does have that effect on people, certainly.
0:46.3	So may the Lord bless you in that endeavor.
0:49.3	Otherwise, we've got a fun show.
0:52.3	I think today we've got some great questions, as always, that have come in.
0:55.9	And then we're going to talk to our friend Andy.
0:58.3	Andy Bear is going to be joining us for the second part of the show.
1:02.3	Andy is moving on to do some really, really cool stuff.
1:05.9	And this is a way to just thank him and hear from him.
1:09.8	And we're really, really grateful for, I'm really grateful
1:15.9	for the partnership we've had over the last couple of years. He has just been unbelievably critical
1:21.0	in getting the podcast off the ground, getting the church off the ground. He's just become a great
1:26.6	friend. So we're going to hear from. He's just become a great friend.
1:32.8	So we're going to hear from Mr. Andy here in a little bit. What I want to do is always, you can send questions to hello at voxpodcast.com. And I'm learning to check that more and more often,
1:41.3	which is great because we have some really good questions
1:44.9	before we hear, oh, got an email, let's check it real quick.
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