Prepared to Drown: Special Guests for February - Part 2

Prepared to Drown is a monthly recorded podcast & live event with a variety of exciting themes exploring the intersection of faith & the world we live in today. Our next live recording is Friday, February 20, 2026

Podcast Episode: “Drawn from the Headwaters”

Scripture has always invited us to imagine beyond the page. This episode explores biblical fan fiction as creative retellings, backstories, and “what-ifs” that generations have used to search for deeper meaning. From ancient midrash to modern queer and marginalized voices, how can imaginative storytelling sharpen our faith, challenge our assumptions, and reveal truths the text leaves unsaid?

Podcast features: Rev. Bill Weaver and Ricardo De Menezes, with special guests Rev. Dave Holmes, Robin Padanyi and Nick Johnson.

Last week we learned more about Rev. Dave Holmes, you can read it here.

Let’s learn more about Robin Padanyi.

Robin Padanyi is IJM Canada’s Director of Development and Mobilization for the Prairies. He helps connect with IJM’s community of supporters and partner churches across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  

Before IJM, Robin worked for 6 years with Hope Mission, a gospel rescue mission in Edmonton, then with the Calgary Public Library Foundation.

Robin lives in Calgary with his wife and spends much of his time chasing around their two young children.

Let’s learn more about Nick Johnson.

Nick Johnson is a writer, director, producer and cartoonist. Born and raised in Calgary AB, he has an Illustration Degree from Alberta University of the Arts and a Masters in Comics and Graphic Novels from University of Dundee, Scotland. He is the writer, director and producer of the animated feature film SUNBURNT UNICORN which made its World Premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2024 and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. He teaches illustration and character design at AUArts and finds inspiration in Can Lit, horror fiction, Proust, the X-Men, and the ghosts of Utopia.

We hope that you will consider coming out and joining us live.

To learn more about the live recording and register to attend, please click here.

Prepared to Drown is part of our Soul Cellar. You can learn more about it here.