Play through and commentary on the album I recorded over the past few months. You can find the link to download the album for free at www.danielpaulgilbert.weebly.com
I'm talking about some of the recent thoughts I have had about Christianity and comedy. I try and fail to prove that I have the comedy chops to legitimately be talking about comedy. There is a lot of thinking out loud as this was fresh in my head and was processing in the moment, plus I was in a weird mood which gave the episode an unusual energy. Anyway, enjoy!
We are living in anxiety ridden times and with a new year upon us we hope for a time of change, although this brings it's own pressures and with the world as it is maybe this isn't a helpful thing to be doing. So it is a new year and to kick it off I am embracing my anxiety, I am talking about how we experience anxiety, the small insignificant things that set us on edge, I talk through the time I was able to map out an anxiety inducing incident and talk about living with anxiety and learning to overcome it. The writing worship didn't work out. Sorry but will do another time!
A mainly musical episode, a wanted to create a space for meditation, stillness, prayer or just for escape.
A waffle about Christian music, about some of the good things and some of the rubbish things.
The last of the introductory burbles, setting up who I am. I talk about the faith of my childhood, the changes that occurred in my teens and the questioning of my faith as a student and where I am at now.
I'm back for a chat and a burble about creativity and why we do the creative things that we do. Is it for fame and fortune? Is it for recognition and respect? Is it so you can get rich and buy a Rickenbacker guitar? I also burble about creativity being a ministry and whether I should quit my job and take up writing full time.
I wanted to share my poetry project, Inertia, with you. It combines music and poetry to tell the story of a man who lives a boring life which he hopes to escape. I wrote this when I was at university and recorded it when I was living alone and working, very much living the life of the main character, not as lonely or depressed though. I am really proud of this and still think it holds up nearly 15 years later. Hope you enjoy it!
Who am I? Where am I from? Why am I who I am?... I wanted to tell my story as it isn't something I tell often but it explains who I am and probably explains what this podcast is about.
Welcome to the relaunched, renamed podcast. Here is a bit about what it's all about!