Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share 023: Eric Bramlett on Comedy from the Pulpit, Why Theater Artists don’t Feel Welcome at Church, and What the Beatles Have to Do With Christmas
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
023: Eric Bramlett on Comedy from the Pulpit, Why Theater Artists don’t Feel Welcome at Church, and What the Beatles Have to Do With Christmas
The world’s greatest parody writer Eric Bramlett discusses the rift between the church and the theater community. He breaks down comedy, it’s place in the church, and why artists are our modern-day prophets. To learn more about the podcast or access the show notes, visit www.redletterpodcast.com.
Today’s episode is brought to you by Forgiving Challenge.
As Eric was talking in this interview, it showed me the power of God’s freedom that comes through forgiveness.
We’d love to help you and your church discover what freedom in forgiveness feels like by exploring the powerful forgiveness that Jesus offers to each and every one of us.
We’d love to introduce you to the 40-Day Forgiving Challenge.
The Forgiving Challenge takes you on a life-changing journey to experience the gift of God’s grace so that you can share it with others. It also helps you identify and walk through the five phases leading to freedom.
You can learn more about the challenge here!
Resources mentioned in the episode:
The Beatles Xmas
Community Christian Church Naperville, IL
Porch Light Theater Group
Exponential.org
Key insights from the episode:
If you can make fun of yourself, it makes you relatable. - Eric Bramlett
Theater artists are actively participating in creation every day. They are so close to the creative work of God; they are just missing the source. - Eric Bramlett
Any churches that align themselves with a political party put walls around themselves. - Eric Bramlett
Historically the church has been pro-art, but in America, we just don’t see that anymore. - Eric Bramlett
The artists are our modern-day prophets if they are allowed the chance to speak. - Eric Bramlett
Eric Bramlett’s challenge: in the small stuff, extend and receive forgiveness.
As Eric was talking in this interview, it showed me the power of God’s freedom that comes through forgiveness.
We’d love to help you and your church discover what freedom in forgiveness feels like by exploring the powerful forgiveness that Jesus offers to each and every one of us.
We’d love to introduce you to the 40-Day Forgiving Challenge.
The Forgiving Challenge takes you on a life-changing journey to experience the gift of God’s grace so that you can share it with others. It also helps you identify and walk through the five phases leading to freedom.
You can learn more about the challenge here!
Some not-so-key insights:
Eric measured all his parodies to Weird AL Yankovich, the king of parody.
Red Letter Living is #29 on the Christianity charts in Kenya.
A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
View all episodes
4.8
111111 ratings
The world’s greatest parody writer Eric Bramlett discusses the rift between the church and the theater community. He breaks down comedy, it’s place in the church, and why artists are our modern-day prophets. To learn more about the podcast or access the show notes, visit www.redletterpodcast.com.
Today’s episode is brought to you by Forgiving Challenge.
As Eric was talking in this interview, it showed me the power of God’s freedom that comes through forgiveness.
We’d love to help you and your church discover what freedom in forgiveness feels like by exploring the powerful forgiveness that Jesus offers to each and every one of us.
We’d love to introduce you to the 40-Day Forgiving Challenge.
The Forgiving Challenge takes you on a life-changing journey to experience the gift of God’s grace so that you can share it with others. It also helps you identify and walk through the five phases leading to freedom.
You can learn more about the challenge here!
Resources mentioned in the episode:
The Beatles Xmas
Community Christian Church Naperville, IL
Porch Light Theater Group
Exponential.org
Key insights from the episode:
If you can make fun of yourself, it makes you relatable. - Eric Bramlett
Theater artists are actively participating in creation every day. They are so close to the creative work of God; they are just missing the source. - Eric Bramlett
Any churches that align themselves with a political party put walls around themselves. - Eric Bramlett
Historically the church has been pro-art, but in America, we just don’t see that anymore. - Eric Bramlett
The artists are our modern-day prophets if they are allowed the chance to speak. - Eric Bramlett
Eric Bramlett’s challenge: in the small stuff, extend and receive forgiveness.
As Eric was talking in this interview, it showed me the power of God’s freedom that comes through forgiveness.
We’d love to help you and your church discover what freedom in forgiveness feels like by exploring the powerful forgiveness that Jesus offers to each and every one of us.
We’d love to introduce you to the 40-Day Forgiving Challenge.
The Forgiving Challenge takes you on a life-changing journey to experience the gift of God’s grace so that you can share it with others. It also helps you identify and walk through the five phases leading to freedom.
You can learn more about the challenge here!
Some not-so-key insights:
Eric measured all his parodies to Weird AL Yankovich, the king of parody.
Red Letter Living is #29 on the Christianity charts in Kenya.
A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
More shows like The Red Letter Disciple
View all
Joyce Meyer Enjoying Everyday Life® Radio Podcast
9,453 Listeners
Elevation with Steven Furtick
15,840 Listeners
The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast
2,227 Listeners
That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs
10,377 Listeners
The Ben Shapiro Show
151,278 Listeners
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
40,603 Listeners
Christian History Almanac
406 Listeners
Made For This with Jennie Allen
6,578 Listeners
Beyond Sunday
22 Listeners
The Word of the Lord Endures Forever
812 Listeners
The Megyn Kelly Show
37,872 Listeners
Morning Wire
26,456 Listeners
The Tim Ahlman Podcast
10 Listeners
The Mel Robbins Podcast
20,790 Listeners
The Tucker Carlson Show
14,356 Listeners