This is the first episode of This is no Eden. In this episode, my wife Amy and I celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary and reflect on the past five years of our marriage. Tune in! 

Intro music by https://www.bensound.com

Sampled music by Smokey Norful and Kim Fields, Dear God

In this episode, I talk to Ruth Wickremesooriya about the disease of perfectionism. Perfectionism is the sort of thing that is wrongfully accepted as a positive motivation, but it is a subversive enemy to happiness and acceptance, which is what it ultimately promises to provide. Have a listen! We welcome your feedback.

The following is a link to the movie clip sampled in this episode:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z28Mi6mUyKo&list=LL75FhllfLpD0EmPaNk3Z1sQ&index=7&t=0s

In this episode, I talk to Hip-Hop Artist Shopé. He is the current winner of the CBC SearchLight 2019 competition. We talk about his music, his faith in Jesus, family, and his ambitions at present and for the future. His entrepreneur skills have led him to start a tutoring business called: The Learning Bee, like the following link provided below. Shopé knows where he's from and has a vision of where he is headed. It was my pleasure to chat with him. 

https://www.facebook.com/LearningBeeCo/

https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-music-announces-2019-searchlight-winner

https://music.apple.com/ca/album/come-wid-it-single/1303845162

https://www.facebook.com/allofshope/

Faith is an immaterial treasure. It is the substance of things hoped for; how does faith uphold or make sense of anticipated prayers that have not yet materialized? In this episode, my wife Amy and I talk about the debilitating reality of infertility and its subversive attack on our faith. 

In this episode I engage with Andrew Fountain (a pastor, researcher, and mentor) on the subject of mental health, and how Christians should respond to the growing issue of mental illness. Andrew can me reached at the following email address, should you have any further inquires: [email protected]

In this episode Gavin shares with us how he moved from performing speechless poetry on the football pitch, to life changing preaching in the pulpit. Tune in to find out more! 

An introductory guide to the journey that this podcast will seek to make. The goal and purpose of this podcast is briefly explained in this short episode.