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About Me

All that I am passionate about in this life seems to flow from an artistic template and a contemplative bent towards seeing and hearing God in all people, places, and things. I have sampled the spiritual awakenings that come through freedom in the Spirit and I have tasted the goodness of God in many forms of creativity. I have come too far down the corridors of authenticity to turn back toward the false self that is generated and sold by our materialistic culture. There is no substance in stuff and nothing satisfying about the possession of things. Pride of ownership, as purported to be at the heart of the American Dream, is a delusion and, sadly, the church has bought into this consumerist bunk. Poverty of spirit is the beginning of all fullness. Dying to self is the pathway to happiness, usefulness and peace. Usefulness to God and others through the true expression of ourselves is the purpose of life.
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"The purpose in life, then, is not the gratifying of appetites nor of any selfish desires, but it is that the entity, the soul, may make the earth, where the entity finds its consciousness, a better place in which to live."Edgar Cayce Reading 4047-2

My Blog

God Touches Now Available...

Buy all you want. They'll make more. http://standardpub.com/Quick_Links/Meet%20Our%20Authors/Dan% 20Gilliam.asp
Posted by on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:24:00 GMT

Q and A for "God Touches"PR

Interview Questions and Answers with Dan C. Gilliam Introduction: Our guest is singer/songwriter, artist and author Dan Gilliam. Dan has lived both inside and outside the walls of the c...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:25:00 GMT

The Gift of Humanity (or Up To My Ass in Grace)

"One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that." Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) ...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:09:00 GMT

What Jim Palmer has to say about God Touches

"I feel like I can breathe again after reading God Touches. Just when you thought religion would choke every last breath of freedom out of you, Dan Gilliam awakens you to realities you never dreamed p...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:12:00 GMT

Excerpt from my upcoming

Here's an excerpt from Chapter 19 of "God Touches: Finding Faith in the Cracks and Spaces of My Life". "I have been a loser since the 7th grade. At least that's how I felt about myself f...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:55:00 GMT

Book endorsements

I've got a couple of pretty nice endorsements for my book, God Touches: Finding Faith in the Cracks and Spaces of My Life. You can read them at the link below and, if you'd like, pre-or...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:08:00 GMT

Synopsis of my book God Touches: Finding Faith in the Cracks and Spaces of My Life

I sent a friend an e-mail recently with a synopsis of God Touches and thought it would make for an interesting post: "My greatest hope with 'God Touches' is that it will find its way in...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:48:00 GMT

God's Work...With or Without Me

Anyone who knows me would likely characterize me as a spiritual gypsy of sorts. Over a span of 25 years since graduating with a B.A. degree in God, Ministry and Bible, I have done a lot of creative th...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:46:00 GMT

Please pardon my porn

This post is rated PG . Since you are my friends, I can be honest with you about this: I have mixed emotions about supporting My Space. I really struggled with the decision to enter this att...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:25:00 GMT

My Music Space

Guess I had to set up another site to put some of my original music out there. Here's the link - http://www.myspace.com/dangilliammusic Enjoy and Happy New Year, Dan
Posted by on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:36:00 GMT