Every interesting story begins somewhere. That somewhere regarding Joshua, who he is and what he is about, would have to be his music. In order to share about his music though, one must also know about how and why his music is what it is.
Joshua is autistic, (higher functioning). He was 15 years old before he was able to socialize and interact in somewhat "normal" way. Born with very unusual physical anomalies and through a history of silence and difficulty communicating and socializing the triumph of the Holy Spirit in this unusual life are all evident in this music which stirs the soul and moves the spirit.
Most of his music is inspired by deep meditations concerning the life of Christ and our ability, with His help and grace, to walk in his footsteps.
Below is a small snippet taken from a song called Shepherds Lullabye on the Album Glory. Joshua wrote the original piece when he was around 11 years old. Later in 2009 he rearranged it for the album, "Glory". The full length song is over 7 minutes long. Joshua says the inspiration was a meditation on the night that Christ was born, from the point of view of the Shepherds in the fields as the Angels were heard. Hence the name of the song. Click the link below to hear a short snippet which according to Joshua is symbolic of the moment the shepherds heard the angels sing on the night Jesus was born.
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