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The Jazz Theologian
Discover the Gospel in Jazz
By
Robert Gelinas
Reflections of a Jazz Theologian Live! Every wednesday evening July 18th-August 29 in the Upper Room at the Aurora campus of Colorado Community Church. Each evening will be a unique blend of great jazz music and spoken word from 7-9pm. Weekly we will examine an aspect of the gospel in jazz. That is, what does…
“Tragicomic Hope” (p4)
By
Robert Gelinas
The gospel is for those whose lives have reached tragicomic proportions. When you read Paul’s description of his life in Romans 7, you don’t know whether to laugh or cry. "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do…What a wretched…
“Tragicomic Hope” (p3)–Bite Me!
By
Robert Gelinas
Do you remember when Jesus asked his disciples if his teaching offended them and many of them turned back and no longer followed him? It was because of tragicomic hope. In John 6 Jesus fed the five thousand and then snuck away in the middle of the night. When the crowd found him again he…
“Tragicomic Hope” (p2)
By
Robert Gelinas
Paul said that he was not ashamed of the gospel. (Romans 1.16) At first, it sounds so admirable but why would he be ashamed of the gospel? Who would be ashamed of good news unless there was something about it that was a little odd. Simply put, the gospel is a cosmic comedic tragedy. >>>”The…
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