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The Jazz Theologian
Better than Bieber?
By
Robert Gelinas
Nominated alongside the likes of Drake and Justin Bieber is jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding for a Grammy in the Best New Artist category. The odds are stacked against her but I’m holding out hope that this true talent and artist will rise to the top. Watch/listen to the video below of Esperanza at the White…
Whatever Happened to Kwanzaa?
By
Robert Gelinas
Ed Gilbreath at UrbanFaith.com writes: “Kwanzaa anyone? Is it just me, or does it seem Kwanzaa’s popularity has taken a hit? Over the last decade or so the celebration of this distinctively African-American holiday seemed to really picked up momentum, thanks largely to our society’s increased emphasis on diversity and cultural sensitivity. But lately there…
Reclaiming Time
By
Robert Gelinas
Forty years ago, Swedish economist Staffan Linder wrote, The Harried Leisure Class. In it he made some frightening predictions. Essentially he said that our fixation with time would lead us to making previously unheard of decisions. Linder foresaw a day that, because time became so scarce and our need for productivity so high, we would…
Denver Seminary & A Jazz-Shaped Faith
By
Robert Gelinas
As a 1996 graduate from Denver Seminary with a degree in Missiology, I was a delighted when they called and asked me to tell my story on video. Check it out!
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