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The Jazz Theologian
Remembering Rosa Parks
By
Robert Gelinas
A few years ago, Rosa Parks was at the church of which I am a part. She was standing in our lobby, along with about 20 other people, when she said, "I’m tired, could I take a seat." I ran all over looking for the perfect chair…at first all I could find was those metal…
A final thought on precision
By
Robert Gelinas
So why all this time spent on timing and precision? It determines how we approach God. Jazz is not against timing and precision, but jazz deals with time differently. "In a jazz performance, while every bar of music should take the same amount of ‘clock time’–fill the same ‘period’–within those bars and groups of bars…
Father Time vs. Our Father in Heaven (part 5)
By
Robert Gelinas
So we know that precision is neccessary…especially when it comes to a fine German automobiles. We also desire precision in our relationship with the Lord…wrong thinking about God is a guarantee of wrong living before God. So how do we have precision without the oppression of precision? What is the difference between "doing time" and…
Father Time vs. Our Father in Heaven (part 4)
By
Robert Gelinas
Many of us have heard that the goal of biblical interpretation is precision, that is, to determine the original meaning of the text. What an impossible task! I remember the first time I taught the scriptures after taking an hermeneutics class…I was terrified. Not the kind of terrified that comes with the realization that one…
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