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I’m reading a new book about religion and politics.  More specifically,what role should our Christian faith play in our politics?  It’s called, City of Man:  Religion and Politics in a New Era, by Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner. The fundamental question they are seeking to answer is this:   “So what does it mean to…

For months now I’ve been on the edge of my seat waiting for the release of a movie and a book.  The Movie:  Years ago I heard this story…now it’s a movie:  “Conviction”–Can’t wait to see it! The Book:  John Grisham turns the tables with “The Confession.”  “For every innocent man sent to prison, there…

When we don’t know what our birthright is then we trade it for something of lesser value or scheme to get that which is already ours. Turn in your Bibles to Genesis 25 for Birthright part 1. Birthright: Part 1 – Intro (Pastor Robert Gelinas) from Colorado Community Church on Vimeo.

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I’m off to Austin, TX to speak at the Together for Adoption National Conference.  God is on the move on behalf of his children–He’s a “father to the fatherless.” There’s a live webcast of the conference.  Log on to hear from Dan Cruver, Carlos Whittaker, Dave Gibbons and many others.  I’ll be speaking to the…

My heart is broken…has been for a long time.  Here we are almost fifty years after the Civil Rights Movement and while so many positive things have happened there is still so much to do concerning the African-American community.  The list is daunting:  Mass Incarceration (African-American’s make up 43% of the prison population but only…

John Piper in his book, “God is the Gospel: Meditations on God’s Love as the Gift of Himself,” ask this clarifying question: “If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed,…

Back from my sabbatical…what a blast it was! (Thanks Jason & Jeremy!)

“Inspired by a renewed and expanded concept of the church, Spirit-filled jazz theologians can begin a harvest of new cultural prophets more powerful than Malcolm and Martin.  These prophets will point our people toward new vistas of righteousness.”  Carl Ellis Are you one who will raise up a new generation of leadership for God’s people?…

You can bring the Jazz Theologian Live experience to your city, church or university–Dates are available for 2011 & 2012 Thousands of people have packedinto standing room only Jazz Theologian Live!experiences.  These events are abeautiful marriage of the spoken word with jazz, soul, and gospel music inwhich seeker and seasoned Christian alike are invited to…
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