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The Jazz Theologian

I've always watched debate in the British House of Commons and wondered how we get that kind of give-and-take in the US.  It seems like robust debate between opposing parties with camera's present would only be good for our system…and more entertaining for us.  Here's an example of what I mean…   This week President…

What do you do when… …poverty remains the dividing line between success and failure in this country? …politicians argue over the causes of poverty–one side blames structures, the other, people? …the achievement gap between poor and middle-class children is evident before the age of two? …"by the age, welfare children, have heard 10 million words…

If you like the book of Judges (you know, that Old Testament book replete with swords, sexual assault, gore and God) then you'll love the Book of Eli.  Denzel Washington's latest is a journey into the future to a time when the world as we know it has all but ceased.   This movie works…

Bible verses on gunsights used by U.S. military in Iraq… "For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ."  2 Cor. 4.6 "When Jesus spoke again to the people,…

(Here's another installment from my current writing project) Frances Xavier Cabrini founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with the simple goal of spreading devotion to the heart of Christ through acts of mercy.  During her time on earth she established “sixty-seven hospitals, orphanages and schools—one for each year of her life.”[1] …

Of all the books that I read this past year, The Divine Commodity:  Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity by Skye Jethani, is the one that has proven to be most memorable.   Simply put, this is an elegant book.  Jethani leads us through the always relevant topic of the effects of consumerism on faith while…

I can't stop listening to Allen Toussaint's, "The Bright Mississippi."  If you only buy one jazz album from 2009 this is it.  Toussaint, who is mostly known as an R & B pianist, is joined by Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone), Nicholas Payton (trumpet) in this album that is soon to be a classic. Nominated for…

 

A Jazz Theologian is someone who knows that jazz is more than music.  Therefore,… We are practicing Christians.  We have spent time in the woodshed learning the old standards.  Now we syncopate, improvise and respond to the call of a Love Supreme. We walk with Christ, embracing creative tension, joining in the mystery of life in concert. We have…
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