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The Jazz Theologian

So what color does the Jazz Theologian think that Jesus is today? Blue, I think that Jesus is Kind of Blue!

(Todays post is a bit long but I wanted to keep the continuity of thought) "Jesus Is Black," said James Cone in 1975 as he interpreted Matthew 25. "Christ's blackness is the American expression of the truth of his parable about the Last Judgement: "Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to…

Let's let one of my favorte jazz theologians take a solo for the next two posts. James Cone is a bit controversial but he'll had some creative tension to the conversation In 1975, Cone, wrote, "If twentieth-century Christians are to speak the truth for their sociohistorical situation, they cannot merely repeat the story of what…

Nice to see we had a few brave souls chime in… So that we can do theology in concert together, lwe need to make sure we are all playing the same song. Listen to the words of our composer: "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you…

I feel like doing a little jazz theology. Here's the question: What color is Jesus?How would you go about answering that question? Do you even like the question? Is there anything to be gained by knowing the answer? This is jazz…everybody has a role, so don't be shy post and comment. (This series of posts…

Tomorrow night is the next installment of Finding the Groove Live!  If you're in the Denver area, you don't want to miss this.  I'll be talking about an essential element to composing a jazz-shaped faith:  Pain (Singing the Blues). The music is going to be off the hook!  Here are some of the songs you'll…

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I believe that listening is part of the essence of jazz. "The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen."  Duke Ellington "Jazz is primarily a heard reality…"  Kirk Byron Jones Listening is what helps us make the most of every moment.  There is no such thing…

With the release of the movie Orphan, Warner Bros. is portraying these beautiful, though often wounded, children as horrors.  There is a campaign to counteract this called:  Orphans Deserve Better.   As an adoptive father of five (and for much of the last year, the we were foster parents of three addition children) I know first hand…

The audio version of my book will be available next month.  In addition to me reading, we added some nice jazz music to the track as well.  Go to this link and listen to the sample all the way through… Finding the Groove Audio
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