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The Jazz Theologian

Dr. Gregory Laughery is the L'abri Fellowship in Switzerland was kind enough to read and review Finding the Groove:  Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith.  I am grateful for his kind words (a a five star review on Amazon.com) Robert Gelinas has a new book! Finding the Groove: Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith is a joy just to…

Improvisation is the risk of composing in the moment. When you read God's iteraction with Abraham as he pleads for Sodom (Gen. 18), Moses as he negotiates with God after the golden calf (Ex. 32) or the story of Jonah–God seems to be willing to improvise. Jesus calls us to an improvisational life when he…

I'll be discussing Finding the Groove on a variety radio shows beginning today… Friday April  3–For those of you in the Midwest tune into Along the Way 12pm (MST) Monday April 6–In Cleveland, Ohio be sure to set your dial to 1220 AM WHKW and the Living Word broadcast with Glenn Mertz. (10am your time)…

Syncopation is accenting the offbeat.  It is not discovering what is hidden but rather what is already there but not heard. Syncopation is what brings life to jazz causing you to want to take on the cool head nod in the corner or get up and dance. Jesus was a master at noticing the unnoticed. …

Here's a review of Finding the Groove Live! by Christian Philosopher and Denver Seminary professor, Dr. Doug Groothuis…

Grammy award winner, Wynton Marsalis tells the following story about discovering IT. Now, my younger brother Ellis couldn’t understand all this fuss about jazz.  He wasn’t a musician, and jazz just didn’t speak to him.  But he figured it might be worth it to learn to hear jazz.  Some years later he called…“Man, I think…

We just finished another great night of the kickoff to Finding the Groove Live! at the Soiled Dove underground.   Here's a picture of the multi-talented, Chris Lang, playing Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Remember, this is just the beginning and that we have six more Jazz & Soul nights planned between now and September. Attend:…

Thanks for all of you who came out as we began our journey towards Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith.  What a blast

Ralph Ellison said that all of American life is "jazz-shaped."  I think that this raises a number of questions for what a jazz-shaped faith might entail. What if… …Christians embraced the tension and mystery of our faith? …Experienced church like a jazz ensemble, listening to the beat of the image of God in each other?…

Update:  Sold Out for March 30 & 31 Monday and Tuesday are opening nights for Finding the Groove Live!  I'm really excited as we are basically sold out (wow, that's 600 people!).  Each of you will receive a complimentary copy of Finding the Groove: Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith.  It will be an evening of, spoken…
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