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The Jazz Theologian

For Christmas, Barbara and I got the kids puppies.  Labradoodles to be exact.  They are great dogs and are fitting right into the chaos of our home.  The only question has been, "What to name them?" I've been lobbying hard for "Louis" (as in Armstrong) and "Coltrane" (as in John).  So a couple of days…

This blog is only going to get better in 2009.  It will continue to be a place for discussing the implications of a jazz-shaped faith with the release of my book.  Additionally, as a contributing editor for UrbanFaith.com I'll be writing more book reviews (like this one).  What I'm most excited about are the interviews with incredible…

Freddie Hubbard died today…

I couldn't take it anymore! "She touched me!…He's not playing the game right!…They came in my room! So I grabbed the first box in sight, cut a hole in the top and inscribed:  Tattle Box.  I then proceeded to sit the tribe down and explain that the tattling needs to stop unless someone is being hurt.  At…

Santa's going to be busy!

Book Review of Stephen Mansfield's The Faith Of Barack Obama–written for UrbanFaith.com I started reading Stephen Mansfield’s The Faith of Barack Obama mostly out of curiosity. I knew Mansfield had previously written The Faith of George W. Bush, a sympathetic religious biography of the 43rd president, so I wasn’t sure what his approach would be to…

Heres a little Monk playing 'Round Midnight while trying to manage a cigarette and handkerchief…

I'm really enjoying listening to Thelonious Monk's Live at the "IT" Club.  Recorded in 1964 at the once famous LA club it features Monk on piano, Charlie Rouse on Tenor Sax, Larry Gales plays bass and Ben Riley on drums.  While I've listened to Monk occasionally this is the first time that I've spent significant…

Coach Dungy's has just released a children's book called You Can Do It.  It's about trusting God and dreaming big.  I've been reading it to my children and they're lovin' it.

Hmmm…at first I didn't like the new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace.  After all, where were all the gadgets.  But then I thought about the title. Quantum:  the smallest amount. Solace:  Peace Isn't that what the world is searching for?  Why can't 007 try and find it as well? 
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