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The Jazz Theologian

Langston Hughes was a giant of the renaissance (Harlem, that is).  This was his first published poem which he wrote when he was only a junior in high school.  Simply amazing… I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has…

I’m adding a new dimension to this blog.  Up until now it has primarily been focused on working out the contours of a jazz-shaped fatih.  That will continue to be the primary topic.  Howerve, beginning this weekend, it will also be a forum to discuss my sermons on line too.  For those of you who…

My friends over at Mile High Ministries have fired up their virtual pens and are blogging again…yahoo! Their new blog is called Geography of Grace.  The tag line says it all, "Grace is like water it flows downhill and pools up in the lowest places." This blog is a must read for those who desire…

Building a jazz music library has to do with personal tastes while keeping an eye on history.  On the one hand, jazz is about tradition.  Being aware of who has done what and learning to appreciate the different eras of jazz is a worthwhile endeavor.  Understanding the stories behind certain key albums can give keen…

Tonight is our seventh and final week of our time together.  When I first started thinking about what it would be like to get together in a church and listen to great jazz and allow it to serve as a metaphor for our faith I had no idea how much fun it would be.  You…

I really wish those of you who read this blog outside of Denver could have been present for this weeks session of Discover the Gospel in Jazz. Henry Butler was amazing!  His musical ability, vocals and presence is astonishing.  For those of you who were present, we spoke about how a jazz-shaped faith is preceded…

This Wednesday night we will have our sixth session of Discover the Gospel in Jazz.  This has been an absolute blast as The Upper Room has been filled for some great music and fun conversation about the good news of Christ.  It is not that often that 200+ people gather together to enjoy jazz in…

Time comes to an end for this supreme keeper of time.  Here’s a link to Drummerworld’s story about the legend (click here). (Gary the Flan has some thoughtful words about Max as well…just click on his name under recent comments at the top of the left hand column)

I just finished Ed Gilbreath’s Reconciliation Blues.  There have been many books on reconciliation over the years and Ed’s work stands tall among them.  As a pastor of a multi-ethnic church with a passion for the Body of Christ to display the unity that Jesus prayed for in John 17, I needed to read this…
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