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The Jazz Theologian

A little over a week ago I gathered my children around the table and said, "You’re not going to believe what happened last night, Jesus lost a foot,  a hand and one of his arms!"  They were predictably shocked. West of Denver, at the edge of the foothills, is the Mother Cabrini Shrine.  It is…

I am grateful to have been invited to speak to The Next Level Church tonight.  God has used this fellowship to spur many on toward an authentic relationship with Christ.  I’ve been asked to speak about one of my favorite topics–God’s heart for orphans.

Colfax–The longest street in America. The Denver Post produced an informative and interactive guide to this historic stretch of asphalt:  The Colfax Story

Wynton Marsalis’ Green Chimneys on his album, "Live at the House of Tribes," is one of my all time favorite performances.  Sometimes it is the only song I’ll listen to for days at a time.  Every time you try to turn it off there’s something new happening.  I just found it on youtube. Part I…

Pearls Before Breakfast

Here’s the jazz connection in all of this. How do we find unity in the body of Christ?  Some say, city-wide prayer summits and worship services.  Other churches have formal partnerships with other fellowships and swap pastors occasionally.  I have nothing against these approaches and have (and will) participated in them.  I’d like to add…

It’s not hard for a local church to do something! Hope for Orphans, a ministry of Family Life, has taken on the task of resourcing the bride of Christ when it comes to orphan care.  I have had the privilege participating in some of their endeavors. They have a very practical book and DVD called,…

If God is the Father then who is the mother?  Nineteen thousand children "age out" of the foster care system in America each year.  That is, they turn 18 not knowing who will take them off to college or walk them down the aisle when the get married.  Last week, I heard a woman say…

No more Limbo?  The Pope is putting an end to the Catholic theological hypothesis of Limbo.  For years the Catholic church has wrestled with what happens to unbaptized infants after they have died.  Their reasoning has been:  Hell?  No.  Purgatory? No  Heaven?  No.  Limbo?  Maybe.  Recently the Pope is saying that there is no real…

I’m writing a book!  (Actually, two books…) I am grateful to my wife, friends, an incredible group of literary agents (Wolgemuth and Associates) and Zondervan for encouraging, supporting and believing in me. I’ll be writing about the implications of jazz upon our faith.  What does a jazz-shaped faith look like?  What can jazz teach us…
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