1.0Fellowship of Saints and Sinnershttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fellowshipofsaintsandsinnersKristina Robb-Doverhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners/author/krobbdoverIn the Aftermath of Newtown Massacre...A Holy Improvization - Fellowship of Saints and Sinnersrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pPw4MWFw9n"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners/2012/12/a-holy-improvization.html">In the Aftermath of Newtown Massacre…A Holy Improvization</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners/2012/12/a-holy-improvization.html/embed#?secret=pPw4MWFw9n" width="600" height="338" title="“In the Aftermath of Newtown Massacre…A Holy Improvization” — Fellowship of Saints and Sinners" data-secret="pPw4MWFw9n" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I love reading the obituaries in The Economist. They’re often such clever and insightful portraits of human nature in its myriad of expressions. The most recent issue features legendary jazz musician Dave Brubeck, for whom jazz improv was in the blood. Brubeck “couldn’t live without performing, because the rhythm of jazz, under all his extrapolation…