1.0The Jazz Theologianhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jazztheologianRobert Gelinashttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jazztheologian/author/rgelinasThree Essential Concepts: Syncopation, Improvisation and Call & Response (p2) - The Jazz Theologianrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZyvInSa7Wm"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jazztheologian/2009/04/three-essenti-1.html">Three Essential Concepts: Syncopation, Improvisation and Call & Response (p2)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/jazztheologian/2009/04/three-essenti-1.html/embed#?secret=ZyvInSa7Wm" width="600" height="338" title="“Three Essential Concepts: Syncopation, Improvisation and Call & Response (p2)” — The Jazz Theologian" data-secret="ZyvInSa7Wm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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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…