{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Jazz Theologian","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian","author_name":"Robert Gelinas","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/author\/rgelinas","title":"The, \"I wish I were mo' better\" blues. (p2) - The Jazz Theologian","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4tE2CwVFpE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2007\/07\/the-i-wish-i-we.html\">The, &#8220;I wish I were mo&#8217; better&#8221; blues. (p2)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2007\/07\/the-i-wish-i-we.html\/embed#?secret=4tE2CwVFpE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The, &#8220;I wish I were mo&#8217; better&#8221; blues. (p2)&#8221; &#8212; The Jazz Theologian\" data-secret=\"4tE2CwVFpE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Sometimes we sing the blues because of what other&#8217;s have done to us and then there are those times when we sing them because of what we have done to ourselves. It makes absolutely no sense why we choose the temporary insanity of sin.&nbsp; In light of who Christ is, why would we ever take&hellip;"}