<\/p>\n
We live a composed life guided by the eternal
\nmelody of the Word of God as we add our
\nown voice.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n
Jazz theologians honor and revere For so long scripture has been <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We live a composed life guided by the eternal melody of the Word of God as we add our own voice. Jazz theologians honor and revere God’s word. We spend our lives reading it, memorizing it and meditating upon its’ meaning. However, we are careful to not put ourselves in a position of superiority over…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-composing-a-jazz-shaped-faith","category-finding-the-groove","category-jazz-theology"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nGod’s word. <\/span>We spend our lives
\nreading it, memorizing it and meditating upon its’ meaning. <\/span>However, we are careful to not put
\nourselves in a position of superiority over the scriptures. <\/span>We do this when we think that it is our
\njob to read them rather than let them read us. <\/span><\/p>\n
\ntreated like a science project in that we make observations and draw
\nconclusions. <\/span>This is necessary but
\nnot sufficient. <\/span>What if God’s word
\nis also a song that sets us free to compose, a melody with room for us to join
\nin with the ancients?<\/b><\/i> <\/span>If it is,
\nthen once we have learned its’ tune and spent copious time in the woodshed
\npracticing its’ intricacies then we are free–truly free–to harmonize with
\nthose around us. <\/span>We can take the
\nrisk of improvisation for we are free within the bonds and bounds of the song.<\/p>\n