The Pulpit Swings to make fresh connections between

to make fresh connections between this old poetry and our own lived reality

How do the scriptures speak to us today

or energy at the prospects of witness and service the future holds

Memory loss should not be spiritual loss

The Pulpit Swings to make fresh connections betweenDiscover the art of preaching through the soulful, improvisational wisdom of jazz, where the Spirit leads, the rhythm flows, and authentic voice is found. In every stage of American history since the late nineteenth century, jazz has been the soundtrack of the American story and the American struggle with race. What might preachers learn from the improvisational practices of jazz, particularly as a theological and pedagogical model? What do they need