Jack’s Winning Words 9/24/13
“I’ve found that you’ve got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light.”  (John Coltrane)  People who are into jazz are familiar with the name, “Trane.”  His was not a perfect life, but his church officially named him a saint, because of the good that he brought into the world.  Eventually he became part of a church in NYC, which has a jazz worship service each Sunday.  Will there be jazz in heaven?    ;-)  Jack

 FROM TARMART REV:  In Heaven...after some time of expressing my thanks to our Savior and greeting my family and friends...I will be at the front table or pew of a place, appreciating jazz worship!! For whatever reason, jazz has always got my attention.====JACK:  Duke Ellington composed a jazz worship service and played it in the NYC church, mentioned above.  It happens to be ELCA.====REV:  Would me interesting to be able to hear the chosen music.====JACK:  I was able to pull up on YouTube, Ellington playing "Shepherd Who Watches Over the Night Flock."  Jazz at its best!

 FROM ANI ANONYMOUS:  Jazz in heaven? Absolutely yes! It lives in the realm of the best we have to offer God.

 FROM SHARIN' SHARON:  I think there's not only jazz in heaven but there's blues in heaven. We won't feel blue but somehow we'll all still be connected to all the stuff that helped us feel connected while we were still on earth. Isn't Jesus still to be in his resurrected body with the nail marks and cut in his side in him? If he appeared to the disciples that way, also walking through walls and so forth, when we see him again face-to-face won't he be the same?====JACK:  Some provision's going to have to be made for those who prefer country and western.  In the movie, The Blues Brothers, the bar crowd threw bottles at the band members until they played, "Stand By Your Man."

 FROM MICHIZONA RAY:  Reflection is indeed a blessing from Wisdom's gift bag. Through reflection we have the opportunity to see old things in a new light. And Jazz?...I've got to think so. When we consider the unique variations of all God's people, you have to believe that God was listening to jazz when He created us! ====JACK:  After he created, it's said that "he rested."  I wonder if he listend to Dave Brubeck's "Take Five?"

 FROM JM IN MICHIGAN: If there isn't laughter, classical and jazz music in heaven, I don't want to go there!====JACK:  It's a good thing that God's a miracle worker, because he's going to have to please a lot of people with different musical tastes.  Have you ever heard jazz played on a harp?

 FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  it wouldn't be heaven if there weren't jazz!====JACK:  So that's what is meant when someone says, "This is a jazzy place."  Or is it, snazzy?  What does snazzy mean?

 FROM OUTHOUSE JUDY:  There are events and people in everyone's life which they would like to change or have a "do-over".  These words are special to each of us.  I know I look backwards and see everyone and   every life-changing event now is such a different light.  Each person or event has left something special.  They are viewed now in a learning experience instead of a heartbreak.  God works everything for the good and that is so true in my life.  I wouldn't change a thing and I have no "do-overs" anymore.  God is good!  All the time!====JACK:  Most of the responses so far have focused on jazz.  It's good that you have referred to Trane's words, instead of his music.  He was more than his horn, just as you are more than your outhouse collection.====JUDY: Well, truthfully, I don't care for jazz.====JACK:  I wonder how God's going to be able to please everybody?

 FROM HCC CHUCK:  will be surprised if we don't====JACK:  There'll be plenty of surprises.  Luther said that he'd be surprised to see people he didn't expect, and not to see some he did expect, and most surprising of all..that he himself is there.  That was his way of explaining God's Grace.

 FROM MOLINER JIM:  You bet there will be. We remember "Bix" with a Jazz service every summer. It lifts the soul.====JACK: Do you know how Bix got the name Bix?  That's an interesting story.  He also played for a time in Detroit for a band called, The Wolverines.  A music critic called him Jazz's Number One saint.  Another compared him to Jesus.  No wonder he lifts your soul.

FROM CHASTITY:  My Seminary roommate The Rev. Dale Lind was the Pastor to the Jazz Community  from St. Peters Lutheran Church in Manhattan, N.Y.. He also owned a Saloon.....and he is probably one of the greatest guys I've ever known.....and a friend of Coltranes.  My name for Dale was "Uncle Elmer" for Elmer Gantry and his name for me was "Chastity", not because I was, but because I dated alot at that time  ====JACK:  I Googled Dale Lind and was interested to read more about his jazz ministry and his saloon.. .