Jesus, Justice, Jazz: The Tour

I have always been in awe of the people in my life who are “spiritual juggernauts”. These friends of mine will talk about a “parking space” they “received from the Lord yesterday” or a “flavor of burrito” that they “knew” God wanted them “to select at Chipotle.” I ridicule them at times, probably mostly out of jealousy. I guess I don’t always understand where they are coming from (My “God visions” come less frequently, especially when I am in suburban fast food chains!).

Recently, however, a God vision came like a Hacksaw Jim Duggan 2 by 4: The vision was to put together a tour to raise money and awareness for ELCA World Hunger. I can honestly say it was a “God thing” because it’s not something that I would do, when left to my own devices. I wish I could tell you that every concert I do raises money for something incredible, but sometimes it’s just to pay for my out-of-control ice cream habit (ask my wife).

This, however, had an entirely different feel from the start. I saw God’s fingerprints all over this as it grew wildly like a “mustard seed” (you thought Jesus chose that metaphor just because mustard seeds are small? Look it up!) In fact, it almost seemed like the Holy Spirit Train was moving and I was on it before I even knew what was happening. The tour went from 1 show booked in town to 15 around the country within a month and a half. Churches, colleges, and seminaries have come out of the bushes to help make this happen and it has been a privilege to watch it all unfold. I decided that I would do a blog to try to provide some inspiration and some thoughts during the tour, so that we can stay connected with people. I am new to the blog world, but hopefully you will be patient with me. We look forward to seeing you all out there on the tour!

For information on how you can be involved in the tour, go to www.j3tour.com or email j3tour@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from each of you.

Shalom,

Dave (AGAPE*)