Bible Jazz

Mike Moffitt

"Always improvised and sometimes unusual, just like jazz." At Bible Jazz, we have casual conversations about life and faith, what you'll find between the covers of that Bible, and how it interacts with our real lives. Be part of the conversation! Write to Mike on Instagram @BibleJazz Bible Jazz is the podcast of University Place Presbyterian Church, UPPC.org

  1. 264. God Doesn't Play Fair -- and That's a Good Thing (with Fletch Wiley)

    25/11/2025

    264. God Doesn't Play Fair -- and That's a Good Thing (with Fletch Wiley)

    Fletch Wiley is a graduate of the University of North Texas, home of the One O’Clock Lab Band, and earned a graduate fellowship to Yale University. He has built a career working with diverse groups of artists, churches, theaters, ad agencies and record labels and has performed with luminary musical artists Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Doc Severinsen and Gladys Knight and the Pips. Fletch's story is one of rebirth from a music scene full of drugs and wayward hopes to new life, new hope, and new purpose. Grab his book to read the story! https://a.co/d/5Aon5HC Learn more! https://fletchwiley.com/ Be in touch! Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M And at www.UPPC.org Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Modern Jazz Samba" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "On Hold for You" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    39 min
  2. 263. Grow Beyond Sunday (with D'wayne Louard)

    18/11/2025

    263. Grow Beyond Sunday (with D'wayne Louard)

    D’wayne J. Louard is an author, prophetic teacher, and founder of Grow Beyond Sunday and the Immersed in Prayer Global Community. His mission is to end spiritual malnutrition by helping believers grow beyond Sunday services and into a daily lifestyle of prayer, authority, and maturity in Christ. Through his books, including Divinely Wired and 10 Bible Stories You Weren’t Taught in Sunday School, and his live trainings, he equips audiences to hear God’s voice, steward their spiritual gifts, and walk in their Kingdom purpose. Learn more! https://resource.dwaynejlouard.com/ Be in touch! Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M And at www.UPPC.org Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Modern Jazz Samba" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "On Hold for You" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    52 min
  3. 262. Singing Through Fire (with Lara Silverman)

    11/11/2025

    262. Singing Through Fire (with Lara Silverman)

    From Lara: "Last month, I released my bestselling Christian memoir, Singing Through Fire, which chronicles my eight-year journey through profound loss: a sudden, debilitating neurological illness that left me severely bedridden for four years, the collapse of my legal career, and, most recently, the death of my husband Matt—a brilliant engineering PhD, missionary, and youth pastor—after just one year of marriage. Yet in this Job-like journey, God met me with startling joy: unexpected marriage, music, and redemptive joy. The memoir is raw and soul-stirring, but also full of humor, theatrical flair, and 1940s vintage romance. I wrote it for Christians wrestling with the question of how we can have faith through deep suffering." Learn more! https://books2read.com/singingthroughfire Be in touch! Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M And at www.UPPC.org Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Modern Jazz Samba" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "On Hold for You" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    36 min
  4. 261. Creative Solutions to Community Problems (with Joe Reed)

    04/11/2025

    261. Creative Solutions to Community Problems (with Joe Reed)

    Joe has spent his entire career in the nonprofit sector, working from the perspective of seeing low-income communities struggle to make ends meet while showing remarkable work ethic and creativity. Over the years, he saw firsthand that these communities often had brilliant ideas for strengthening their neighborhoods but lacked the resources, systems, and support to turn those ideas into sustainable ventures. Out of that experience, Joe began shaping a new approach: incubating ideas that not only create employment opportunities but also generate recurring revenue to reinvest in community development. This conviction launched his journey into social entrepreneurship. Learn more! https://solveline.pro/ Be in touch! Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M And at www.UPPC.org Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Modern Jazz Samba" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "On Hold for You" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    37 min
  5. 260. Improv and the Beauty of Listening (with Andrew Davies)

    22/10/2025

    260. Improv and the Beauty of Listening (with Andrew Davies)

    Andrew Davies is the Better Meetings Director of Artly Working, which uses Improv and Theatre to help build stronger teams made up of happier people, and higher performers. Since starting in 2019 Artly Working has led programs with over 100 innovative companies like Netflix, Roblox, Meta, and Google.  His Better Meetings workshop helps teams to gather with purpose and play, designing and facilitating more effective meetings that people actually want to attend! Andrew has won several awards for his groundbreaking work including the Young Pioneer Award from the Jewish Education Project and the Pomegranate Prize from the Covenant Foundation. Andrew is also the co-founder of Charactours, theatrical walking tours where the past visits you, and The Bible Players, a Jewish comedy team.  Learn more: https://www.artlyworking.com/ Be in touch! Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M And at www.UPPC.org Music: "Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Modern Jazz Samba" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4063-modern-jazz-samba License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "On Hold for You" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    50 min

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"Always improvised and sometimes unusual, just like jazz." At Bible Jazz, we have casual conversations about life and faith, what you'll find between the covers of that Bible, and how it interacts with our real lives. Be part of the conversation! Write to Mike on Instagram @BibleJazz Bible Jazz is the podcast of University Place Presbyterian Church, UPPC.org