Spoken Word: “#NoFilter Necessary”
Friends, here’s a short piece I wrote in response to the beauties of God’s handiwork. I was struck by how many people, regardless of their standing with God, implicitly testify to his magnificence...
View ArticleSpoken-Word: “Jesus Saved My Life”
Jahill Richards came up on The Front Porch once and shared a sermon that entailed his testimony. He stopped by again to drop his testimony in a shorter, punchier fashion through the beautiful art of...
View ArticleThe Flower of Salvation
Recently the brothers on The Front Porch were in Indianapolis for the Midwest Annual Reformation Conference at New Life Community Church. It was a rich time of fellowship with new friends around the...
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“grounds of an embattled Moses”
Today we bring some poetry up on the porch: Daddy, is the ground comfy? ‘Cause every time I spy you watching the TV, One of us black boys sleeps on it. I guess I get why they’re tired. They’ve been...
View ArticleSpoken-Word: “Let Freedom Ring”
Daniel King-Robertson drops a sobering piece on social injustice — a potent reminder in times of turmoil in the culture given the recent police killings.
View ArticleYou Should See the Poets In Autumn Tour
Last Saturday night, the Anyabwile 5 loaded up the SUV and drove a few short blocks to see the Poets in Autumn Tour featuring Janette…ikz, Preston Perry, Jackie Hill Perry and Ezekiel Azonwu. My kids...
View ArticleGOOD MORNING, LORD!
(NKJV) says, “My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.” It is with this sentiment that I penned the following piece. My best poetry...
View ArticleRemembering James Baldwin
On February 3, 2017, Raoul Peck’s critically acclaimed documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” will debut in theaters across the nation, introducing a new generation to the prophetic voice of James Baldwin....
View ArticleLecrae and Shai Aren’t Your Problems: The Conscience and Christian Hip Hop
So the debate continues. Should artists be called “Christian rappers” or “rappers who are Christians”? Must all Christian hip hop include explicitly Christian themes and lyrics or are rappers free to...
View ArticleCaution Tape (A Poem)
Caution tape is yellow in color. Someone’s been murdered; another brother! In cities across the USA, the young have fallen; they’ve gone astray. Chalk lines show where a body was laid. A little too...
View ArticleWhat I Believe About the Bible (A Poem)
What I believe about the Bible is really simple. It’s the basis of the Good News that’s called the Gospel. In Second Timothy, chapter three, and the seventeenth verse, The Apostle Paul gives us truth...
View Article“Simon the Cyrenian Speaks” by Countee Cullen
Wifey sent me this poem as an encouragement for today. I enjoy Countee Cullen, though it’s been a long time since I’ve read his poetry. In fact, this “woke” generation would find inspiration and...
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The Black Panther as Afrofuturist Womanist Vision
Spoiler Alert: I’m telling it all. Stop right now if you can’t handle knowing what happens before seeing the movie!] If you haven’t seen “The Black Panther” movie yet, you trippin. Get to the theaters...
View ArticleSpoken Word: “#NoFilter Necessary”
Friends, here’s a short piece I wrote in response to the beauties of God’s handiwork. I was struck by how many people, regardless of their standing with God, implicitly testify to his magnificence...
View ArticleSpoken-Word: “Jesus Saved My Life”
Jahill Richards came up on The Front Porch once and shared a sermon that entailed his testimony. He stopped by again to drop his testimony in a shorter, punchier fashion through the beautiful art of...
View ArticleThe Flower of Salvation
Recently the brothers on The Front Porch were in Indianapolis for the Midwest Annual Reformation Conference at New Life Community Church. It was a rich time of fellowship with new friends around the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“grounds of an embattled Moses”
Today we bring some poetry up on the porch: Daddy, is the ground comfy? ‘Cause every time I spy you watching the TV, One of us black boys sleeps on it. I guess I get why they’re tired. They’ve been...
View ArticleSpoken-Word: “Let Freedom Ring”
Daniel King-Robertson drops a sobering piece on social injustice — a potent reminder in times of turmoil in the culture given the recent police killings.
View ArticleYou Should See the Poets In Autumn Tour
Last Saturday night, the Anyabwile 5 loaded up the SUV and drove a few short blocks to see the Poets in Autumn Tour featuring Janette…ikz, Preston Perry, Jackie Hill Perry and Ezekiel Azonwu. My kids...
View ArticleGOOD MORNING, LORD!
(NKJV) says, “My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.” It is with this sentiment that I penned the following piece. My best poetry...
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