“My soul takes boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad”
As a native New Yorker it’s tough seeing others get the glory or recognition that you would
like to be getting. Humility is not the cup we often, if at all, drink. If we are entirely honest,
we’d admit that we want as many “likes” on our statuses as the next person. We want as
many following up on us and we want as many re-tweeting our self – proclaimed clever and
witty statements on Twitter.
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Leonce Crump II is the pastor at Renovation Church in Atlanta Georgia.
This is the lynchpin, because He chose us before the foundation of the world, and in love, He predestined us for adoption. So we are predestined, chosen, and adopted.
Before the concept of time itself existed, before the Evil One turned in pride from God to his own
works, before the unveiling of creation itself…God chose His children. Now, I want to slow
down, and pause, so that you absorb the great, cosmic, joy-laden words of Paul here…so
that you can soak in what is being communicated here. As far back as imagination will
allow, before the dawn of time, it was there that God chooses us.
Are you feeling the very tangible weight of such a statement? Do you understand all of the
implications of this, that the Father chose us before He even created us? What a glorious
realization!
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Recently, I had the chance to read an article in XXL Magazine, which had the potential to excite me because it focused on Christian rap, but in the end somewhat disappointed and even grieved me. Internally, I was restless until finally deeming it necessary to respond for the sake of the glory of Christ, the benefit of His people, and the benefit of the mission to reach hip hop with the gospel.
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John Onwuchekwa is the pastor at Blueprint Church in Atlanta, GA.
Here’s the problem
Had a conversation with a good friend of mine this past week as we were on the
back porch grilling. Having just celebrated a birthday, we were talking about
the “good ole days” and what’s wrong with these “young bucks” nowadays. My
good friend shared with me a story about a guy he had a conversation with. He
asked the younger guy what he was “learning.” The younger dude responded
by recounting all the books he was reading, restating all of the quotes that he
tweeted from the books that he read. When he got done, my friend repeated the
question, “so what are you learning?
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Right teaching leads to right practice. Gospel intake should lead us to gospel living.
Enlightened and transformed by the light of the gospel message, with Jesus as it's
center, we are not merely encouraged, but rather mandated by it to live a lifestyle
of missions.
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A breakdown & insight of one of the most important projects in Christian Hip-Hop history.
One of the biggest gripes with Christian hip-hop is its’ lack of creativity. Either there’s a barrage of
Reach/Lampmode clones or a desperate attempt to latch onto trends secular hip-hop threw out the
window several years prior (*glares at auto-tune/screwed up hooks & trap beats*). For there to be such
an assortment of rappers that are certain God called them to preach the Gospel, it seems a large part
have fallen into the trap of saying the same thing in the exact same way.
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Leonce Crump II is the pastor at Renovation Church in Atlanta Georgia.
In 1 John chapter 3 verse 1, the apostle John writes, "see what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of
God; and so we are."
This phrase, what kind of love, literally translates “unearthly, foreign, other-worldly.” This
love the Father gives us is so unparalleled, and John so astonished that he wonders
aloud “where did this come from?”
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Adam Thomason is the Pastor of Damascus Road Church in Flint, Michigan and CEO of Collision Records.
Urban ministry and urban contexts are often treated like a zoo—people come, visit for a short
time, take pictures of animals in their cages, leave, and do a show and tell with some of their
friends back home. For many people that’s where it ends.
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Earlier this summer Nas, one of mainstream hip hop's most critically acclaimed rappers, released a new album called Life is Good. Despite how long this Queens, New York-bred emcee has been in the rap game, his album was surprisingly relevant, debuting at #1 on the Billboard charts. This week, however, his "street cred" took a hit amid allegations that he used a ghostwriter for his 2008 Untitled album. For other artists (dare I say, most artists?), this wouldn't be a big shock. But Nas is one of hip hop's favorite sons and is believed to represent the pureness of poetic art form. So, everyone went crazy.
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1. People with different theologies collide and unite for one purpose:
Artists like shai linne and Rhema Soul can both enjoy fellowship at Flavor Fest. Pastor Rick Warren and Pastor Eric Mason have both been speakers at the conference. Flavor Fest doesn’t have a double standard and promote one type of artist over the other. This may be a taboo analysis but those with Calvinist content meet face to face with those who have Arminian content in their music. That’s rare in most events. Christian Hip-Hop is a beautiful melting pot and without the Fest we would probably never see its true potential on a consistent basis.
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So, apparently, one of hip hop’s most recognizable artists has changed his name. Yes, “Snoop Dogg” is now “Snoop Lion” The legendary emcee is reportedly done with hip hop and openly embracing reggae as home for his musical talents. Of course, it’s very easy to make fun of this as we have done with some of the other pop culture name changes. But Snoop insists that this is “the elevation” of his persona and points to his journey to a Jamaican Rastafarian temple as his inspiration for the upgrade. He even said, “I wanna bury Snoop Dogg.” Interesting.
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