In Our Neighborhood: Everyone Has a Voice

In Our Neighborhood: Everyone Has a Voice It’s not every day that someone offers you money, especially when you didn’t ask for it. July 12th was that day for me. By that time, I had been praying through the streets of my neighborhood, praying boldly that God’s Kingdom...

Are you ready for a brand new beat?

Are you ready for a brand new beat? In my last post, I told you about my friends The Premiums (who are playing a local show this weekend, click HERE if you want to check them out). They are a reggae-funk band who also happen to be my neighbors. It seemed like we were...

Reggae, Funk & Shalom

Reggae, Funk & Shalom When I first met my next door neighbor Caleb, he told me that he and his friends were in an up and coming band: The Premiums. “What kind of music do you play?” I asked. “It’s a sort of reggae-funk… emphasis on the funk,” he responded. Then he...

From Weed to… Weeds.

From Weed to… Weeds. Sometimes it seems like a story has come to a conclusion. And it’s then that you realize it has just begun! My last post told the story of a “grow house” drug operation that was busted right next door to my house a few months ago. When the drug...

Marijuana, Stakeouts and The Kingdom of God

Marijuana, Stakeouts and The Kingdom of God Do you ever feel like your life reminds you of a TV sitcom? There could easily be a few good episodes made from the story I want to tell you today! In my last post I shared that I have been trying to take Jesus’ words more...