Tim Duncan at Aunt Kizzy's

Me and Yvette wanted to celebrate yesterday and we decided to go to this sol food place called Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch. It has been frequented by tons of black celebrities and they have left pictures on the walls. We went on an off night (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday). So we didn't expect to see a celebrity but right there in the corner grubbin down on some chicken and collard greens or something was you guessed it NBA All Star and MVP San Antonio's own .Tim Duncan. He is playing the Lakers this week and I don't know if collard greens and rice and gravy is going to help him against Kobe and the gang.

Oh yeah forget what I said about the Soul Food kitchen. Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch tops them in quality and celebrity appearances. Although Kanye did visit the Soul Food kitchen.

Worship and the black soul

The next important value to the Vineyard is contemporary worship in the freedom of the Holy Spirit. I think this really starts getting prickly on both the black and non black sides. Black culture is a culture of expression that goes all the way back to the soil of Africa. One of the things that is repulsive about the Vineyard to many African americans is the worship. One of the reasons is because African Americans relate to God differently than white americans. The appeal of Vineyard worship is intimacy and that smacks against the appeal of most African American worship which is celebration. I think the black soul wants to have the freedom to express not only intimate love to a friend but honor to a King much like the tribes in Africa gave honor to a warrior after returning to battle.

That being said I also believe that the black soul is in need of learning what it means to be intimate with God and to hear from him and to be in connection with the tender side. There is a sensationalism and a hype around God and there is a false expectation for a miracle from the King every day of the week instead of the loving reality of walking with a friend through the mundane details of life.

I think with artists such as Martha Munizzi and Israel Houghton the way is being paved for a new style of music that takes the good from both styles and perspectives

The real jeremiah wright and black theology

When will the world learn that a spade is a spade is a spade? This whole Jeremiah Wright thing has been taken out of context in the name of worshipping the idol of America and patriotism. God is not for one nation and when one nation is responsible for bloodshed and crimes against humanity then that one nation will get what is coming to it. The whole 9/11 tragedy was the harvest of seeds of greed and exploitation planted on foreign soil. Innocent people were attacked and we pray for the families who are still experiencing the sadness and loss. Why Because America's chickens have come home to roost.

This is what black people and other oppressed ethnicities have been feeling for years. This is a great country but it is not greater than the justice of God. Jeremiah Wright did an interview with Bill Moyers. Unless you are just wrapped up in America so much that you can't distinguish oppression and hatred from baseball and apple pie then your eyes will be opened to the truth. Check it out here

Clear and accurate biblical teaching

Well when it comes to this aspect of the genetic code I would have to say that there is a great need in the African American community for clear and accurate biblical teaching. I grew up in the pentecostal church and I have seen it all :) Doomsday prophets predicting that Reagan, Bush, and now Oprah are the antichrist. They skipped Bill Clinton...I wonder why? I have seen people claiming that Jesus was rich and had an entourage larger than Lil Wayne's. It is just out of hand! I think this younger generation is in need of clear accurate biblical teaching. I don't think that means bland and dry teaching. When you speak to black people you gotta come with expression and passion but with that passion we are in desperate need of the truth.

Fuller cost

We are planning to attend Fuller Theological Seminary in the fall and we are going in on a wing and a prayer. It cost so much money and they do not give scholarships to first year students. There is some other money but compared to what Fuller costs it doesn't really make a dent. At least not with our financial situation. If anybody knows of any money for school that's out there let me know.