The year 2019 marks 400 years since the beginning of the enslavement and oppression of Black people. Using historical, scriptural, and personal confirmations, the author proposes a compelling argument that the year 2019 also marks a prophetic declaration of Jubilee for Black America.
The work takes a look backward in 50-year intervals at high points in the history of Black people in America in order to further confirm this thesis. Then, critically examining the scriptures, Standing on the Precipice traces the history of Black people through antiquity and unpacks references to the fearsome kings and queens of Africa hidden in the prophetic texts.
Jubilee means restoration. Standing on the Precipice seeks to account for identity and history that were lost to Black people over the last 400 years so that at this pivotal moment of Jubilee, we can reclaim our identity, restore our history and embrace our destiny.
Sounds divine, right?
Well…maybe not so much.
A chance meeting with a televangelist on vacation hundreds of miles from home confirms to Kenya what she already suspected. Elkanah is sliding headlong into a dark place and unless she gets away her very life will be in danger. When he is unwilling to let go, Kenya, praying for a miracle, receives an unlikely one in hand-crafted cowboy boots and a bad attitude.
Struggling to reach youth, UBN, the largest Christian television station in the country. Contracts with Dr. Brandon Carter, to invite PKs from across the country to an elite youth retreat. Out of thousands of candidates applying to be trained as youth ministers, six delegates are selected: Gabriella a national recording artist from Nashville; Eric & Erica twins from L.A.; Colin, flamboyant actor from New York; Galen, the cowboy from Houston; and Kenya, the tough girl from Miami.
Not even twenty years of youth ministry could have prepared the Doc and his small staff of ministers for what unfolds as these six young people’s lives overlap, collide and become inextricably intertwined as they are tried, tempted and trained at the brazen laver – where priests are prepared to serve.
But her father, Odinegwo, a respected village elder, has other plans in mind. A rift develops between the beloved father and daughter threatening the small, tight knit family’s unity until the father’s plans begin to unfold teaching his beloved Kendi Nkem to dream of more than she ever thought possible.
Set in an imaginary African village nestled against the mighty river and full of beautiful imagery, culture, and traditions, this charming parable and all it’s characters, lovable and otherwise, reminds us that there is no love like that of a father’s for his precious child. As we watch Kendi’s story we learn that even when things are hard to understand, we should trust that the father is ever working things for our good.
“Is hip-hop dance ok for the church?”
“How do you know you are called?”
From practical guidelines for current dancers to scriptural principles for going behind the veil, this book is a staple for those who are true worshippers. Inside its pages, you’ll be awakened to the call to worship resounding in your soul. You’ll be encouraged to let the living waters flow from deep within your belly until it touches everything around you bringing healing and life.
(2004)