Jemar sits down with pastor Timothy Keller to discuss his new book: Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God Subscribe – iTunes – Stitcher Social – @_PassTheMic – Facebook
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“Battle” is an allegorical spoken word piece that depicts every saint’s first experience in the eternal saga: conversion.
Jemar is joined by Tyler Burns and Beau York to discuss the new Adult Swim series, Black Jesus.
As Christians, we are already “raised with Christ” (Col. 3:1), but we have not yet received our new bodies that will be given at the final resurrection (1 Cor. 15:35-54). We are already citizens of heaven (Phil. 3:20), but we are not yet in heaven. The Kingdom of God is already here and Christ is […]
Phillip sits down with DJ Wade-O at Legacy 2014 to hear his story. They end us discussing Murder Mase and Joel Osteen. Listen up! Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher. Be sure to leave us a review. Credit: Pass The Mic is fully produced by Podastery Studios. Visit www.Studio.podastery.com to discover what Podastery can do for you.
Houston, Texas, the fourth (soon to be third) largest city in U.S., recently became the most ethnically diverse city in our country. My hometown’s booming economy and cultural colorfulness have attracted quite a bit of attention over the past few years. Ever since I was younger, my dad has driven home the fact that our […]
“Oh, your dad’s a pastor?” he asked. “Is it a missionary Baptist church?” I smiled at the questioner, shaking my head. “No, it’s a Reformed Baptist church,” I told him. He grabbed a handful of materials from his booth at the conference we were both attending. “That’s great! We have lots of resources for pastor’s […]
Last week we considered four principles for battling bitterness. Let’s continue reflecting on the Biblical principles evident in this track by Andy Mineo. 5. HAVE THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE Mineo changes his perspective: “I get bitter, kinda cold like the winter, It’s so hard for me to forgive him then I remember that I’m a sinner” “Plus […]
Last summer, I went to a classical education conference in Moscow, Idaho. Now, many are unfamiliar with the city of Moscow, Idaho, but, for the purpose of this story, you should know that it probably has less black people in it than the natives of Moscow, Russia. And not only was I the only black […]
How Can We Fight Bitterness? Last week we defined bitterness and outlined what the Bible says about it. Moving forward, we look at how we can fight bitterness. Having a bitter attitude does not bring glory to God. So what are we to do with the angry emotions and pressures that persist despite our […]
“30′s the new 20, I’m so hot still.” – Jay Z (30-Something) As Jigga declared that age and maturity were to be embraced by hip hop and it’s listeners, many people followed suit. No longer is an older listener of hip hop being portrayed as the clock-rocking Flavor Flav. Now we see older more mature […]
It is time to cross the tracks, cross the city, cross into another zip code, cross the church aisle, or perhaps cross the room to befriend someone different than ourselves. The evangelical church in America is splintered. Separated along racial lines; along socio-economic lines; along cultural lines; and along many other lines that we draw. […]
Notable Lyrics: “So don’t just scoop the dust, remove the rug, if I’ve got unforgiveness in my heart, then there really ain’t no room for love” “I’ve been so forgiven, that if I hold a grudge, I don’t show He’s risen” “I know my sin’s removed since Jesus came, with no reason to forgive me, […]
Culture is a lot like language. Most of us grow up as native speakers of one language. A few blessed people are bilingual or become fluent in even more languages. Any of us can learn an additional language, but it takes intense study, constant practice, and it gets more difficult as you get older. Most […]
Thirty years ago Dr. Carl Ellis expressed his hope for an “indigenous Reformed movement in the African American community.”I’ve often tried to picture what this movement might look like. Will it be like the Civil Rights Movement or the Arab Spring—masses of people united for a cause and affecting sweeping social and cultural changes in […]
Jemar & Phillip are joined by Alex Shipman to discuss African American Church Planting, the unique challenges, and the changes needed within the evangelical community when seeking to embark upon African American specific as well as multi-ethinic intentional church plants. Learn more about the upcoming AACPI conference at – http://tinyurl.com/k7yphca Tweetables: [Tweet “Planting country churches is not sexy […]
Jemar sits down with pastor John Onwuchekwa (AKA “John O”) to discuss his ministry with Blueprint Church in Atlanta, the challenge of prosperity theology and contextualizing missional communities in a culturally and ethnically varied environment.
“How many kids are in your family?” I always brace myself for the shocked response to my reply: “There are nine of us.” I never feel the need to automatically clarify the gigantic age gap between me and the brother right below me (three years) and me and the brother after him (fourteen years), but, […]
Jemar & Phillip discuss the importance of embracing diversity of thought within the broader black community and refining the integrity of beliefs through scripture rather than culture. [Tweet ““One day we are going to have to give an account on what we tweeted.” – @PhillipMHolmes”] [Tweet ““Intellectual integrity enables intellectual diversity.” – @JemarTisby”]
Today marks the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the U.S. Supreme Court decision which struck down state-sanctioned segregation in U.S. public schools and marked a significant turning point in the Civil Rights movement. In many ways, the 60th anniversary of Brown highlights a curious contradiction in American society. It reveals both […]
