Catch of the Day

While most wills leave loved ones big estates, bank accounts or cars, I was left something bigger than I could ever imagine. A seven foot marlin.   Julie and eyed the eighty four inch fish, reeled in by my four foot eleven Aunt and bequeathed to me.   It was hanging over her king size bed, the blue wash board […]

Breaking Bad

If you’re in urban ministry,  you know someone who is hooked on: Methcathinone, better known as Crank. Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, better known as Ecstasy. Or oxymetazoline hydrochloride, better known as Afrin. You’re kidding? People are addicted to nose spray? Nasal decongestants aren’t hip enough for their own TV series, but let me tell you,they are just as addictive.  And  you’re not alone if […]

About TastyFaith

In 2001,  TastyFaith  was created to equip urban youth workers with materials that cut the mustard with at-risk youth. At the time, I was a volunteer urban youth worker in Chicago and made it my mission to create lessons that were culturally relevant to city youth,  hoping that they’d put down a gun and pick up a bible. These lessons were first […]

Got B’dunk in your trunk? Flaunt it!

Snoop Dog must have smoked some bad bud when agreed to perform in Wiggle Wiggle. If somehow you haven’t heard,  the song is a recycling of back of the bus hit, Our teach is a nut, she has a rubber butt classic, paying tribute to the monster booty, viewing it as a status not a fat-us symbol. Now, I have […]