WHY WE NEED 'SOUL FOOD & LIVING WATER'
IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

TO COMBAT A PUBLISHING VACUUM AND PROVIDE DIRECT BIBLICAL NOURISHMENT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY...

African-American Christians are starved for published materials that reflect our cultural heritage, sustain our strong faith in Jesus Christ and address the myriad of marriage and family issues that uniquely affect our lives and communities. As an African-American couple, we often walk the aisles of bookstores in search of titles that speak both to our heritage and faith. Too often, we find titles culturally rich and intriguing, but completely void of sound Biblical doctrine.

Soul Food & Living Water provides a cultural aroma and homegrown flair that bespeaks African-American heritage. On the other hand, there are the popular mainstream preachers that grace Christian radio and television; whose books we adore for their tremendous Bible knowledge and teachable applications. We usually buy and read these books, with great interest, only to find that they are culturally alien to our differing struggles as "Christians of Color." Soul Food & Living Water offers sound Biblical workmanship that is gracefully enriched with cultural relevance. It is written to usher into full view the precepts and principles of the Holy Scriptures for those who want to establish their culturally rich families upon the concrete commandments of a Living Lord. African-American Christians need a resource like Soul Food & Living Water because it clearly upholds the two defining pillars of our historic family structure: Faith & Heritage.

TO ADDRESS SPIRITUAL FAMINE AND OFFER A SOUND BIBLICAL EDUCATION OF FAITH FOR THE UNCHURCHED & SEARCHING...

Over the last two decades, African-Americans have been looking particularly to "Black Books" as a primary source of spiritual restoration, inner strengthening and personal affirmation. It is our strong belief that contemporary books have greatly replaced old-fashioned wisdom. What was once handed down through the oral tradition of storytelling from family elders is now being "passed on" through the printed page. This is a cultural insight and evangelistic trend that cannot be ignored by the Christian Church. Therefore we wanted Soul Food & Living Water to serve as a source of 'family enlightenment' to the Unchurched and Non-Christian within the African-American community. It is our prayer that this book will substantiate that our history is graced by a rich treasury of faith in the One True and Living God of the Holy Bible.

We desired to write a book that would disciple the African-American Christian, while evangelizing and educating the African-American Non-Christian. The Holy Scriptures declare that "to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet." (Proverbs 27:7) With the entrance of a New Millenium, an influx of New Age books have emerged, dressed in Afrocentrism, evoking an essence of Spirituality and espousing either Self-Worship or the Worship of a Higher Power. Soul Food & Living Water confronts this "deceitful disguise," by presenting a wholesome and practical book of timeless truths that lead to family success and eternal riches through Jesus Christ alone!

Soul Food & Living Water is a "great commission" tool that rekindles Christian faith and resuscitates belief in the One True God who has helped Christians of African descent through a horrendous history and continues to be our only source of help and provison. More than any other family book on the market for African-Americans, Soul Food & Living Water is a Spiritual Strengthener and Family Fortifier. It focuses the community on a Sovereign Savior, who is indeed, the "God of our weary years, the God of our silent tears." - The Powells