Freestyle

Michael Waters identifies as a member of the hip-hop generation living in an urban context. His purpose in writing is to inspire 'hope in the promise of a new day, in the assurance of victory over defeat, and in the fulfillment of God's promises within the created order.'*Freestyle**boldly confronts issues within the urban community such as addiction, education, incarceration, family issues, and church. It's a prophetic book of essays based on Waters's blogs from The Huffington Post. He gives us the backstory: why he wrote what he did. He then looks forward, highlighting the still compelling nature of these situations as we move into the future. Sample chapter titles include Bobbi Kristina and the Children of Addiciton, An Odd Future for Faith in Hip-Hop, The Liturgy of Trayvon Martin, and They Reminisce over You (T.R.O.Y.). UNIQUE SELLING POINTWaters's direct yet compassionate essays point to how God works in the world in often unexpected ways.