No Half Steppin - DOMINIC YOUNG Vol. 1 - Carnal Plus

I almost literally grew up in the church. My stepfamily spent as many evenings on the church campus as we did at home. There is a full calendar of events to go to, often several on the same night. My mom insisted on going to as many as possible. I swear she would have gone to the Young Married Women's group, or Expectant Mothers if they had let her in. It’s a wonder she didn’t start drinking so she could “recover“ and go to AA meetings.Anyway, I was born a “good christian”, and got saved and baptized when I was nine. Deacon Johnsyn knew that. He was there. When Pastor Cali and Deacon Johnsyn left to go start their new church in Bankhead, my mom decided I should go with them. I wasn’t thrilled, to say the least. I didn’t want to leave my friends behind and I wasn’t sure about the guys down there. I’m not a snob, really, but middle class black families are not like guys growing up in the projects.There was ...More