Word: For Everybody Who Thought Christianity Was for Suckas

Growing up, Mykel Mitchell found more truth in the words of Run DMC than any preacher’s sermon. He saw more prosperity in the lives of local drug dealers than in the lives of neighborhood saints. It was only natural that he would gravitate toward hustling. Years later, when “the life” left him empty and he had nothing to lose, he gave Jesus Christ a chance—and he has never looked back.

In Word, Mykel takes us on the personal, moving and at times humorous journey that helped him reconcile his...