{"id":1222,"date":"2010-11-29T10:59:13","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T16:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theamericanjesus.wordpress.com\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2010-11-29T10:59:13","modified_gmt":"2010-11-29T16:59:13","slug":"this-is-how-we-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/zackhunt\/2010\/11\/this-is-how-we-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"This is How We Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Do you find yourself driving around in your \u201996 Corolla, seat leaned back just a bit, nodding your head to \u201cThis is How We Do It\u201d and thinking to yourself: \u201cMan, this song if really touching my soul. I wish Montell Jordan would have the courage to put his Grammy-nominated rap career on hold and become a pastor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, hold on tight to your seat because your dreams are about to come true\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theamericanjesus.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/montell-jordan.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1228\" title=\"montell-jordan\" src=\"https:\/\/theamericanjesus.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/montell-jordan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"285\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Montell Jordan Hangs Up Mic for Work as Pastor<\/h1>\n<p>ATLANTA \u2014 While people were stuffing themselves with turkey and dressing over Thanksgiving, Montell Jordan was coming to peace with a major career change.<\/p>\n<p>For more than a decade he\u2019s been known as the backwards-hat wearing hip hop artist behind the Grammy-nominated, mega-hit \u201cThis is How We Do It\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>All that will change after his final concert New Year\u2019s Eve. After that, Jordan says he will only step foot on one stage, the dais of World Victory Church in Norcross.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.11alive.com\/news\/local\/story.aspx?storyid=165588&amp;catid=3\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Continue reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you find yourself driving around in your \u201996 Corolla, seat leaned back just a bit, nodding your head to \u201cThis is How We Do It\u201d and thinking to yourself: \u201cMan, this song if really touching my soul. 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