“You Owe Us. We Built You” Why The Church Should Apologize To Black Women As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com I was scrolling through Facebook recently and I saw a post from Caron about the single’s ministry in a Black church being comprised entirely of women. The post spoke specifically about the single’s ministry. But I saw it as…
Photo by Zach Vessels on Unsplash I Didn’t Want Southern Church Folk To Distract Me From God, So I Stopped Going To Church As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Shantice describes how the horrible behavior at her church, from Pastor on down, caused her to get to know God outside of the building and away from the people. When…
Photo by Daniel Adesina on Unsplash I Got Pregnant Out of Wedlock – My Pastor Denied Me Communion As told to Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Originally published on MadameNoire.com Earlier this week, we stumbled upon this tweet from Kia, where she briefly shared that her hometown pastor denied her communion. When I was 18, my pastor stopped serving me communion…
Photo by Tahiti Spears on Unsplash Black Christians: Long Skirts Come Up Just Like Short Ones Do (A Spiritual Meditation) By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Generally, I listen to The Love Hour podcast with Melissa and Kevin Fredericks every week on my way home from work. But I’ve been in the house for going on two weeks now, thanks to…
By Devon Mac The Black church anchors much of my childhood and adolescence. It was my first experience of nurture and care outside of my family. Where mint candies were sweet gifts of love from older ladies in stockings and knee-length skirts. Where I nervously sang my first solo in the children’s choir. Where I rocked white gloves and patent…
By Brittney M. Walker The deacons are passing around Communion cups, the prepackaged ones with the non-alcoholic wine shots and Styrofoam crackers attached to the top protected with a cellophane wrapping. I am sweating a little in my armpits, nervous about what she’ll say when she notices that I don’t take one. For several Communion Sundays I had been purposely…
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