Photo by Zach Vessels on Unsplash My Not-So-Secret-Shame: I Was A Teen Abstinence Only Educator By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com My first understandings of sex were that it was about pleasure. From as early as five, I felt tingles when I watched men and women kiss in the movies. And while I was a bit fuzzy about what sex entailed,…
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 Maya Wright Call it what you want: dating, Christian dating, “Dating with Purpose.” Yes, many Christians do date and the truth is, I’ve heard countless positive testimonies. But for me personally, I choose not to date, and to wait on God. When people hear that, it’s like they instantly think you’re weird, you’re crazy, you’re in a cult, that…
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…