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Feature Friday: “Jesus Freak”

Posted on September 16, 2011 | 1 Comment
Feature Friday will feature blog posts / stories from DCDistrictDiva.com readers who are either currently participating in the 6-Months-No-Dating Pledge or have done so in the past and want to share their stories. Here is the first submission from a reader, “Tinker,” titled “Jesus Freak.”...
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Don’t Be A Soup Kitchen For the Emotionally Homeless

Posted on September 7, 2011 | 7 Comments
I am into my fourth week of my 6-Months-No-Dating-Pledge, and learning some really HARD truths about myself. It has been rough to examine my vulnerabilities and flaws. Surprisingly, however, I’ve found that taking responsibility for my own life and it’s current path has also taken...
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The 6-Months-No-Dating Pledge

Posted on August 15, 2011 | 14 Comments
Over wine and cheese, my cousin and I discussed a book that changed her life. A year ago, my uncle gave her the book, “Your Knight in Shining Armor: Discovering Your Lifelong Love.” This book is not at all about how to snag yourself a...
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Twisted: Why God’s “No Marriage, No Sex” Rule is for Protection and Pleasure, Not Punishment

Posted on April 8, 2011 | 19 Comments
“I have hidden Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” – Psalm 119:11 Everybody knows a Christian who has had sex or is having sex outside of marriage. Until recently, I believed Christians accepted that sex before marriage was wrong,...
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For My Good Brothers: The Ramifications of the Pseudo “Good Man” Shortage (Pt. 2)

Posted on March 7, 2011 | 3 Comments
When the conversation is focused solely on Black women’s issues, half of our community is neglected. A few weeks ago, I wrote “No Love: The Ramifications of the Pseudo ‘Good Man Shortage,’” in which I focused on how the good man shortage myth negatively impacts...
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Spotted in the District: Things I Don’t Want

Posted on May 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
I created Spotted in the District for the days when I need to write something but am feeling otherwise uninspired. Today is one of those days. Spotted: A younger Cicely Tyson (think: Tyson in that movie Samaritan) on the Mall, wrapped in a purple blanket...
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