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Between the onset of puberty and marriage, every man and woman faces the issues of being single. How do you handle the weekends alone -- or with a dating partner? How do you build a healthy relationship? How can you tell when it's the relationship of a lifetime? And what about sex -- Why say no when your body is screaming yes? Chris Jackson knows the promise and the pitfalls of singleness for African Americans. In this book, he offers frank, down-to-earth wisdom on such topics as: - Practical ways to make the single life a better life - Making the most of the differences between the sexes - How your family history affects your dating relationships - 'Creative Conversation from A to Z' - The silent issues: masturbation, date rape, and homosexuality - Breaking up without breaking down - Knowing when a relationship is marriageable . . . And much more -- If you want to order your dating life according to the Bible's prescription for fulfillment, The Black Christian Singles Guide to Dating and Sexuality is an invaluable guidebook. It's easy to read, and it offers real-life answers for your real-life issues.
List of contents
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Singleness: Burden, Blessing, or Both?
The challenges and rewards of being single
2. Male and Female: Appreciating the Differences
Making the contrasts work for you, not against you
3. No Condom for the Mind
The myths of so-called safe sex
4. Sanctified Sex
The delights of deferred gratification
5. Beyond Dinner and a Movie
Creative ideas for above-average relationships
6. Common Questions, Uncommon Answers
Things you’ve always wondered about but never asked
7. Solo Sex
A direct perspective on masturbation
8. Date Rape
Some men’s fantasy, every woman’s nightmare
9. Homosexuality
A challenge for gays and straights
10. Breaking Up Without Breaking Down
Halting unhealthy relationships --- no [straight]jacket required
11. How to Recognize Mr. or Ms. Right
The plan for your man and the wife for your life
12. Who’s Loving You?
Ingredients in intimacy and lessons in love
Appendix: More Creative Conversation
Notes
About the author
Chris Jackson (D.Min., United Theological Seminary) is pastor at Conquerors Church in Nashville, TN. He has served six college campuses over a 20-year period and has led regional and national retreats and seminars for the National Baptist Convention. The author of Straight Talk on Tough Topics and The Black Christian Singles Guide to Dating and Sexuality, he lives in Antioch, TN.
Summary
Chris Jackson's handbook on dating and sexuality is essential reading for black Christian single adults who seek to honor God with their attitudes and actions.
