Entries by jahbread

Common Mistakes We Make in Dating

Common (the rapper who somehow became the voice for seemingly every commercial on TV) is reportedly dating Laura Dern. Now, I had no idea who Laura Dern is. I honestly had to Google her. But that’s not the point. The point is the headline for the article I linked above: ‘She’s having fun and seeing […]

How to Break Free from Bad Relationships

Have you ever been in a relationship you absolutely knew was bad, but couldn’t break free? I know I have. I remember how it feels: you’re not happy…you feel belittled, taken for granted, mistreated, under appreciated, etc. But you can’t end the relationship. You come close to doing it. Maybe even you pull the trigger […]

Single Women Over 40: Baddest on the Planet?

Kenya Moore seems to think so. Here’s a bit of what she said: You own who you are, you have so much confidence. You’re in a place where you have a career, you have a place, you have money, at this point you should be successful. The problem with this statement is that once you […]

The Value of the Hopeless Romantic

We all know a hopeless romantic. Maybe it’s you…quite possibly it’s me. But, we all know one: that person who tends to fall in love. Many times our Society criticizes the hopeless romantic. In a culture that is very transient, where we change lovers as often as we change clothes, the hopeless romantic is outside […]

Relationships 103: Wanna Be Loved?

If he would just learn to… If she would just understand… And, so begins the process of coming to love the “one that could be.” Who is the one that could be? Well, that’s the person you believe your significant other could be if only (fill in the blank). If only…if only…if only. This is […]

Relationships 102: Are You Equally Yoked?

If how you approach the box is foundational for the individual in relationships, being equally yoked is the foundation for a couple in relationships. In 2 Corinthians 6:14, St. Paul advises us to “not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.” Now the simple interpretation of this passage tells us to not associate with “unbelievers,” or […]

Relationships 101: How Do You Approach “the Box?”

I guess my failures have become so renown, that folk feel comfortable asking me questions on relationships.  They say, “everything happens for a reason.”  And, if my relational failings might serve the common good, to God be the glory!  #MercyLord Nevertheless, I do give thanks for the opportunity to speak with others about their relationships.  […]