Below is the trailer for an important recent film, “Soulmate.”

This film is a documentary by writer-producer-director Andrea Wiley.

“Soulmate” explores the issues that are faced by modern black women. It takes an intimate look at the lives of accomplished, professional Black women who are finding purpose while single and offers practical advice from some of the nation’s leading Christian leaders.

It is difficult to find a good, Christian relationship. It is (statistically) almost impossible for many black women. According to the statistics on the film’s website, www.soulmatefilm.com, 42.3% of black women have never been married and according to recent U.S. statistics, 70% of all black women are now single.

Andrea says, about her film…

“My hope and prayer, always, is that ‘Soulmate’ will serve as a change agent in the lives of those who see it… I hope the testimonies of women in this film will inspire people to examine their spiritual lives, move beyond the traps that singleness sometimes creates for those who wish to be married and find wholeness in an intimate relationship with God.”

Posted: June 28th, 2007 under Christian Sex, News, Christian Marriage, Male Sexuality, Sex & Christian Singles, Female Sexuality, Christian Culture.
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There is an interesting post at www.internetmonk.com titled, “Sex in Dangerous Places” by Michael Spencer.

It is “A letter of advice about sex and the single Christian guy” and I thought that it offered some truly unique points regarding male sexuality both before and after marriage.

A few highlights…

The questions you have now all share one larger question in common: “How does a Christian man live faithfully and obediently with his sexuality?”

My best teachable moments have been when I awakened in the mud and pig slop, not sitting in a classroom or a sanctuary. My best teachers have been men who failed, not those handing me a worksheet.

Let me start by setting a framework for the entire subject; a framework that is often neglected. We have God entirely to blame for being sexual beings. Not for being sexual sinners, but for being sexual in the first place…it is entirely His fault, and He should be made entirely responsible.

The framework, however, goes beyond just whose initials are on the biology. I think we have to also see that scripture continually says that sexuality isn’t just sexuality. It is an aspect of our humanity that is most similar to the intimacy of love within God the Trinity, the highest levels of love within the creation, (i.e. marriage,) and the love we see and experience in Jesus Christ. What we have in our sexuality is, in some way, a connection to the experience of Divine love itself.

I admit that when one thinks of male sexuality in our own culture, this is hardly what immediately comes to mind. One could easily conclude that male sexuality is a universe away from the higher kinds of love. But this simply isn’t true. Male sexuality is the often choice of scriptural language to describe what is beautiful and wonderful.

A few more excerpts and comments after the jump…

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Posted: November 15th, 2006 under Male Sexuality, Sex & Christian Singles.
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