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.

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Singleness: Burden, Blessing, or Both?The challenges and rewards of being single2. Male and Female: Appreciating the DifferencesMaking the contrasts work for you, not against you3. No Condom for the MindThe myths of so-called safe sex4. Sanctified SexThe delights of deferred gratification5. Beyond Dinner and a MovieCreative ideas for above-average relationships6. Common Questions, Uncommon AnswersThings you’ve always wondered about but never asked7. Solo SexA direct perspective on masturbation8. Date RapeSome men’s fantasy, every woman’s nightmare9. HomosexualityA challenge for gays and straights10. Breaking Up Without Breaking DownHalting unhealthy relationships --- no [straight]jacket required11. How to Recognize Mr. or Ms. RightThe plan for your man and the wife for your life12. Who’s Loving You?Ingredients in intimacy and lessons in loveAppendix: More Creative ConversationNotes

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.

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Singleness: Burden, Blessing, or Both?The challenges and rewards of being single2. Male and Female: Appreciating the DifferencesMaking the contrasts work for you, not against you3. No Condom for the MindThe myths of so-called safe sex4. Sanctified SexThe delights of deferred gratification5. Beyond Dinner and a MovieCreative ideas for above-average relationships6. Common Questions, Uncommon AnswersThings you’ve always wondered about but never asked7. Solo SexA direct perspective on masturbation8. Date RapeSome men’s fantasy, every woman’s nightmare9. HomosexualityA challenge for gays and straights10. Breaking Up Without Breaking DownHalting unhealthy relationships --- no [straight]jacket required11. How to Recognize Mr. or Ms. RightThe plan for your man and the wife for your life12. Who’s Loving You?Ingredients in intimacy and lessons in loveAppendix: More Creative ConversationNotes

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.

• ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Singleness: Burden, Blessing, or Both?The challenges and rewards of being single2. Male and Female: Appreciating the DifferencesMaking the contrasts work for you, not against you3. No Condom for the MindThe myths of so-called safe sex4. Sanctified SexThe delights of deferred gratification5. Beyond Dinner and a MovieCreative ideas for above-average relationships6. Common Questions, Uncommon AnswersThings you’ve always wondered about but never asked7. Solo SexA direct perspective on masturbation8. Date RapeSome men’s fantasy, every woman’s nightmare9. HomosexualityA challenge for gays and straights10. Breaking Up Without Breaking DownHalting unhealthy relationships --- no [straight]jacket required11. How to Recognize Mr. or Ms. RightThe plan for your man and the wife for your life12. Who’s Loving You?Ingredients in intimacy and lessons in loveAppendix: More Creative ConversationNotes