2016
An Ode to Amber Rose
Happy Friday, folks! Image Credit: Hip Hop DX If you’ve been keeping up with celebrity news or have been on Twitter lately, you have probably heard about the whole situation with Wiz Khalifa, Kanye West, and then Amber Rose. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Well let me give you a quick rundown: Basically, Kanye […]
Weekly Blessings:Week 83:Quick Post
Hey guys, sorry I’m late! I don’t have much to day this week, but I just wanna encourage everyone to dig in and truly pursue God. We are in a season where He wants to get closer to us and work through us – allow Him to love and do His work through you! Yes, […]
FOMO No ‘Mo!
Hey peeps! How’s it going? Image Credit: HerCampus Today I want to talk to you guys about an epidemic that is sweeping the nation and impacting young people everywhere – FOMO. What is FOMO, you ask? It’s The Fear of Missing Out, and it’s serious, I tell you! Serious! Living in a small town, it’s […]
Weekly Blessings:Week 82: Faith Features with Malik “MKJ” Johnson
Happy Sunday, WB Family! This week I’m coming to you guys with another round of “Faith Features!” Not sure what I’m talking about? Well “Faith Features” is a section here on The Pen & the Needle where I highlight individuals who are doing wonder things for the faith!This time we have Malik Johnson, a 23-year […]
Weekly Blessings:Week 81:Calling in sick
Image Credit: BluePipes Good morning! I hope your 2016 is going well so far! 1 Peter 2:24 says, “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed”We always like to say that we are healed, but […]
10 Big Controversies of 2015
Today’s Throwback Thursday, so I decided to take things back to last week when it was still 2015, ha. Here is an old post from December that wasn’t used in memory of dearly departed 2015! Hope you like it! The year 2015 was definitely one that kept us on our toes. Violence, corruption, secrets, and […]
Weekly Blessings:Week 80: He Still Did It
Good morning, loves! We made it to 2016! Last night I was on Periscope watching Steffan Greatness, who is an awesome pastor and who also enlightens me every time I listen to him. But any-who, he was speaking last night and wound up making a point that was so profound to me that I couldn’t […]