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Nobody Asked You: A Dose of Unsolicited Christian Advice

<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="370" src="http://player.cinchcast.com/?show_id=5293711&platformId=1&assetType=single" width="400"></iframe></center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFb7XAYEiq_2r4ZWjaP_iSo2BIj-dckOYOC1Fy7X3UBEP6eEmxD529uVQdOGWyJyuCNJzarVvCWk-DQhf3H9B3u8TjBHBIaJlJn_OBHO4toqIz9ph0Aoj4POQIsYyVgLOC6BYPyswHbY0/s1600/Nobody+Asked+You2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFb7XAYEiq_2r4ZWjaP_iSo2BIj-dckOYOC1Fy7X3UBEP6eEmxD529uVQdOGWyJyuCNJzarVvCWk-DQhf3H9B3u8TjBHBIaJlJn_OBHO4toqIz9ph0Aoj4POQIsYyVgLOC6BYPyswHbY0/s320/Nobody+Asked+You2.png" width="320" /></a></div>Have you ever made a comment only to hear, "Nobody asked you!" Or read an advice column and wished you could add your two-cents. Today on SiZ Radio the Sistas share their Christian perspective on questions that nobody ever asked them answer!

Nobody Asked You: A Dose of Unsolicited Christian Advice

Have you ever made a comment only to hear, "Nobody asked you!" Or read an advice column and wished you could add your two-cents. T...

Sunday Best: What Does Sunday Best Mean?

Sunday best may mean something different to each of us, but here's what it means to the Sistas.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UlB2x-mS0-TC8tFduo5qVwRRNqEFdPzeYyJU3Ytv_krc1UVhws8f0mdWSrfu9PE6sEIbRqlQEFF_aqt7pgYg1gj2lYHHfOOLcUxJIjnVae-8YMMkI9M6m27mhe4OlRtvT2jHrbUGBWM/s1600/Sunday+Best.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UlB2x-mS0-TC8tFduo5qVwRRNqEFdPzeYyJU3Ytv_krc1UVhws8f0mdWSrfu9PE6sEIbRqlQEFF_aqt7pgYg1gj2lYHHfOOLcUxJIjnVae-8YMMkI9M6m27mhe4OlRtvT2jHrbUGBWM/s1600/Sunday+Best.png" /></a></div>We come from families where we were taught to dress up for Jesus! Amen and praise the Lord. For our mamas that meant Sunday best.<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b><a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Sunday+best" target="_blank">Sunday best</a> n. One's best and often most formal clothing.<br />[From the practice among Christians of wearing one's best clothing to attend church on Sundays.] </b></blockquote>Sunday best never meant wearing clothes that we couldn't afford or acting like going to church was all about who wore it best. (Ok, to keep it real, where we come from Easter Sunday is a lil' bit of a fashion show, but they're fashions of faith on the runway for righteousness!)<br /><br />Our families taught us that God is good so when we go to praise Him we give Him our best. And that's what Sunday best is to the Sistas. On Sundays we don the best of what God has blessed us with.<br /><br />Thank the Lord for what we've got, you know we love some polka dots! Sista Beehive added pops of color to her navy and white polka dot dress by accessorizing with bright yellow, while Sista Laurel wore muted accessories and let her church hat bring out the personality in her polka dots.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjLXT1cuYaVGYDQPuA1zXa1ZC7Bb5XRZfKkFwCLES0bgRwUF1BR2r9CvDGX7QAJvAAu0OiWwwHux88hlbw0U4KpRC2oa1MqLz1WegLe5Nc4uRE0HyMmtmei5jyxG2N-lx7c0gUCiHmc0/s1600/cf961264cbd211e299de22000aaa0494_7-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjLXT1cuYaVGYDQPuA1zXa1ZC7Bb5XRZfKkFwCLES0bgRwUF1BR2r9CvDGX7QAJvAAu0OiWwwHux88hlbw0U4KpRC2oa1MqLz1WegLe5Nc4uRE0HyMmtmei5jyxG2N-lx7c0gUCiHmc0/s400/cf961264cbd211e299de22000aaa0494_7-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Sista Beehive</b><br /><br /><ul><li>Dress: Dillards</li><br /><li>Jacket: Forever 21</li><br /><li>Shoes: Ross</li><br /><li>Accessories: Help an old lady clean her house and you'll get some of the best jewelry!</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF-Hc6uDiB18E8kVqpsMvS4GP_tLKRsCygasa396u6CJ-nFsN7iwwNfuv2i4hw-kBpLf-_euUu_7GVcihDM4xx_EkJvCxbyo6an4SxARLvFrhyphenhyphenZMuiv4W_I7S1JagCxZLlblToJXwJr0/s1600/c658a1ce16fd0de13dd3ec68913410f1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF-Hc6uDiB18E8kVqpsMvS4GP_tLKRsCygasa396u6CJ-nFsN7iwwNfuv2i4hw-kBpLf-_euUu_7GVcihDM4xx_EkJvCxbyo6an4SxARLvFrhyphenhyphenZMuiv4W_I7S1JagCxZLlblToJXwJr0/s400/c658a1ce16fd0de13dd3ec68913410f1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Sista Laurel</b><br /><br /><ul><li>Skirt: Sears</li><br /><li>Shirt: Macy's</li><br /><li>Shoes: Ross</li><br /><li>Hat: Papaya</li><br /><li>Accessories: Kohls</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Let us know what you're rockin' on Sundays by using the hashtag <b><a href="http://instagram.com/sistasinzion" target="_blank">#SundayBestSiZ</a></b>. What does "Sunday best" mean to you and your family?</div><div><br /></div><div>Hallelujah Holla Back,</div><div>Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel</div><br /><center><a data-pin-do="embedBoard" data-pin-scale-height="75" href="http://pinterest.com/sistasinzion/sunday-best/"></a><script src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></center>

Sunday Best: What Does Sunday Best Mean?

Sunday best may mean something different to each of us, but here's what it means to the Sistas. We come from families where we were taug...

Pay-Per-Pew: What if we had to pay for church seats?

On the surface paying for a seat at church sounds outrageous, but outrageous is right up our alley! The Sistas weigh the pros and cons of pay-per-pew church seating.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgynSW7gtH14EqwaD3IG7X5FVNaZ_LaHnhkfZalWHBVQRcoC7uWzVQ8uS3FQq3z5idxuxfzHWuWQLqkAm3deHbTQvIy04m9xcQBdoeN5MixkJiFoyiR0fVDnypXVxNeksLPxXrlftVUA/s1600/Payperpew3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgynSW7gtH14EqwaD3IG7X5FVNaZ_LaHnhkfZalWHBVQRcoC7uWzVQ8uS3FQq3z5idxuxfzHWuWQLqkAm3deHbTQvIy04m9xcQBdoeN5MixkJiFoyiR0fVDnypXVxNeksLPxXrlftVUA/s1600/Payperpew3.png" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="color: #274e13;">PRO:</span></b> If you pay for your seat you are more likely to show up for church. Church folk don't like to waste money.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #660000;">CON:</span></b> People will use not being able to afford seating as an excuse not to attend church. We can see it now, people handpicking the Sundays they can "afford" to attend; Christmas, Mother's Day, Easter.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #274e13;">PRO:</span></b> No need to save seats. No more <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865582523/Saving-seats-in-Plain-City-church-leads-to-assault-arrest.html" target="_blank">news stories about grown men fist fighting over church pews</a>. Now hymn books, scriptures, jackets and diaper bags can be used for their intended purposes and not to reserve a row.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #660000;">CON:</span></b> Church ushers would be out of a job. No more folks in white gloves guiding you down the isle and to your seat.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #660000;">CON:</span></b> Church ushers would have a new job. Evicting people mid-service from their pew for missing the monthly payment. Getting your pew repoed would be mighty embarrassing.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #274e13;">PRO:</span></b> Gets rid of the unassigned-assigned-seat-program. The one where families sit in the same seats each Sunday and regular congregation members instinctively agree to abide by the unofficially-official-chapel-seating-chart. Problems arise when instead of occupying Wall Street uniformed visitors occupy your seat.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #660000;">CON:</span></b> Chronically late churchgoers would no longer feel a sense of urgency to get to church if they don't run the risk of not finding a seat.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfXhep63BSt56jzpzOqJammXe3NsJ2DvHPXGdshiEsvGt0yAmHtZ5PSCbDArk_eTW__RFiNUuiP80DW75OAkLrKA8wOI9XJ_HH0QRF9TfK6EEPIgVNfSXyqHVo26mXCwt4OHJHcL9J9s/s1600/1017296_449814305116301_72708344_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfXhep63BSt56jzpzOqJammXe3NsJ2DvHPXGdshiEsvGt0yAmHtZ5PSCbDArk_eTW__RFiNUuiP80DW75OAkLrKA8wOI9XJ_HH0QRF9TfK6EEPIgVNfSXyqHVo26mXCwt4OHJHcL9J9s/s320/1017296_449814305116301_72708344_n.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #274e13;">PRO:</span></b> That one kid who is tasked with getting to church earlier than everyone else to save a row for the entire family can sleep in a little later.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #660000;">CON:</span></b> People might start trying to run side hustles like; Pimp Your Pew, then we'd start seeing pews lined with Swarovski crystals. Or Pew Now Pay Later.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #274e13;">PRO:</span></b> At churches where the air conditioning only blows at the front of the chapel to cool the preacher off when they start to sweat cause the Spirit of God like a fire is burning, you can reserve a cool seat near the front and not have to ferociously fan your face with your church fan.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #660000;">CON:</span></b> At the LDS church all the front pews will be vacant while bidding wars start for the cushioned seats at the back of the chapel.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #274e13;">PRO:</span></b> No more need for church fundraisers.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #660000;">CON:</span></b> You will know if your preaching is not on point, because nobody is going pay for a seat to a bad sermon.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #274e13;">PRO:</span></b> People don't like to sleep through something they paid for.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #660000;">CON:</span></b> People start murmuring: If we have to pay for the pew tithing should only be 7%; My pew value went down when the Jones bought the pew next to us; Keep your cheerio crumbs in your own pew; They have no kids and bought that big ole pew in the middle row so the two of them could show off; Obviously the pastors/preachers/bishops wife should get a free pew!<br /><br />Okay y'all, after careful consideration we're gonna go ahead and state that pay-per-pew is probably not a good idea, at least not in our <a href="http://mormon.org/faq/ward-stake-branch" target="_blank">wards</a>. But if the system gets implemented please don't act shocked when you see us with a lil' side hustle; for a small fee we will pre-place snacks in your pew so while your soul gets fed your stomach does too!<br /><br />Is seat saving a problem in your congregation? Does your ward have unassigned-assigned-seating? Are the front pews at your chapel always available?<br /><br />Feast upon the Word,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

Pay-Per-Pew: What if we had to pay for church seats?

On the surface paying for a seat at church sounds outrageous, but outrageous is right up our alley! The Sistas weigh the pros and cons of pa...

Songs for the Soul: Listen to the Testimony

Uplifting music has the power to put us in tune with the Spirit of Lord. The Sistas share this week's selection of Songs for the Soul:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzUYq9bUNlu-hIIbP7je58sTiN0iqTceGhctih7b-FhtT7T6MJwYJ_qCg9ZwNliQFarZT3_2naccH7MA1s1jFxkVUOSYlOimkksKTG4sS7DMaE_gl1VoZ7e4CebZKPr6QBlS8FSSGDys/s1600/Songs+for+the+Soul+Week+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzUYq9bUNlu-hIIbP7je58sTiN0iqTceGhctih7b-FhtT7T6MJwYJ_qCg9ZwNliQFarZT3_2naccH7MA1s1jFxkVUOSYlOimkksKTG4sS7DMaE_gl1VoZ7e4CebZKPr6QBlS8FSSGDys/s1600/Songs+for+the+Soul+Week+2.png" /></a></div><br /><ol><li><b>"Whom Shall I Fear," Chris Tomlin</b></li><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #7f6000;">Favorite lyrics:</span> "The one who reigns forever, He is a friend of mine, The God of angel armies, Is always by my side." </div><br /><li><b>"Alabaster Box," CeCe Winans</b></li><span style="color: #7f6000; text-align: left;">Favorite lyrics:</span> "You weren't there the night Jesus found me. You did not feel what I felt when he wrapped his loving arms around me. And you don't the cost of the oil. Oh, you don't the cost of my praise. You don't know the cost of the oil in my alabaster box." <br /><br /><li><b>"Testimony," Anthony Brown and Group Therapy</b></li><span style="color: #7f6000; text-align: left;">Favorite lyrics:</span> "Can’t nobody tell it like me, Can't nobody say it like me. You don't know the story like me, Cause it's my, it's my testimony."<br /><br /><li><b>"Be Still My Soul," David Archuleta</b></li><span style="color: #7f6000; text-align: left;">Favorite lyrics:</span> "Be still, my soul: When change and tears are past, All safe and blessed we shall meet at last." <br /><br /><li><b>"Put it on the Altar," Jessica Reedy</b></li><span style="color: #7f6000; text-align: left;">Favorite lyrics:</span> "So everything that you’ve been worried about, put it on the altar. You need Him to work it out? He'll work it out, put it on the alter. All of your burdens just bring them all down and put it on the altar. You’re gonna get an answer to your prayer, If you put it on the altar."<br /></ol>Hallelujah Holla Back,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

Songs for the Soul: Listen to the Testimony

Uplifting music has the power to put us in tune with the Spirit of Lord. The Sistas share this week's selection of Songs for the Soul: ...

The Story of Elijah Ables with Russell Stevenson

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2013/08/11/the-story-of-elijah-ables-with-russell-stevenson" target="_blank">here</a> and call in at (646) 478-3671. If you miss a live show listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion" target="_blank">here</a> at anytime! This week on SiZ Radio:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBT96jvmvN-t1qTUZVlSYpMBAbOeZa_tRFVfK0HCyAyGqPNjEmhiuW2Z-ksY_4fAba3gVCzfDqs7rQSSUxbhxxOPWo1tybQgDN_gI4fm_yuESRSCAnWUDTNGw-5Khn1U5ysSxIOsW3tA/s1600/Russell+Stevenson.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBT96jvmvN-t1qTUZVlSYpMBAbOeZa_tRFVfK0HCyAyGqPNjEmhiuW2Z-ksY_4fAba3gVCzfDqs7rQSSUxbhxxOPWo1tybQgDN_gI4fm_yuESRSCAnWUDTNGw-5Khn1U5ysSxIOsW3tA/s1600/Russell+Stevenson.png" /></a></div><br /><b>Russell Stevenson</b> is an independent researcher who also moonlights as an instructor at Salt Lake Community College. He has been studying Mormon history online and in the archives for nearly twenty years. He learned his first lesson of historical analysis from his father: if you're going to drink water from a river, drink it from the source, not after all the cows have waded in it. The Sistas will be chatting with Russell about his recent book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Mormon-Story-Elijah-ebook/dp/B00DLGTX6W" target="_blank">Black Mormon: The Story of Elijah Ables</a>.

The Story of Elijah Ables with Russell Stevenson

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen here and call in at (646) 478-3671. If you miss a live show...

More Modern Modesty with Chandra Leonardo

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2013/08/04/more-modern-modesty-with-chandra-leonardo" target="_blank">here</a> and call in at (646) 478-3671. If you miss a live show listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion" target="_blank">here</a> at anytime! This week on SiZ Radio:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD1HUwm05VS2jUfK6EVbHS_5is0jhZYM2is-ogtNowKM8rgD6NsySGNQzIJ7RfjgECiy0dkhApm0jGuJpeUI2SNkurP_1x-DBA30pDTFi766lAIIGL5QBHTilxMo5cg7pizKgFEZoQH8/s1600/Chandra+Leonardo2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCD1HUwm05VS2jUfK6EVbHS_5is0jhZYM2is-ogtNowKM8rgD6NsySGNQzIJ7RfjgECiy0dkhApm0jGuJpeUI2SNkurP_1x-DBA30pDTFi766lAIIGL5QBHTilxMo5cg7pizKgFEZoQH8/s1600/Chandra+Leonardo2.png" /></a></div><br /><b><a href="http://momomod.com/about-momomod/" target="_blank">Chandra D. Leonardo</a></b> is a technology integration teacher by day and a blogging and social media machine by night. As a former college student who worked three jobs (yes, at once), she knows how to cut corners when it comes to saving money, and scoring clothes that are affordable and modest. Born and raised in the Apostolic Pentecostal faith Chandra’s parents always taught her and her sister that they were to <a href="http://momomod.com/2010/06/04/modest_journey_why_do_you_dress_modestly/" target="_blank">dress in modest apparel because God’s Word explicitly said so</a>. She was always the girl in a skirt; Chandra never wore pants (and does not own a pair of pants to this day), her ears are not pierced nor have they ever been, she doesn’t wear jewelry, doesn’t wear makeup, and even wore a skirt during Physical Education. Check her out at <a href="http://momomod.com/">MoMoMod.com</a> (More Modern Modesty)!

More Modern Modesty with Chandra Leonardo