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Ministering as a lively stone to improve the spiritual lifestyle and spiritual conduct of Christian Women so that we may be conformed into the image and likeness of Christ.  1 Voice of Virtue exposes the manner in which the Black church has served as a spiritually debauched institution and acts not in the best interest of its loyal Black female parishioners.  Rather, it acts in the sole interest of an authoritarian Pastor and individuals whom the Pastor has formed a tight-knit co-dependent relationship.  The stronghold that the Black church have on Black women is leading to the downfall of Black marriages, the Black nuclear family, and the effectiveness of single Black females to be a strength within the Body of Christ.  This must end!

2 Timothy 3 (King James Version)

 ¹This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

 ²For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

 ³Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

 ⁴Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

 ⁵Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

 ⁶For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

 ⁷Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

 ⁸Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

 ⁹But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their’s also was.

 ¹⁰But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

 ¹¹Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

 ¹²Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

 ¹³But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

 ¹⁴But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

 ¹⁵And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

 ¹⁶All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

 ¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

Julia Lyons is a poet, artist, writer/author, and social advocate/critic.  Her passions include spoken word dialogue centering on issues of abuse and neglect; artwork aimed at empowering women to reach their full potential and using her gift of painting to bring to light social injustices; writing political, social, religious, and spiritual commentary and authoring books that focus on hard-hitting issues in the Black female spiritual community at large; as well as studying and teaching the Bible in a manner that will implore women to lead lives of Christian virtue and value.

Julia holds a Bachelor and Master degree.  She is currently employed in a professional government setting and volunteers her abilities as a freelance writer for an up and coming newspaper/online community.

Her passion for the betterment of women can be found on her YouTube channel, Miss Ju Ju Loves (www.youtube.com/missjujuloves) as well as her blog radio show, Voice of Virtue (www.blogtalkradio.com/voice_of_virtue).  

Julia is currently completing, for publication, a memoir, “Shamed Into Submission: My Journey Through Spiritual Abuse and Spiritual Neglect,” which details her struggle to find peace within Christianity.       

She is the mother of one daughter.