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Author: Fern Horst

Fern is a writer, life-long learner, and life purpose advocate who longs to see individuals set free to be who God created them to be and to fulfill the purpose for which He created them. Her calling in singleness is to give witness that a relationship with Jesus is all-sufficient and all-satisfying and provides immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine. Her mission in maintaining this website is to provide inspiration, encouragement, and support for singles who desire to live purposeful lives for Jesus.
Holidays as a Single

New Year’s Goal: To Know Him

What are the objectives of your goals for the New Year? Are they to make you a better person or to come to know Christ better? This was the challenge given by my brother-in-law, Dennis Reitz, in a sermon on…

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Coming to Terms with Singleness

Talk Down

By Ross Clark Preparing for singleness when you’d much rather be preparing for marriage When an airplane pilot is stricken and a passenger with little or no flying experience has to take the controls and be ‘talked down’ by those…

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Holidays as a Single

A Christmas Story of Betrayal

At this time of year the story of Christmas and Christ’s coming to earth as a baby is often portrayed as one which brings warm thoughts to our hearts — a brand new baby, a young mother and her new…

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Scripture on Singleness

God’s Perspective of Singleness

By Myron Horst We see things in our life from a narrow perspective, and it is often difficult for us to understand all that God is allowing to happen. Someone standing ten feet behind us can see a much bigger…

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Scripture on Singleness

Singleness: A Blessing or a Curse?

I used to think that singleness was about the worst lot in life a person could have. I don’t think it helped that I read every Christian romance novel I could get my hands on. It all seemed so wonderful…

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Scripture on Singleness

Man’s Research Versus God’s Word

“Oh, great,”, I thought. “Another piece of research touted by the Christian community in an attempt to shore up the crumbling institution of marriage.” It’s not that I was doubting the motive for quoting such research in the Christian magazine I…

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Sexuality as a Single

Sexuality and Singleness

By Sheila Pritchard Singleness as Gift, Call or Necessity There are many different kinds of single people. Some have never married, others are widowed, separated or divorced. Some have turned down opportunities of marriage, others have never had such opportunities….

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Recovering from Rejection

Romantic Disappointment

If you’re a single adult I’d venture to say you’ve been disappointed at one time or another in the romantic department of life. If you’ve been in a romantic relationship that ended, if you wanted a friendship to become “more”…

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Holidays as a Single

Reviving an Empty Heart at Christmas (and Throughout the New Year)

I hope I never forget the Christmas I sat in a beautiful candlelight service, feeling quite alone and depressed by all the displays of romantic love in the couples around me. Somehow I just couldn’t grasp the joy of the…

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Sexuality as a Single

Overcoming Lust: Victory in a Widow’s Story

By Anonymous I was approaching middle age when my husband passed away. Several months later I found myself struggling with my sexuality like I never had before. What had been a beautiful part of married life was no more. I…

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Fulfillment and Purpose in Singleness

Opportunities for Ministry Abound for Christian Singles

At the time of this interview, Dawn — a single woman with a heart to love and serve others — had just returned from a one-week mission trip with Medical Missions, the fifth such mission trip she’d taken over the period…

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Relationship with Jesus

Loving Too Much?

Browsing through the “Love & Relationship” section of a local bookstore, one can find such titles as Women Who Love Too Much, When Parents Love Too Much, and even, For People Who Love Their Cats too Much. We could easily…

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    • Coming to Terms with Singleness
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    • Sexuality as a Single
    • Singles in Community
  • Books for Singles
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