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Marriage Good, Singleness Bad?
Scripture on Singleness

Marriage Good, Singleness Bad?

“Why is such a nice person like you still single?”  “Once you learn to be content, God will bring you a spouse.” “She’s so pretty, I wonder why she’s not dating?” “There’s no question why he’s not married!” Have you…

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Removing the Hindrances from Singleness
Scripture on Singleness

Removing the Hindrances from Singleness

Many view singleness as a limitation rather than an advantage. I’d say it’s a fairly common perspective among Christians and non-Christians alike. It’s funny how we collectively forget that Jesus was single, and certainly nothing held Him back. And we…

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Scripture on Singleness

False Assumptions, Part I

The other day I happened to notice several Christian romance novels on my bookshelf that have somehow survived my ruthless disposals of what I’ve considered worthless reads. I turned one over to read the description on the back cover, and…

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False Assumptions, Part II

In Part I, we looked at five false assumptions we tend to have regarding marriage and singleness. We stated, “If our expectations for marriage are based on false assumptions, they will become a tyrant in our lives, controlling our emotions,…

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Complete as One

I had someone tell me years ago that one is not complete without a spouse. It made me wonder: How do I, and other single adults, gain a sense of confidence and self-worth in a society that believes such a…

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Delivered From All My Fears

Jeannie found herself staring at the digital numbers on her alarm clock once again. The luminous red lines forming the numbers which indicated it was three in the morning looked all too familiar. It seemed that her fears had no…

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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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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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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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Needs, Desires and God’s Promises

By Fern Horst “Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Psalm 37:4 and Phillipians…

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If Singleness and Marriage are Gifts, Why Wasn’t I Given One?

A lovely woman in her mid-fifties, she sat across from me in the coffee shop, her hands resting lightly in her lap. She sat poised as one confident about her life. But her words revealed an inner turmoil. “I know…

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Our Longings, God’s Fulfillment

We have many God-given longings that we’d like to have fulfilled. We often think that they can be fulfilled only by another human being. While God does use other humans to demonstrate love to us, He also wants to fulfill…

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  • Topics
    • Coming to Terms with Singleness
    • Fulfillment and Purpose in Singleness
    • Holidays as a Single
    • Managing Life Alone
    • Recovering from Rejection
    • Relationship with Jesus
    • Scripture on Singleness
    • Sexuality as a Single
    • Singles in Community
  • Books for Singles
  • Bible Reading
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