Singles Archives

He Said She Said: Should I Settle for Less?

A reader asks, "If I want a particular trait in my future spouse, should I stick to my guns? Or are my standards unrealistic?"

He Said She Said: Should I Settle for Less?

Why Doesn't My Church Have a Singles Ministry?

Does your church have a thriving singles ministry? Or is the leadership fumbling for excuses?

Why Doesn't My Church Have a Singles Ministry?

You're Able, But are You Willing?

"Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:4). Not a common practice, eh?

You're Able, But are You Willing?

He Said She Said: Sex After Divorce?

There seems to be a gray area on sex-after-divorce because we aren't meant to divorce at all. What if I don't intend to remarry?

He Said She Said: Sex After Divorce?

Navigating the Ebb and Flow of Friendships When You’re Single

If friendships are life-giving and sustaining for everyone, then why do marrieds and singles act like they're on different teams?

Navigating the Ebb and Flow of Friendships When You’re Single

10 Reasons Why You Need Community

Sometimes I wonder if our Christian culture at large tends to get fixated on romantic relationships, without remembering the other important...

10 Reasons Why You Need Community

How I Know Clinical Depression Isn't Sinful

For many of us, I suspect that we don’t have a true picture of depression, and what “having depression” really means.

How I Know Clinical Depression Isn't Sinful

He Said She Said: Sexual Sin and God's Forgiveness

In the past I had inappropriate relationships...and now I have an STD. Do you think God will still bless me with a husband?

He Said She Said: Sexual Sin and God's Forgiveness

Is There Some Stale Truth In Your Life?

Some truths we’re familiar with—like my nutritional discoveries, or the fact that the earth is round—but they don’t necessary affect the way we...

Is There Some Stale Truth In Your Life?

Having Patience in All Things

Yes, being patient does mean waiting. But the difference - as a Christian, as a follower of Christ - is the attitude that goes with it.

Having Patience in All Things

If We're All Flawed, Why Date at All?

With the percentage of unsuccessful marriages hovering below fifty percent, it goes to show we are either terrible at finding someone to “complete...

If We're All Flawed, Why Date at All?

What Does it Look Like to Follow Jesus?

Nowadays, it has become almost too commonplace for us to follow, un-follow, friend or de-friend people online (and even in person). But what about...

What Does it Look Like to Follow Jesus?

What's a Church to do with Singles?

Church is a quirky thing. I love the Church and yet I have wrestled with the Church...especially when it comes to being single.

What's a Church to do with Singles?

8 Ways to Help the Poor and Forgotten

There are 164.8 million needy children in the world. Though that looks like a big number, 2.1 billion people on this earth claim to be Christians....

8 Ways to Help the Poor and Forgotten

How Can I Follow God's Lead in My Relationships?

What is the difference between genuinely seeking and following God's leading in relationships, and merely creating my own destiny?

How Can I Follow God's Lead in My Relationships?

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