You Can’t Fix Right Brain Problems with Left Brain Tools
I continue to be fascinated with how modern neurobiology shines the light on what God has been working to do…
Single Life
What Does Intimacy for Singles Look Like?
You’re not married. And you’re in good company. Unmarried adults now outnumber married adults in the US and in many…
Sex and Intimacy When You’re Single – And Christian
If you’re a Christian and you’ve been in church, you’ve probably heard the message “sex is for marriage.” But you’re…
5 Things I Wish the Church Knew About Single Christians
Many single Christians find the single life really difficult. And I’ve experienced that myself during the many years I lived…
The Difference Between Lust and Healthy Desire
When the enemy can’t get you to fall into the ditch on one side, he’ll work hard to hurdle you…
Throwing Down the Idols of Marriage, Singleness, or Parenthood
Relationships are usually complicated. And the church has usually idolized one particular relationship status to the detriment of another. It’s…
Feeling on the Outside as a Single Christian
Walk into your average church and you might get the impression this is not a place you belong. Intellectually you…
From Surviving to Thriving, and Passing It On
Life had not been easy for Pauline. Emotional struggles, financial struggles, marriage struggles–she felt worn out. Through it all she…
Single Christian, Are You Struggling with Sex and Intimacy?
If you’re a Christian and you’ve been in church, you’ve probably heard the message “sex is for marriage.” But you’re…
Why Marrying a “Christian” Won’t Guarantee a Happy Relationship
There’s a myth many people believe, that if the person they want to marry is a Christian, they will have…
Singles, Are You Idolizing Marriage?
Marriage is a good thing. The Bible says so. And if you want to be married, that desire is good.…
Five Men Christian Women Should NOT Marry
You want a husband, right? But if there’s one thing worse than remaining single, it’s getting married to the wrong…
Five Women Christian Men Should NOT Marry
If you’re a man wanting to get married, there’s only one thing worse than remaining single: getting married to the…
What You Don’t Know About Marriage CAN Hurt You
Marriage as God intended it to be is about learning to love well. We don’t learn that automatically. What you…
Single at Christmas
Christmas is only a few days away – and you’re alone. Well, not really alone, not totally. But you’re single.…
Holidays and Relationships: It’s Complicated
This week in the United States many families will gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving. And Christmas is just a few…
How to Re-Learn about Sex and Intimacy
Where did you first learn about it? Was it in a class in school? From classmates, or older kids in…
Dealing with the Roots of Sexual “Stuff”
If you’ve been mowing the weeds of troubling, unwanted, or ungodly sexual thoughts or behaviors and they keep growing back,…
Three Things to Do if you’re Struggling with Sexual Stuff
It’s a problem. And maybe it’s a problem for you. Struggling with sexual stuff is hard. This topic cuts so…
How to Know if This Is “The One”
So you’re looking for and praying for Mr. or Mrs. Right, your soulmate, the person God has uniquely created who…
The “Good News” About Sex
Why talk about sex? Because God talks a lot about it, because the devil works overtime to distort and use…
What I’ve Learned from Being Single – Again
Being single again often seems harder. As difficult as navigating singleness as a never-married young (or not-so-young) person can be,…
How to Find a Good Spouse
If you’re single and want to be married, you desire a good thing. Proverbs says, “He who finds a wife…
Three Things I Learned As a Single
I wanted to get married, but nothing was happening. I spent many years wondering what was so wrong with me…
Sexuality as a Single Christian
Perhaps you look at married couples with envy. It seems they get to express themselves sexually any time they want,…
Five Must-Haves in a Potential Spouse
What should you be looking for in a potential spouse? Is it the financial stability? The chemistry? The sexual attraction?…
Single: When You Live Alone
The rates of marriage may be going down in our society. But for most, you expect to grow up, find a man or woman to join your life with, create a family, and live happily ever after. Your mental life plan, conscious or unconscious, probably did not include being single.
At least for some, marriage will never happen. And then the truth is that marriage is temporary. Every marriage has an end. Your spouse dies, or your marriage ends in divorce, and you face being single again. Whether never married or newly single, the single life has special challenges.
Being single is not just a prelude to being married. Go ahead and enjoy life, and take God with you on the journey.
