As a Deer Longs for Flowing Streams, Single Women Long to Be Included at Church
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. (Ps. 42:1) Several years ago, I began attending a
June 22, 2022
Topic: Singleness
I Am More Than a Mother: Dismantling the Madness of the Motherhood Myth
I was twenty-nine years old, married for five years, when it felt like the right time for my husband and I to head down the
March 5, 2022
Women and Men Leading Together: Partnering in Ministry as a Single Woman with guest Melodie Marske
This week on the Men and Women Leading Together thread: “When women and men have flourishing partnerships in ministry, we do our best work, our most effective work for
November 29, 2021
The Single Woman: Vocational (Dis)Advantage in God’s Mission
Women have always played an important part in God’s mission in the world. Indeed, unmarried women throughout history have defied cultural norms to be productive
July 31, 2021
Biological Clocks and the Hope of Eternal Life
A friend in college cooed over every stopped stroller. A group of women bemoaned the gender ratio overseas and researched freezing their eggs. I rolled
December 18, 2020
Learning Solitude from Singles during a Pandemic
Being a single adult during a global pandemic has been a very lonely experience. But in some ways, it has offered me an incredible gift—although
June 3, 2020
The Life-Saving Divorce: Hope for People Leaving Destructive Relationships
Are you in a destructive marriage? One of emotional, physical, or verbal abuse? Infidelity? Neglect? If yes, you know you need to escape, but you’re
February 8, 2020
What If Singleness Isn’t Failure?
It’s hard when every break up feels like a failure. That is what no one tells you about being single in the church. We are
June 19, 2019
Single. Dating. Female. Pastor: 5 Things I Want the Church to Know
Recently, I was invited to participate in a panel on singleness at a Christian conference. I shared my experience as a single woman pastor and
June 19, 2019
Welcome to the Jungle: The Dating Adventures of a Fifty-Something Egalitarian
After surviving a tumultuous divorce, I found myself in my fifties, newly single and surveying an unknown dating landscape. After embracing an egalitarian viewpoint in
June 19, 2019
