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
Topic: Singleness
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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
Book Review: The Significance of Singleness: A Theological Vision for the Future of the Church
In a faith centered on love and inclusion, are single people and their God-given gifts truly being welcomed in our churches? According to theologian Christina
April 4, 2019
The Significance of Singleness: A Theological Vision for the Future of the Church
From Publisher’s Description: The church needs to do a better job of speaking theologically to single Christians. Challenging prevailing evangelical assumptions about “the problem” of
April 3, 2019
Book Review: Breaking the Marriage Idol
Breaking the Marriage Idol by Kutter Callaway is not so much a book about marriage, but about the way we think about marriage in the
December 11, 2018
Breaking the Marriage Idol: Reconstructing Our Cultural and Spiritual Norms
Should all Christians be married? Although we might quickly respond “no,” our cultural stories and norms—including those in the church—often communicate “yes.” Theologian and husband
December 10, 2018
Single People Aren’t Problems to Be Fixed or Threats to Be Neutralized
Editor’s Note: This is one of our Top 15 2018 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! I was sitting at the kitchen table sipping coffee on
October 3, 2018