The last two weeks, I talked about Christian singles and finances. I noted that sometimes we single believers don’t have the best coping skills for dealing with life’s stressors. Sometimes we choose cost prohibitive, unhealthy, and ineffective coping skills to manage our anxiety, stress, disappointment, anger, depression, boredom, and other negative emotions. It’s easy to…
Last week, I touched on seven reasons we single Christians need to get our finances under control. The seventh one, not in the list of six, was, “If you plan to ever get married.” Marriage has built-in pressures and difficulties. Finances always seem to make the top three to five reasons marriages get into trouble.…
Who hasn’t had financial struggles? I sure have. I remember the time just out of college when I worked as a temporary for several months. I had to pay my rent from week to week. I don’t know who hated that worse, me or the landlord! Then I got a job where I got paid…
It is Saturday night, close to the end of another magnificent retreat. This time, I’m reveling in the peaceful, welcoming beauty of The Cove (AKA The Billy Graham Training Center) in Asheville, North Carolina, for a Christian writers’ conference. I’d been wanting to visit the Cove for years. When I finally made it here for…
One of the most dreaded holidays for singles is lurking around the corner… Is it almost February 14 again?! … <gasp> (or <sigh>) Valentine’s Day! And I’m still single. Oh God. Ugh! God, how could you allow such a holiday to develop? It sucks. I don’t have anybody, but I sure wish I did. I…
As a single Christian adult, have you ever experienced any of these scenarios? You show up to church services looking for a seat. You see an empty seat next to someone of a different color than you, but keep going till you find a seat next to someone of the same color. You gravitate toward…
Though you may have already said “Happy New Year!” to most of the people in your regular circles, and you’ve settled back into the monotony of day-to-day living, it’s still a fresh new year. It’s only January 8! New year’s resolutions? Nope. I stopped doing those a long time ago. I try to change habits…
Happy New Year, my friend! A warm welcome to you who are followers of Christ and are single. Especially if you just discovered my weekly blog. May the riches, joy, peace, love, healing, purity, glory, and hope of Christ be yours in an amazing abundance this glorious new year, 2017. Way last week, as we…
This past week was a very different week for me, but in a good way. I was engaged more than usual. My birthday was last week, and I feel like I have been celebrating for the entire week. It’s unusual for me. This is how my week went: For starters, I’m in an informal birthday…
Today, the day I posted this blog article, is 14 days–exactly two weeks–from Christmas. Are you busy yet? How much are you giving, spending, eating, running, partying, frolicking, and exhausting yourself? Is the Christmas season going too fast for you? I’m trying to take my own advice and pace myself (see the meme I crafted…
