There is a term that has intrigued me since early in my walk as a follower of Christ. No one seems to know who coined the actual term, but it is bandied about by mostly (though not limited to) those of the charismatic and Pentecostal persuasion. However, before I heard about it from them, I…
When I was pondering and praying over what to write for this week, it took me awhile to come up with what I was actually going to say. Sometimes I get ideas from external sources such as current events, sermons fresh or old, or an article I’ve read. Sometimes they come from my own life:…
My post today is a collection of blessings, scriptures, poems, and prayers, dedicated to all my single Christian sisters and brothers who have lost someone near and dear to them through death. Death of a loved one is that inevitable life event that no one wants to go through, but must, to stay in the…
I was thinking about how, a long time ago, I deliberately chose to work in secular settings rather than cloister myself in church or religious settings. I’d hear sermons and stories about how Christians and church staff members would lose touch with unsaved people by surrounding themselves completely with believers, and rarely have an opportunity…
“Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars. It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.” Matthew…
Recently, a friend told me the story of how she found a chrysalis hanging from an old wardrobe in one of her church’s buildings. She showed me pictures and shared how surprised she was when she saw the “bloodstains” streaked on the wall next to its old shell after the caterpillar had broken out, transformed.…
Single Christian, who are you following these days? Not just on Face Book or Twitter, but in your life? Followers follow someone who’s ahead of them leading, and there sure are “a lot” of “leaders” around these days! Earlier this week, I was thinking about leaders and how there appear to be so many of them…
When the idea came to me nearly a year ago to write a blog for single Christians, it came with this name, “One is a Whole Number.” I didn’t think to look up whether or not someone else already had used this name. That was because I never imagined myself writing a blog, let alone…
It’s Friday night. I’m at a retreat center up in the mountains in Southern California with a bunch of single Christians. All ages are present, but it’s mostly the “older crowd.” All colors, all backgrounds, came together. We ate dinner and did ice breakers and worshiped and received an awesome, reality-based teaching from our first…
As a single Christian, I want to finish well in my Christian walk. I was thinking about how long I had been a follower of Christ as I passed my spiritual birthday last week, which was August 23. I received Christ in high school at summer camp. It’s been a long time. However, I do…
