(I apologize for this very late post. I’d lost my phone for two days and was unable to log into my hosting site. Everything else still applies!) If you are a father and/or your dad is still alive, congratulations. Happy Father’s Day! If you are a single dad, raising your children, a major Shout Out…
(Here’s the article I promised you from my blog February 21, “Speed Bumps and Potholes,” that I would write on what to do about the Big One that’s eating up your life.) Is it just me, or does it seem like, sometimes, there are long seasons of pain or suffering or chaos or harassment or…
Here are the traditional vows which have been used for marriage ceremonies all across America for decades: “I, John, take you, Mary, for my lawful wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do us part.” These are serious…
Community. What is it? What do you think it is? What community do you most feel connected with? What community do you wish you were connected to that you are distant from right now? “The married one!” comes to mind for many Christian singles. No one lives in a complete vacuum. You may have heard…
I love to play hangman when I’m trying to introduce a new topic or idea to my clients. For instance, when I’m doing financial skill-building and want to introduce the idea of budgeting, I will make them guess another word that better describes what a budget is. That’s because that “b-word” sounds so restrictive and…
I hear it in our singles ministry all the time: “Please pray for me!” Then they will tell me they’re still looking for a job. Or they aren’t sure what to do with their job now that they realize they don’t have the heart for their original career; they wonder if they’re being called into…
If you are a mother or your mother is still with you, congratulations. Happy Mother’s Day! If you are a single mother, double blessing and kudos to you! As I shared today on my Face Book page of the same name and that supports this blog, “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY and a super shout OUT to…
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 NASB Maybe you heard about the mom who came home to her children…
As part of an active leadership team in one of our church’s singles groups, I regularly facilitate table discussions on the evening’s topic. Inevitably, our status as singles and how it’s seen and treated like cooties comes up. It has been especially difficult for many of our singles as, over the last several months, various…
I remember once I used to work in a restaurant. I worked alongside a man who was only a few years older than me, but he acted like the Great Old Wise One when it came to religion. His name was Bill. I didn’t dislike him, but he wasn’t my favorite coworker, either. He was…
