A Time for Lament {The Grove: Singleness}
If you are a woman completely content in your singleness, bless you, sister. Seriously, go with God and change the world right where you are, and teach us your...
Category: Singleness
Dear Single Girl
Dear Single Girl: You are not lacking. Did you know that? Has anyone told you that? All those youth group sermons where you...
Questions From a Single Nomad
My left ring finger is empty. It’s not bare: a freckle marks the spot where a ring might sit. But nothing winds around it as a reminder of a...
Jesus Cares
God, do you really care? Do you see these tears that I have cried again? Are you tired yet of hearing me pray about the same topic? Does pouring...
A Different Kind of Rich
“God giving you a husband does not prove his goodness- marriage isn’t even inherently good. But God is good, always…. When God’s goodness becomes dependent on his delivery, you have...
The Cost of Yes
I remember watching them when I was small. Watching them tease one another at 30, 40, 50. Watching them point to the hair at their scalp and laugh together that...
Invitation to a Prodigal
I have been in Cambodia for four years, and what do I have to show for it? A whole lot of pain and struggle, a few words I can speak...
The Power of His Desires
I attended a college where "a ring by spring or your money back" wasn't just a joke. Several weeks into the school...
Singles and Sexuality on The Field
One of my favorite days of the year was when we had the “sex talk” for people new to the field. I’m not kidding. The men were in one room,...
When Going is Your First “Real Job” {An interview}
I (Amy) met Jenny two summers ago when she was an intern. My role was to meet with the interns one to two hours a week. During that time we...
