All Singleness articles
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OpinionDon’t let Valentine’s Day be a distraction from the rock-solid love of God which doesn’t change
‘We need to get our ‘Valentine love’ from him, don’t we?’ suggests Sheila Jacobs who says she ‘never had ‘a word’ from God’ that she would marry.
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ArticleDoes the Church view marriage as the pinnacle of success for women?
Dr Belle Tindall says it’s time for the Church to stop alienating women who are not in families
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ArticleLet’s stop viewing marriage through rose-tinted glasses
Veronica Zundel believes that Christian marriage has become an idol for today’s Church
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ArticleChristian marriage is important for the Church
Kate Orson highlights how marriage is part of God’s original design, but believes we’ve become far too obsessed by it
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I think I am asexual
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Marcia Dixon answers someone who thinks they might be asexual.
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OpinionI felt God ask me to remain single and my book, Nun’s Drift, contains what I learned about acceptance
‘I tried to fight that unwelcome ‘call’ [to singleness] when I was older, but it has given me the ability to be available to listen to other singles and really hear them,’ says Sheila Jacobs, who ended up writing a novel with singles as the main characters.
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OpinionI wrote a book on waiting on God for my husband….and this is what happened next
Kelsey Rygh took an honest and vulnerable look at her behaviour in relationships, and realised something that had stopped her finding her now fiance.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I feel like Bridget Jones at Christmas
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Marcia Dixon answers someone who feels Christmas reminds her how unhappy she is in her single status.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I am single - what do I do with my sexual desires?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here Bobbi Kumari answers someone who wants to know how to manage her sex drive as a single person.
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Article‘I wouldn’t be able to do what I do if I was married and had children’
Lieutenant Colonel Jan Ransom started her working life in the army and went on to lead ministry teams in post-conflict areas to help those affected by extreme trauma
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ArticleAre we balanced?
The Engage Network is a collaboration of organisations, churches and individuals, with a vision to: “make singleness or marriage a genuine choice for all Christian women and men, through a church which is gender-balanced and teaches about healthy Christian singleness, dating and marriage”. Co-chair Annabel Wheeldon-Clarke explains how the male/female imbalance in Church affects us all
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OpinionIs believing for a husband the same as the prosperity gospel?
Writer Erica Gustafson wonders, should you expect a husband from God because you have been ‘a good Christian’?
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OpinionThere’s a new dating concept for people bored of apps, and it has the potential to connect Christians
Lauren Windle, author of Notes On Love: Being Single and Dating in a Marriage Obsessed Church, shares her thoughts on the latest dating concept to hit the market.
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OpinionThe world has single, childless role models like Kylie Minogue - but where are they in the Church?
Writer Alex Noel is impressed that Kylie Minogue, 55, isn’t defined by her age or relationship status, but asks: where are the similar role models in the Church?
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ArticleTrusting God’s sovereignty in singleness
Bobbi Kumari encourages us to think differently about our status – and sexuality
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OpinionI’m single and found out I may be infertile - I’ve had to learn to trust God with my future
Sophie Dianne hoped for children but those dreams seemed over when she received a diagnosis in 2022. But then God stepped in to give her new hope.
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OpinionI am embracing childlessness with empty arms and an open heart - with God’s help
This week is World Childless Week, which aims to raise awareness of the childless not by choice community and enable every childless person to tell their story with confidence. Margot Flowers shares her story.
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OpinionTwenty years after being widowed - I still felt married, until I heard a sermon on singleness
Anne Olivant was sadly widowed in her 50s, here she reflects on what it is to be single again after years of marriage.
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OpinionNo one talks about being single in the Church after your 50s, but the Church has a lot to work on
Hatty Calbus shares her perspective on being a single Christian woman and encourages church leaders to make more effort with unmarried women in their congregation.
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OpinionWith singleness often pushing women into long term renting, is a 100% mortgage the answer to buying your own home?
If you hate renting but have no deposit saved up, a 100% mortgage may sound tempting. Finance writer Rachel Pearce urges female renters to think carefully before looking for a ‘magic mortgage button’.
