There is a difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband” 1 Corinthians 7:34 [KJV] Camellia japonica. Image credit: Miranda Over the years, I’ve heard women use many different words to describe their singleness. Some call it a season, a stage of life, a curse, an ‘on hold’ or waiting

Intreat …"The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.” 1 Timothy 5:2 [KJV] Hebe Veronica I recently tried to help someone herd some cattle. However, the cattle clearly didn’t think I looked particularly scary, because now and then a steer would bolt, the mob would scatter in three different directions, and we would have to round them up again. Later, the person I was ‘helping’ said kindly, “There’s nothing quite so unpredictable as a mob of young ca

“Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.” Psalm 119:36 [KJV] Photo credit: Miranda Last week, a Christian course...

Last Sunday, I asked a couple of Christian girls a question: what are things people say to you when you are single? In a few minutes, the...

“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.” Romans 13:14 [KJV] Hearts Right...

I thought of my friend and her husband. Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone by my side, “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer...