By Brian Jennings When I neared graduation from Ozark Christian College without a spouse, I wondered if they’d even give me a diploma. My roommates, however, found me to be the lucky charm. No fewer than six of them popped the big question while rooming with me. One day, I lamented this to Ken Idleman […]
By Amanda Fillebrown Marriage changes lots of things. A spouse fills one of the closest relationships we hold by becoming family, best friend, life partner, and lover. A spouse is allowed to enter the deepest and most intimate spaces of a person’s life. Two people become one when they enter into marriage. When a spouse […]
By Kathleen Trissel The blessing of singleness is not always seen—but on the other side of the struggle with the status of being single lays a contentment that is rich with joy. As a young believer, when I read the words of Jesus in Matthew 19:12, they stuck in my heart. Jesus spoke of singleness […]
By Christy Barritt Loneliness Is a Disease A new study suggests that loneliness isn’t a symptom of a greater problem, but that loneliness itself is a disease. Loneliness expert John Cacioppo, who’s known as a pioneer in the field of social neuroscience, coauthored the study. His new research shows that the lonely brain is structurally […]
By Dr. Rhansyl Harris When I was a little boy my mother taught my brothers and me the Clare Herbert Woolston song, “Jesus Loves the Little Children.” The words that have always burned in my soul to this day are, “red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in his sight.” Though we are […]
