For many people, going to a familiar festival each year can feel like returning home to a community of family and friends, while for others it can be very daunting, particularly if you are coming on your own, or for the first time.
But the rewards of being at a Christian festival on your own can be transformational. I have personally made lifelong and life changing friendships through encounters with people I simply bumped into unexpectedly at the Greenbelt festival.…
Read MoreBeing a single Christian in today’s world continues to be increasingly difficult.
It hurts my heart every time I hear one of my single friends say, “I’m enjoying being single right now.” If we’re not careful, those words can be decrypted to mean “I’m enjoying my life of selfishness.” Part of the reason many people are choosing a life of singleness is because some singles ministries make being single fun and exciting. Commitment and intentionality are inadvertently being discouraged by …
“Any advice on being a good man?” I was asked recently, the sweet but incorrect assumption being I have the answer to this little question simply on the basis of having written a book about being good. As a global expert in pretty much nothing, I say again: I only ask the question. But when it comes to romance, as in pretty much every area of life, I suspect it comes down to one thing: Do unto others. In other …
Read MoreThe message in my inbox was brief and to the point: ‘Hi HopefulGirl. Would you like to meet for coffee?’ I browsed the sender’s profile. We clearly weren’t a match, plus he lived 200 miles away and was far too old for me. So I thanked him warmly but declined, wishing him well in his search for love.
From then on, I got messages from HassleMan every week: ‘Would you like to meet for coffee this weekend?’ and ‘Let me …
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