Archive for the “Young free and single” category
Singles don’t get touched
by i.burgess on April 7, 2010
I’m going to be honest. I usually am, anyway so that shouldn’t come as a surprise. But when I flag up that I am going to be honest, what I really mean is ‘this is something that really hurts me, so don’t mock me for sharing’. Singles don’t get touched. And it hurts. If you’re [...]
If I shall not be one with a woman, who shall I be one with?
by i.burgess on January 14, 2010
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Gen 2:24) I was created with the desire to be with a woman. Adam, in the garden of Eden – even before sin seperated him from God – desired the company of another [...]
Singleness and Intimacy
by i.burgess on January 14, 2010
This evening I had a fantastic conversation with a friend about my family and the ways I struggle being single The issues were unresolved, but it was a blessing to know that the other person really cared and wanted to know. Singleness does not mean I can’t be close to other people. In God, all things [...]
Singleness, Discipleship and the story of God
by i.burgess on December 26, 2009
At the moment I’m reading a really interesting book, ‘Resident Aliens’ by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. This book is full of fantastic wisdom and provoking thoughts for Christians living in countries like mine where the Church has ceased to have a moral majority in society. One specific passage really challenged me: If our society [...]
Singleness, Discipleship and the story of God
by i.burgess on December 26, 2009
At the moment I’m reading a really interesting book, ‘Resident Aliens’ by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. This book is full of fantastic wisdom and provoking thoughts for Christians living in countries like mine where the Church has ceased to have a moral majority in society. One specific passage really challenged me: If our [...]
A Discontented Prayer
by i.burgess on December 24, 2009
Dear Lord. I want to be found. I want to be discovered. I want to be known. Possibly Related Posts: Between reason and faith A New Year Prayer The Briefest Glimpse Terrifying Light America: The Best Things I’ve Seen #2
Young, free and single #1
by i.burgess on December 8, 2009
This is the first of an occasional series as I reflect on what it means for me to be available to God. Living in the community I do, Cliff College, there are several amusing quirks. The food, the heating, the paper-thin walls. And the phenomenon of ‘cliff couples.’ One couple hold the record for fastest [...]
Single: for God's sake
by i.burgess on November 30, 2009
Today I had a conversation with a wise man at the College. I was talking to him about some of the stuff that was really bothering me, sharing the hurts. Specifically, I was being open about how sometimes I feel a bit forgotten, especially now all my friends seem to be meeting their life-partners right [...]
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