Sometimes in the blogosphere we run into those jewels that provide amazing content, which keep us coming back for more. That’s what I found in Single Roots.
Since stumbling upon their website I look forward to my daily dose of awesomeness from the Single Roots gang.
I’m a single girl (currently accepting applications). Not only are many of their posts relevant to me, but the writers love Jesus. That’s the best part. I’m gaining great insight and building great relationships. Jessica, the genius behind the blog is quickly becoming one cool peep to chat with. Though she lives in Texas and I in Missouri, I have no doubt that someday in the future we’ll be sitting down to a nice cup of java and some Jesus talk.
Single Roots recently released their first FREE ebook, When Will I Get Married? (and Other Questions that Plague Singles). It was a great read – a great book for anyone wondering if marriage is in their future, how to ask a girl out, or even if you’re remotely interested in saying “I do.”
One of my favorite questions – What if I do not like the single ministry at my church? For some reason many people think that singles are to be segragated from the “married folks.” Who made that rule? Loved the answer to this question in the book: “Did Jesus only hang with the single disciples? Um, no.”
The fact of the matter is that single ministries, while tools for spiritual growth, ministry, and connecting us to a larger community, are not Biblical mandates. They are great avenues for broadening your social circles, but they also have a way of separating us from the same larger church community.”
The ebook really hits some great points in the other questions.
- Why Won’t You Ask Her Out?
- What’s the Secret to Being Content with My Singleness?
- Should I Tell My Girlfriend I Struggle with Pornography?
- What’s the Single Most Destructive Thing You Can Do with Your Singleness?
- What’s Debt Got to Do With It?
- What If I Don’t Want to Get Married?
I don’t think this ebook is only for us singles. If you’re married and have a single friend, perhaps reading to be reminded of what it was like to be single is a good idea.
If you’re single read the book – for realz!
To download your FREE copy of When Will I Get Married? (and Other Questions that Plague Singles), visit their website for the download.
Thanks so much for the review, Sundi Jo! I’ll be researching the halfway point between Texas and Missouri, but I’m pretty sure we’ll end up in the Sticks! Maybe we have to settle for meeting for sodas at the local gas station! 🙂
🙂 I was born in the sticks, so I’m good with that..
Me, too! Kindred spirits. 🙂 I was just telling one of my always-lived-in-the-city friends the other day that the best fried chicken for Sunday lunches came from the gas stations. She did not believe me. Clearly I’m way more cultured than she is… 😉
Well – the best fried chicken is my mama’s fried chicken, but… 🙂
I know what you mean about the single / married segregation. When all my friends were getting married after college and I was still single, I had to find new friends because I never saw the married ones anymore.
When I was in Bible school (still single) there was a similar unofficial hierarchy that kept the married folks in their own world.
Later I did marry and suddenly became part of that “in crowd” and got invited to do things with other married people. It really has taken a conscious effort to not become a segregating married couple. Grace and I try as much as possible to hang out with our single friends and invite them over (and not just to be unsolicited matchmakers either).
Glad you’re making the effort and haven’t just “joined the other world.” 🙂