Whatever our situation, we’re all in the process of working out how to thrive in the ever-changing, but never-quite-as-much-as-we’d-like, ‘new normal’. And it strikes me that, for single Christians, there are particular challenges.
Granted, most of this summer’s weddings have been cancelled – at least, those of any size. That may be a pro or a con, depending on whether you view weddings as the most fun a person can have on a Saturday, or more like an all-day endurance sport event.
I digress. In the old normal, it was (mostly) easy to see how singleness and marriage brought with them a mix of joys and struggles, privileges and responsibilities, advantages and disadvantages, that more or less evened out. In the words of Paul to the Corinthians: ‘One has this gift, another has that’ (1 Cor. 7:7). Apples and oranges… but all good fruit.
Fallen royals vs. the eternal reign of King Jesus
The removal of former Prince Andrew’s royal titles and privileges has been the story of the week, and I suspect …