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“Singleness”

In this sermon, Pastor Martin provides a bibliography of recommended books on singleness, marriage, and Christian ethics, aiming to equip listeners with resources for deeper study. He highlights works that offer biblical perspectives on singleness, the nature of marriage as a creation ordinance, human sexuality, dating, and distinguishing true love from infatuation. The pastoral application is to help single Christians gain new insights into their singleness and to enable married individuals to better counsel and interact with single believers, guiding them toward God's will.

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Recommended Reading for Single Women: Your Half of the Apple
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Jeanne Andrews' Unique Perspective

Driving home: She speaks very bluntly and frankly and yet most perceptively to the peculiar problems of single Christian women, and this book is highly recommended.

Jeanne Andrews' book 'Your Half of the Apple' is highlighted because she writes from the perspective of having been single beyond normal marriageable age, then married, and now widowed, offering a unique and perceptive voice to single Christian women.

Finally, I felt it would be helpful to give a brief bibliography for those who wish to do some reading in this vital area of practical Christian concern. There is an excellent book for single women called Your Half of the Apple by Jeanne Andrews, published by Zondervan. The foreword to this book is written by Dr. Francis Schaeffer, and one of the most helpful things about this book is that Ms. Andrews writes from the perspective of having been single beyond the normal marriageable age, and then having had the joy of being a wife for a period of time, and now writes from the perspective of one ...