Debbie Maken

Some of you will be aware of Debbie Maken's book: "Getting Serious About Getting Married: Rethinking the gift of singleness".
In essence, she argues that singleness is not a gift, but rather the widespread, protracted singleness we are witnessing today has come about through various cultural factors that have seeped into the church. These have led to Christian men not seeking a wife in a timely manner, and an overall lack of male leadership has enabled otherwise godly men to delay marriage in a form of extended adolescence.
As a result, many single Christian women are facing the unattractive prospect of remaining a barren spinster all their lives.
In contrast to the vast reams of literature available on this subject, Debbie Maken deftly argues that nearly all of the singleness we are witnessing is not "God's will" at all, but has come about as a result of our own sinful actions, reinforced by church leaders that are not addressing the problem.
But wait - this is actually a crucial point, because that means IT IS IN OUR POWER TO CHANGE IT!
And by the grace of God, change it we will.

Introducing The Team

Hi - my name is Captain Sensible, and I am here to argue the case that singleness is not a gift at all, but rather it is a rogue doctrine that has surfaced within the past generation, and has now got a strong foothold in western Christianity.
However, I will be joined by my blessed sister in Christ, Frieda Fruitcake. Frieda is convinced that singleness is a gift, and she will be on hand to help others that are struggling with their singleness by telling them how to be content with it.
In time, we hope to expand the team further, but in the meantime, please feel free to post your comments and we look forward to taking this journey together as we aim to discover once and for all: Is singleness really a gift?

The Gift of Singleness...

This blog has been set up because there are rumours circulating in Christian circles that singleness is not a gift after all.
How can this be?
This is what we have been told by our church leaders, it's in all the Christian singles books, and seminars on singleness tell us it's a divine gift that is equal to marriage.
Can it be true that there is actually no such thing as the Gift of Singleness after all?