25 Mar A Theology for Singleness, Marriage and Parenting in the Kingdom of God

If the last two years have taught me anything, it’s that we’re all a little more vulnerable than we’d like to admit; we’re all a little more fragile than we perhaps thought of ourselves.

Over the last couple of years, there have been a number of cracks revealed that we might not have seen there before, cracks that only sustained pressure can bring to light.

Specifically, a few cracks that became apparent to me, to our staff and really became apparent across the country, were the cracks that appeared in relationships because of either distance, pressure, or both.

Our singles and their relational lives have struggled in many ways.

I’ve witnessed marriages crumble that I thought were strong.

And I’ve seen kids and parents wobble under the weight they have been asked to carry.

And so, when things get a bit wobbly, it seems appropriate to reach over, grab the wobbly object or place a hand on what is spinning, and try to put things right.

In the spirit of that, on behalf of struggling singles, married couples and parents everywhere, I’d like to take a crack at doing a kind of short series I’ve never done before and speak to the meaning of each “status” in a way that I hope is inspiring, stabilizing, and equipping.

I’d like to minister on the “theology” of singleness, marriage, and parenting; that is, where the person of God intersects each status, as far as the Christian Scriptures are concerned.

I hope we would be a community that roots for one another, no matter what point we are at in life, and care deeply about the joys and pains of the fellow members of the body of Christ. This short series is aimed at taking a larger step towards that over these next three weeks.

A quick heads-up: there will be some (brief) discussion of the topics of sex and sexual expression as it relates to both single and married life, so if you are a person with younger children or teens with you in “the big room”, please use your discretion over the next couple of weeks, especially. You know your kids and teens best!

See you soon!
Looking forward to moving through this with you,

Morgan