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Note: This is part of a chapter for a book for unmarried women, so they are singled out in this article, but not because married women don’t have the same kinds of problems. The point I am making here is that unmarried women have the opportunity to get a lot of things straightened out before they are married. […]
Unmarried Women in the Covenant Community
1 Comment Published by nancyann May 4th, 2007 in Unmarried SistersIt’s tempting to think that there really isn’t a niche for the unmarried women in the church. The married women have their hands full with learning respect and submission to their husbands. The mothers have a big job managing their homes and rearing their children. Scripture lays out the duties of wives and mothers clearly, […]
Good doctrine protects us from all kinds of errors and all kinds of fears. One of the important things you must know, understand, and believe is that God has planned good for you and not evil. He loves His children. His
Providence rules His world and He governs His people with kindness. “All the paths of […]
One of the many temptations for the unmarried woman is to pretend to be happy. Now before you throw something, let me explain. I think that unmarried women should be happy, of course, and I know many who are. Contentment is required of us all, and the unmarried woman has much to be thankful for. […]
“Why isn’t a pretty girl like you married?”
4 Comments Published by nancyann April 11th, 2007 in Unmarried Sisters……and Other Useful Comments
No doubt we have all heard people say this or, even worse, have said it ourselves. Unmarried women, depending on how long they have been in the “still not married” category, could no doubt make an impressive list of thoughtless comments spoken to them by well-meaning people, often at social gatherings, and […]
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