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Singleness Is Not a Sin

Lyman Stone

But in Scripture, church history, and singles’ own accounts of their lives, it’s usually not a good thing, either.

News

Soul Survivor Founder Resigns Amid Ongoing Investigation

Matt Redman and more than 100 others have accused Mike Pilavachi of physical and spiritual abuse.

Singleness Lessons I Learned from the Early Church

Danielle Treweek

The history of Christian celibacy is more complicated than we’d like to think.

Christian Marriage Demands that We Study Our Desires, Not Hide Them

Being faithful to a spouse requires living in community, seeking God daily, and learning from our celibate brothers and sisters.

The Case for Vocational Singleness

Pieter Valk

What if singles spent time discerning a call to “undivided devotion to the Lord”?

Review

Don’t Overstate the Rewards of Sexual Faithfulness. Don’t Understate Them Either.

Jen Pollock Michel

The false promises of purity culture shouldn’t overshadow the true promises of God.

Celibate Priests: What You Need to Know

CT Editors

How we’ve discussed clerical celibacy over the years.

Review

Celibate Gay Christians: Neither Shockingly Conservative nor Worryingly Liberal

Ed Shaw

A new book uses stories and statistics to dispel stereotypes and suspicion.

When True Love Keeps Waiting

Amanda McCracken, guest writer

What celibacy feels like for older singles.

Choose Your Own Sexual Ethics Adventure

A critique of purity culture turns into a plea for self-centered sexuality.

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