"Singleness is ... the kind of gift that makes us cringe and smile politely while we desperately search for a gift receipt."

Singleness is a "gift"; at least that's what we've been taught. But if singleness is a gift, then why does it make us feel so miserable so often? Does God really want his children to embrace a gift they resent so much?

Debbie Maken proposes that marriage is the fundamental design and structure for life that God …

"Singleness is ... the kind of gift that makes us cringe and smile politely while we desperately search for a gift receipt."

Singleness is a "gift"; at least that's what we've been taught. But if singleness is a gift, then why does it make us feel so miserable so often? Does God really want his children to embrace a gift they resent so much?

Debbie Maken proposes that marriage is the fundamental design and structure for life that God chose for his people. She argues that the church needs to reemphasize the importance of the gift of marriage. This book issues a challenge to churches in their teaching and attitudes toward singleness and to believers in their understanding of God's intentions regarding marriage.

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Produced by Canon Press, this has a different cover than Crossway's book, but all the same content. Read by Gentry Rench.