http://www.marvinlwilliams.org/singleness/singles-are-not-unfinished-business/ the soul musings of a man living between two worlds Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:55:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.marvinlwilliams.org/singleness/singles-are-not-unfinished-business/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Mark Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:38:36 +0000 http://marvinlwilliams.org/?p=33#comment-30 Thanks for your helpful comments Pastor Williams. Here is an unhelpful comment I just found on the Twitterverse: "Marriage may be painful, but singleness is hell." Eek! What were they thinking? Thanks for your helpful comments Pastor Williams.
Here is an unhelpful comment I just found on the Twitterverse: “Marriage may be painful, but singleness is hell.”
Eek! What were they thinking?

]]> http://www.marvinlwilliams.org/singleness/singles-are-not-unfinished-business/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Noelle Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:12:24 +0000 http://marvinlwilliams.org/?p=33#comment-31 We singles are not unfinished business.... we are UNCLAIMED BLESSINGS!!! (I wish that was my idea but I can't remember who I heard it from). We DO have time to fully commit to service. I for one, working in ministry, do so much more becuase I am single and don't have my own kids to pour into - I can pour into kids who need other adults in their life to pour into them. However - as the previous comments stated - we also are asked to do everything in the evenings and weekends because we don't have a life if we're single. HELLO!!! It is also frustrating when there are single groups and everyone is there just to find someone to marry. I just avoid them anymore... We singles are not unfinished business…. we are UNCLAIMED BLESSINGS!!! (I wish that was my idea but I can’t remember who I heard it from). We DO have time to fully commit to service. I for one, working in ministry, do so much more becuase I am single and don’t have my own kids to pour into – I can pour into kids who need other adults in their life to pour into them. However – as the previous comments stated – we also are asked to do everything in the evenings and weekends because we don’t have a life if we’re single. HELLO!!!
It is also frustrating when there are single groups and everyone is there just to find someone to marry. I just avoid them anymore…

]]> http://www.marvinlwilliams.org/singleness/singles-are-not-unfinished-business/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Soul Man Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:57:00 +0000 http://marvinlwilliams.org/?p=33#comment-32 LA, you are one of the inspirations behind these next couple posts. So, you are sort of a genius in that respect. Thanks for sounding off. LA, you are one of the inspirations behind these next couple posts. So, you are sort of a genius in that respect. Thanks for sounding off.

]]> http://www.marvinlwilliams.org/singleness/singles-are-not-unfinished-business/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Liz Abunaw Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:41:14 +0000 http://marvinlwilliams.org/?p=33#comment-33 That LA is a genius! That LA is a genius!

]]> http://www.marvinlwilliams.org/singleness/singles-are-not-unfinished-business/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Soul Man Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:08:45 +0000 http://marvinlwilliams.org/?p=33#comment-34 Renee, ah, the old double standard! You are so on point here. The church has not done a good job in highlighting the legitimacy of singleness and valuing the opinions and gifts of single people, and how they can make church ministry better and more effective. On behalf of the church, local and universal, please forgive us for this double standard. You, your opinions and suggestions, not just your volunteerism, are valuable to the body of Jesus Thank you for adding your voice to this conversation. I hope the next couple or few posts will encourage you. Renee, ah, the old double standard! You are so on point here. The church has not done a good job in highlighting the legitimacy of singleness and valuing the opinions and gifts of single people, and how they can make church ministry better and more effective. On behalf of the church, local and universal, please forgive us for this double standard. You, your opinions and suggestions, not just your volunteerism, are valuable to the body of Jesus Thank you for adding your voice to this conversation. I hope the next couple or few posts will encourage you.

]]> http://www.marvinlwilliams.org/singleness/singles-are-not-unfinished-business/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Renee Coppes Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:59:01 +0000 http://marvinlwilliams.org/?p=33#comment-35 Yea! This is gonna be great Pastor Marvin. One thing that I've experienced in the past too is that when it comes to church, many in the church feel as if the opinions of singles cannot be fully taken into account because they haven't reached a certain level of maturity they feel comes with being married. But then at the same time singles are asked to sign up for everything and anything because we are seen as having more time on our hands. Yea! This is gonna be great Pastor Marvin. One thing that I’ve experienced in the past too is that when it comes to church, many in the church feel as if the opinions of singles cannot be fully taken into account because they haven’t reached a certain level of maturity they feel comes with being married. But then at the same time singles are asked to sign up for everything and anything because we are seen as having more time on our hands.

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