Dear Dad :: I’m Still Learning to Trust You

Editor’s Note: If you’ve read SingleRoots long enough, you’ve probably read at least one post by our friend, Sundi Jo. This week, her book Dear Dad was released, and we’re excited to see her dream come to fruition. It’s a story–Sundi Jo’s story–of gritty redemption. In letters to her deceased father, she shares her struggles with relationships, addiction, abuse, security, and a host of other areas. It is a worthy read for anyone who has struggled with trusting God through the pain and the questions that seem to have few answers. Today, Sundi Jo shares an excerpt from the book along with a devotional about trusting God instead of ourselves. You can read more about the book and purchase a copy at the Dear Dad website.

Dear Dad :: I'm Still Learning to Trust You

“You have trusted in your wickedness and have said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’” (Isaiah 47:10) [Read more...]

Seeing the Grace in Our Singleness

I’ve had one of those days recently. A day when being single just weighs on you. When all your single friends are busy and your married friends are, well, married. You spend most of the day trying to be productive. Reading. Writing. Praying. Then you eventually start just medicating.
Turn on the TV. Put down the book and people watch at Starbucks, or whatever small coffee shop the hipsters prefer. But the more you medicate, the more something deep inside stirs, longing for more. Longing for depth – for wholeness.

And all of these feelings come down to one thing: Grace. [Read more...]

Am I Right or Am I Right?

There were an extensive series of similarly themed posts cluttering Twitter and Facebook feeds on August 1, 2012, each one seemingly bolder than the last. Most fell on one of two polar opposite ends of public opinion.

Am I Right or Am I Right?Some proudly posted their pictures of chicken tenders with giant exclamations, “I SUPPORT CHICK-FIL-A!” or “MARRIAGE = ONE MAN + ONE WOMAN!” Others included quips about hating chicken or vowing to never give Chick-fil-A a dime of their money again.

Poultry—the most controversial white meat. [Read more...]

When You’d Prefer Any Other Season Than the One You’re In

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2)

I’ve been studying the book of Ecclesiastes with a dozen or so college girls, and this week we arrived at the times and seasons in Chapter 3. I listened as they shared about the highs and lows of their lives and how God is showing His faithfulness in the various seasons they find themselves in.

When You'd Prefer Any Other Season Than the One You're In

There was a silence and then one of the girls looked at me and said, “What about you? What season are you in right now?” [Read more...]

Jesus and the Suffering Single

As I sat there in my church’s Good Friday service, I thought about a ton of things. Besides the obvious, two things came into my heart. First, I thought about the fact that we all suffer in life. The great thing is Jesus did, too, and He wants to enter into and redeem our suffering. The second thing I thought about is how as singles we suffer in a different way, and it’s time we faced it.
Jesus and the Suffering Single
I’m not saying singleness is harder than marriage. It’s not about that really. But there is always this message that marriage is hard and we single folks just don’t get how great we have it. That’s just not true. [Read more...]