Living Whole Without a Better Half

Biblical Truth for the Single Life

Wendy Wider

• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• eBook ISBN:
  9780825479717
• Year: 2014

How to live happily ever after if your prince or princess never shows up
There are more singles in—and out of—the church today than ever before. Wendy Widder knows the struggles of being single from the inside out, and she has something to say.While there is no shortage of books about singlehood on the market, Widder's approach is markedly different. In Living Whole Without a Better Half readers study the characters in Hebrews 11. Widder uses these Biblical examples to show readers how to embrace singleness as an abundant life and a God-given gift, not as an unfortunate stage they should move past as quickly as possible. By examining the lives of biblical heroes such as Abraham, Moses, and Jacob, she reveals that trying to bargain with God to follow our plans and timing often keeps us from appreciating the opportunities he places in our path.
Widder makes her case with wit and a wry humor that readers will appreciate and come back to again and again. Now with updated statistics, and a new preface, Living Whole Without a Better Half includes study questions that make it a great Bible study or small group resource.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 And They Lived Happily Ever After
• 2 Abraham: Living in the Unknown
• 3 Abraham: Living Through Pain
• 4 Noah: Living with Perseverance
• 5 Moses: Living Through Rejection
• 6 Jacob and Joseph: Living After Rebellion
• 7 Cain and Abel: Living in Worship
• 8 Enoch: Living with Purpose
• 9 Amram and Jochebed: Living Beyond Fear
• 10 Saul, Esau, and Solomon: Living Without Distraction
• Conclusion: Remembering
• Endnotes