Celibacy

Coincidence or divine moment? Some of our regular readers are questioning (on the comment boards) whether it's reasonable to expect a man with homosexual attraction to remain celibate. What shows up on Breakpoint today but an article on the worth of celibate singles (whether heterosexual or homosexual) especially to the LORD's church. They do exist, you know - I know more than I can count.

Lauren Winner is the author of Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity and she writes:

“Unmarried people are asked to specialize in creating an emptiness for God, an emptiness that everyone, single or married, needs to maintain . . . In singleness we see not only where our true dependence lies, but also who and what our real family is. Singleness reminds Christians that the Church is our primary family.”

Also recommended: Revelations of a Single Woman by Connally Gilliam.