A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss, Expanded Edition

By Jerry Sittser

Loss in life is inevitable, but it’s possible to harness the hardship of loss and turn it into a positive event in your life. Author Jerry Sittser explores painful events like divorce, death and illness and shows that it’s not the circumstances we find ourselves in at these points of loss, but how we respond to them that widens our spiritual capacity to experience blessing and growth in the midst of grief.

A Season for Singles: Selected Meditations

By Rebecca England / Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc

“From the Publisher:” A Season for Singles is a collection of one page meditations for today’s growing group of single persons who want to meet life from a thoughtful Christian perspective. Scripture selections and meditations on topics such as initiative, freedom, commitment, solitude, overcoming barriers, and facing challenges are especially relevant for college and career singles as well as divorced and widowed people learning a new way of life. Paperback, 114 pages.

From Sorrow To Dancing: The Recent Widow’s Handbook

By Marcy Kelly / Xulon Press

For many women, the loss of their spouse is nothing short of devastating. This book portrays the emotions, thoughts, actions and experiences of widows as they struggle through the aftermath of losing a spouse. The author also addresses key situations where decisions can change lives for the better. If you, or someone you know, feel stuck in grief, loss or fear, this book is for you. Author Marcy Kelly has been there – not once but twice. She lost two husbands to cancer, but the Lord brought her through the grief into the sunlight of security in Himself. God really can turn your sorrow into dancing! A Focus on the Family recommendation. Paperback.

Singleness: A Life Grounded in Love, A LifeGuide Bible Study

By Inter-varsity Press

Being single can feel like a fun adventure, or it can feel like an impossible aloneness. What is God’s word, God’s heart for your life in singleness? These studies explore that question-whether you are happy in singleness or find it trying. You will be encouraged to listen deeply to God, identify the gifts your life offers you, and grow into a sense of belonging. Being single in not just marking time; God is calling us today. This format features questions for group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection as well as a “Now or Later” section in each study.

Singles at the Crossroads: A Fresh Perspective on Christian Singleness

By Albert Y. Hsu / Inter-varsity Press

Nearly half of adults today are unmarried yet most churches emphasize marriage and family, leaving many Christian singles feeling marginalized or alienated. Though they look to Jesus and Paul as role models, many suspect they would be more acceptable to the church if they settled down and got married. Hsu challenges this view. Moving beyond pat answers, Hsu proposes that singleness and marriage are both opportunities in which to follow Jesus. Singles at the Crossroads points the way to a Christian community where all members are valued, Jew and Gentile, slave and free, male and female, married and single.

The Complete Single Father

By Elaine Fantle-Shimberg & Michael Shimberg / Adams Media

Being a single parent is a tough job no matter who you are, but if you’re a single dad, you likely feel you’ve entered a strange, new world. Whether your kids are 12 months old or 12 years old, the tips and advice in this comprehensive guide will make the little tricks of parenting feel like second nature to you. Authors Elaine Fantle Shimberg and her son, single father Michael Shimberg, show you how to:

Sassy, Single, and Satisfied: Secrets to Loving the Life You’re Living

By Michelle McKinney Hammond

Rediscover the incredible opportunities you have to live a joyful, complete life – regardless of whether or not Mr. Right comes along. In her fun tell-it-like-it-is style, McKinney Hammond shows you how to keep your priorities straight; prepare your heart, mind, and soul for a mate; be wise about the “man thing”; and have your deepest desires fulfilled! Paperback.

What to Do Until Love Finds You: The Bestselling Guide to Preparing Yourself for Your Perfect Mate

By Michelle McKinney Hammond / Harvest House Publishers

What to Do Until Love Finds You is a re-release of popular author, Michelle McKinney Hammond’s, first book. With a lot of attitude and wisdom, Michelle offers women practical, godly advice on how to handle sexual temptations regardless of past experience. The biblical truths, honest personal insights, and refreshing take on love and the single lifestyle are as relevant and remarkable today as when this book first appeared on the nightstands and coffee tables of countless single women. Includes a dynamic new cover.

Living Single: The Different Faces of Singleness

By Kervin Smith

In Living Single Kervin Smith dispels all the false notions about being single and introduces to you a new way to think about single life. When you see yourself as God sees you – as a whole person, full of destiny and potential – your single life will change from lonely desperation to confident well-being. Paperback.

Living Whole Without a Better Half

By Wendy Widder / Kregel Publications

The issues of single and married Christians are essentially the same, because they are the products of fallen humanity-loneliness, unfulfulled desires, unanswered questions, pain, rejection, and fear. This book urges us not to let the assumptions of others taint God’s view of who we are. It includes character studies of people in the Bible and shows how the lessons they learned can apply to single Christians. Chapters include “Abraham-Unsolved Mysteries,” “Moses-I think I’ll Go Eat Worms,” and “Jacob and Joseph-I Did It My Way.” Widder blends the experience of being single and the truths of God’s Word, always with a sense of humor, to proclaim God’s promises of eternal life-with no marital strings attached.