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Care in Loneliness

What the Bible Says about Loneliness and How to Overcome It

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  • Michael Lee Stollard

This article describes the symptoms of loneliness, illustrates loneliness with several biblical examples, and offers practical advice to individual believers to help them overcome loneliness.

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Alone, but Not Lonely

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  • Ronald L. Cammenga

This article is about loneliness and aloneness, the closeness and presence of God, and hospitality in the church.

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Five Important Ways Christians Should Cope with Loneliness

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  • Crystal McDowell

The author provides five biblical ways for believers to cope with loneliness.

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How Your Church Can Respond to the Loneliness Epidemic

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  • Jeremy Linneman

The author describes the "loneliness epidemic" and its consequences for human health. He prescribes intentional Christian community, a fruit of the gospel, as an effective response to loneliness.

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Chosen (Not Forgotten)

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  • Kyle Johnston

This article points out that isolation and loneliness are typical consequences of suffering, and highlights the Bible’s teaching about believers’ place in relation to the communion of saints, and as children of God.

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Loneliness

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  • C. C. den Hertog

This article discusses the problem of loneliness in the church. It shows how the Scriptures, particularly the Gospel of John, advocate for living in community. It also reflects on how the lifting of loneliness always goes together with the removal of guilt from the past.

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Shepherding the Single in the Congregation

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  • Willem den Hollander

This article maps problems which are faced by the single members of the congregation, and offers some solutions. Exploring the nature of the church as a family, this article discusses the place of single people in the congregation and how to care for them.

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Loneliness

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  • Anne Dryburgh

This article provides help in understanding loneliness, and how to recognize and address the particular needs of those who are lonely.

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Finding God in My Loneliness

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  • Lydia Brownback

Loneliness is meant to be filled to the full by Christ. But often we believe the lies about loneliness. This article raises three such lies.

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Finding God in Our Loneliness

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  • Lydia Brownback

This article demonstrates that everyone experiences loneliness at various times, and such loneliness can only be filled in Jesus Christ.

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Spiritual Desertion

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  • Cornelis Pronk

This article shows that there are times when Christians face spiritual desertion. However, it also shows how to deal with this experience and how God in his grace can cure someone of this feeling of spiritual desertion.

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Thoughts and Observations on Singles' Ministry

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  • John R. Sittema

This article considers the importance of providing pastoral care to singles in the church. It raises in particular some concerns that are unique to singles, with a view to equipping the church to minister to them more effectively.

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Twenty Quotes on Loneliness

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  • Tony Reinke

The quotes in this article are drawn from a sermon series (by Paul Matthies) on loneliness, and offer insights into loneliness, and helpful, biblical perspectives for dealing with it.

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