Posts Tagged ‘Loneliness’
It Is Not Good for Man to be Alone
The Lord uttered these words in Genesis 2.18. The next step in the Creation story is the creation of the woman to be with the man. God made us as social creatures. We need time with other people, and we don’t do well in isolation. We all learned this in the “recent unpleasantness.” An article…
Read MoreConfronting Loneliness
A recent study deems loneliness a national epidemic, plaguing nearly half of our population. Specifically, 46% of Americans report “always feeling alone,” and 27% feel as though people do not understand them. Generation Z (ages 18-22) is the loneliest generation according to this study. Another important finding is that social media provides no cure for…
Read MoreGod Setteth the Solitary in Families
John Vaughn FrontLine • May/June 2003 God’s people have taken refuge in the Psalms for centuries, and well they should. Psalm 68 is rich with promises and words of comfort. It has been used throughout history as a marching song by those who looked to God for victory. It has been pointed out that the…
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