Moments for Singles (New Life Live! Meditations) [Paperback]

Leigh McLeroy (Author), Steve Halliday (Author), Stephen Arterburn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2004 | Series: New Life Live! Meditations

As a single, you know all about the "marriage penalty"--and it has nothing to do with taxes. Well-meaning but misguided advice, feeling left out, the nagging questions and doubt, make it seem like there's a penalty for not being married.

Being single--especially as a Christian--brings with it a whole spectrum of unique challenges. It can be nearly impossible to enjoy the good parts of being single when there are so many explicit and implicit pressures to marry and raise a family.

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About the Author

Leigh McLeroy is the coauthor of seven books including Romancing the Home and Everywhere I Go. A graduate of Texas A&M, Leigh worked as an on-camera news reporter before venturing into advertising and marketing. She speaks to groups across the country and has led many Sunday school and home Bible studies for singles. A self-described, "not-yet-married but still quite hopeful" person, Leigh makes her home in Houston, Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Navpress Publishing Group (January 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576835405
• ISBN-13: 978-1576835401
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,556,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Leigh McLeroy writes and speaks with a passion for God and a keen eye for his presence in everyday life. As an author, blogger, conference speaker and Bible teacher, Leigh fully engages in the moment - and tells the truth, but "tells it slant" - sharing the reality of God's love and grace a way that beckons, woos, resonates and compels.

A former corporate marketing executive and mega-church staffer, Leigh now devotes the majority of her time to writing, speaking and collaborating on various creative projects. "I want to be available to go where God calls, and to do what God wants done. The assignment will look a little different for me every day - but I celebrate the beautiful uncertainty of this Christ-following journey called life."

From her home base in Houston, Texas, Leigh can be found teaching in her inner-city church, City of Refuge Evangelical Presbyterian, traveling to various women's conferences and other events as a keynote speaker, working on one of her books, or writing Wednesday words - a weekly e-devotional she launched six years ago that she says "has taken on a life of its own."

Her books include Moments for Singles (NavPress 2004), The Beautiful Ache (Revell, 2007), The Sacred Ordinary (Revell, 2008) and Treasured (WaterBrook, 2009). She may be reached at www.leighmcleroy.com, and www.wednesdaywords.com.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At turns funny and poignant, always refreshing, March 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Moments for Singles (New Life Live! Meditations) (Paperback)

This is an engaging, honest book about the single life that is really fun to read. Leigh McLeroy takes the reader on a comprehensive tour of questions, incidents, and milestones that singles experience, and she guides with a blend of humility, confidence and spiritual insight. I really enjoyed reading this book and I've already gone back to it a number of times to be better acquainted with her mature reflections. This is good stuff; I recommend it highly.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Things First: Setting our Priorities High, February 22, 2004

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ALAN W. GARRISON (HOUSTON, TEXAS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moments for Singles (New Life Live! Meditations) (Paperback)

Leigh McLeroy's latest literary offering, Moments for Singles, is fresh, transparent, real, and full of wisdom for all persons regardless of their relational status. The glue that holds it all together is the simple idea of first things first, and then eveything else will fall into place. It is written from a traditional Christian point of view and amplifies the love of Christ for all of us, in spite of all our wrinkles. Ms. McLeroy stresses that Christ's love will only be comprehended through a living intimacy with Him, and is necessary for us to love others properly. Pursue Him above all else.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I USED to hate self help (self pity) books for singles!, February 26, 2004

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A. Mabry (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moments for Singles (New Life Live! Meditations) (Paperback)

What a surprise to read a devotional book for singles that doesn't patronize, marginalize or wallow in self pity! To the contrary, these beautifully written devotional thoughts look unflinchingly at the whole of life as a single adult and simply hold us accountable to be the person God created us to be! I love that the author has obviously lived a full and rewarding life as a single adult. Because of that life experience, the voice of the book assumes that I, the reader, might actually have a rewarding life as well and be older than 22! What a novel idea!