Marriage is the norm, both biblically and experientially, for most people. So Dr. Mohler is right in exploring why there is an ever-growing number of unmarried Christians singles. Our churches should uphold a high view of marriage, and we singles should graciously applaud those efforts. But let’s not forget it is a temporary institution; the Bride of Christ, the church, is the enduring one and every Christian — married or single — is gifted for her benefit.

Carolyn McCulley is the communication specialist at Sovereign Grace Ministries and the author of" Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye? Trusting God with a Hope Deferred" (Crossway). She is also a member of Covenant Life Church, where she is active in the singles ministry. For more information, please log onto www.carolynmcculley.com.

Hear it for yourself …

• The original interview for pastors with Dr. Mohler and Joshua Harris is on the Nine Marks Ministry website, www.ninemarks.org in the audio archives.
• Dr. Mohler’s New Attitude message, “The Mystery of Marriage,” is carried in full on his website, www.albertmohler.com. (If you heard only the version on FamilyLife Today, I would highly encourage you to hear all the teaching that preceded this excerpt.)
• The excerpt of the New Attitude message and Dennis Rainey’s reaction to it on FamilyLife Today can be heard in the broadcast archives of www.familylife.com.
• The New Attitude message for single women, “Trusting God with a Hope Deferred,” can be downloaded or purchased from the Sovereign Grace Store at www.sovereigngracestore.com.
  

Read it for yourself …

• Dr. Mohler’s columns responding to those who heard his excerpted message on FamilyLife Today, “Looking Back At ‘The Mystery of Marriage’—Part One” and “Part Two” are archived in the Crosswalk.com Weblogs archives.

• Camerin Courtney’s reaction to the FamilyLife Today program was written for Christianitytoday.com’s singles channel, “Is Singleness a Sin?”