Dawn Walker

What better time than Valentine’s Day, or as many of us like to call it, ‘Singles Awareness Day,’ to do a good heart check?

The opposite of love is not hate, it’s fear. Fear is the greatest thief of our life, and no stranger to us as single parents.

I’ve been a single mom for five years now, and am struggling with Paul's assessment of singleness being a good thing.

What is more Christ-like than when a godly man steps in and marries a woman whose husband abused or deserted her?

One of the greatest unmet ministry needs in our country today is that of widows. Not the traditional widow, but single moms.

Today’s widows don’t want handouts. What they want is protection, supportive community, mentorship and redemption for themselves and their children

What is it about the holiday season that brings all our loneliness and hurts as single parents to the surface?

I did not set out to become a single dad, but without any sort of strong male role model, I was forced to find my own way.

“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise... the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” – Ephesians 6:4

I found that single parents seemed to be the only demographic considered ‘unfit’ for missionary work. But that didn't stop me.

On any given Sunday, abused women are sitting silently in churches across this country. They don’t know a moment’s peace.

Children in single parent families statistically experience the highest rate of abuse and neglect. Can the church do anything about it?