Loving Singles | Dani Treweek
This is an audio recording of Loving Singles by Dr Dani Treweek. It was recorded at the 2019 Single Minded Canberra conference
On Sitting Alone in Church | Dani Treweek
A few weeks ago, a podcast interviewer was asking me about some of the practical complexities and pastoral challenges that single Christians often face in churches today. When asked that question, I often mention that, for some single Christians, something as simple as where to sit in church can be deeply profound and deeply perplexing. […]
Life in the Family of God | Dani Treweek
Let me be very clear. Marriage is a wonderful gift from God. It has enormous significance, enormous meaning, and enormous importance. Marriage is very, very good, and it is able to bear very, very good fruit. Most wonderfully, our marriages are meant to point us towards the eternal marriage between Christ and the Church. Marriage […]
When Two Become One? | Dani Treweek
I was reminded of an anecdote I heard recently. It was given by a faithful and thoughtful Christian pastor explaining the kind of aspiration he has for his marriage, and indeed for all Christian marriages. He told the (real) story of an elderly married couple who visited a new doctor for the first time. The […]
Let’s Be Friends | Dani Treweek
Of course male/female friendships have the potential to be complicated, compromising or unhealthy. Sadly, all human relationships have this potential. Why? Because they are relationships between sinful humans. Friendship is no exception. And of course, close male/female friendships between two people who are not married to each other have the potential to develop into something […]
Avoiding the Either/Or Trap of Christian Singleness | Dani Treweek
I embarked on my PhD research into a Christian theology of singleness back at the beginning of 2016. If I was beginning my PhD studies now, in 2023, I’d be entering into a very different landscape. There have been so many changes to the Christian singleness conversation across the last five to six years in […]
Friends, We Are Not in a Grief Contest | Dani Treweek
Grief is real, and it is awful. The older I get the more I know the truth of that deep in my being. Single or married. Same or opposite sex attracted. Young or old. Male or female. We all have unique griefs and hardships in this life. We all experience those griefs and hardships in unique ways, and […]
Let’s Talk About the Gift (Part 1) | Dani Treweek
OK. Let’s talk about that gift. You know the one. But if we are going to talk about it, then let’s really talk about it. Let’s do the deep dive, ask the hard questions, and see where we land. Check out this excerpt from the Focus on the Family website: For the moment let’s focus our […]
Hey single Christian. Your celibacy is uniquely meaningful | Dani Treweek
When we last chatted I reminded you of just how very ordinary us single, celibate Christians really are. (If you missed that little discussion, stop, click this link, read, and then return here.) If it left you feeling a bit, well… average, #sorrynotsorry. I mean, that was kind of the intention after all! But don’t worry, because here comes […]
Hey, single Christian. Your celibacy isn’t extraordinary | Dani Treweek
So here’s the thing. Single Christian, your celibacy is totally ordinary. Yep. You heard me. We are utterly unexceptional. Unremarkable even. Of course, our celibacy is also uniquely meaningful. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves shall we? We’ll get to that in the next post in this series. (Pssst. I’m watching you! Don’t skip ahead!) For now though […]
The Loneliest Day of the Year | Dani Treweek
What day is the loneliest day of your year? For some, it is Christmas Day. For others, it is Mother’s or Father’s Day, or perhaps their birthday. For yet others, it is a date that seems entirely innocuous to the rest of us but is hugely significant for them. For me, it’s none of the […]
The Cumulative Weight of the Evidence | Dani Treweek
I was outside the restaurant, waiting for my friend. She arrived a little late, a little flustered, a little distracted. “Sorry!”, she hurriedly apologised. “I was listening to the latest episode of Serial and lost track of the time”. “Serial?”, I asked, “What’s that?” “You know. Serial. The podcast”, she replied “Podcast?”, I asked, “What’s […]
And the Gold Medal of Singleness Goes To… | Dani Treweek
Recently, a friend directed me to a newly published article on singleness. He thought I might like it. He was right. Mostly. Stephen Wellum begins his article, Singleness in the New Covenant, with this question: “Where does a single person “fit” in the Bible amidst the abundant blessings of fruitfulness, fertility, and family? The answer is found by […]
Marriage: God’s Solution to Sexual Temptation? | Dani Treweek
I’ve played enough games of Monopoly during my lifetime to appreciate just how powerful the Get Out of Jail Free card is. Having that trump card in your hand can make the difference between climbing to the heights of Mayfair or slumming it on Old Kent Road for most of the game. That one magic card has […]
On ‘Old Books’ and the Single Christian Life | Dani Treweek
C.S. Lewis once wrote that ‘every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes.’ Though written in the mid-twentieth century, Lewis’s words are no less true today. Like all of those before it, our age has its own outlook. We twenty-first century people […]
The Heavenly Significance of Singleness (and Marriage) | Dani Treweek
In his recent article, Does Singleness Show Heaven? author Matthew Capone argues there is no biblical warrant to conclude that singleness in this life witnesses to or anticipates the life to come. More than that, he concludes that earthly singleness is a “not good” reality whose only consistently unique comfort is found in the knowledge that it will […]
What Singleness Reveals about the World to Come | Barry Danylak & Dani Treweek
With rates of long-term singleness on the rise across Western societies, evangelicals are increasingly reflecting on the challenges this poses for the church. In The Meaning of Singleness: Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church, Danielle Treweek reframes the discussion around the Bible’s picture of the creation to come. Author and theologian Barry Danylak spoke […]
Singleness Lessons I Learned from the Early Church | Dani Treweek
Lately, Christians have cast their minds and social media musings back to the early church on the topics of singleness and sexuality. Much of the conversation centers on past spiritual practices of celibacy and claims about what early church leaders taught about singleness. Some suggest that early church leaders enthusiastically ‘tore down’ the centrality of marriage within […]
Adam’s Aloneness Wasn’t Just His Singlehood | Dani Treweek
As I watched the scene, I couldn’t help but be struck by the image of Adam by himself in the Garden of Eden. The words of Genesis 2:18 are very familiar to us today: “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone.’” Or at least, they are very familiar […]
Choice and Circumstance: Not a Single Thing | Dani Treweek
Have you noticed that we humans tend to excel at viewing the world through a lens of either/or? That thing is either big or small. It is either fast or it is slow. It is either enjoyable or it is boring. And so on. Not only that, but we usually consider our designation of something […]
The Meaning of Singleness | Danielle Treweek
Is Christian singleness a burden to be endured or a God-ordained vocation? Might singleness here and now give the church a glimpse of God’s heavenly promises? Dani Treweek offers biblical, historical, cultural, and theological reflections to retrieve a theology of singleness for the church today. Drawing upon both ancient and contemporary theologians, including Augustine, Ælfric […]
Being a Body Q&A #2 | Sam Allberry & Dani Treweek
Recorded on July 30, 2022 at our Being a Body Conference We live in a world which says our bodies exist for pleasure and self-expression, and that this must be pursued at all costs. But the Bible tells us that our bodies have been made for holiness and self-control, and that rejecting this comes at […]
But…What’s Wrong with Marrying a Non-Christian? | Dani Treweek
Recorded in 2020. In a world (and a church) which so often idealises romance, sex, and marriage what are we to make of the Bible’s teaching about Jesus’ disciples not marrying a non-Christian? And does it really apply to us today? This video resource is FREE to watch and stream for your own personal use. We hope […]
Q&A Session | Sam Allberry & Dani Treweek
Recorded on September 22, 2018 at the first ever Single Minded Conference Watch where it all started back at the inaugural Single Minded conference in 2018! In this video, Sam Allberry and Dani Treweek answer a range of questions submitted by the audience. Watch other videos in our First Ever Single Minded Conference series. This video […]
Loving Singles in Word and Deed | Paul Dale & Dani Treweek
Recorded on September 22, 2018 at the first ever Single Minded Conference Watch where it all started back at the inaugural Single Minded conference in 2018! In this elective talk, Paul Dale and Dani Treweek consider what it looks like for church communities and their members to truly love single Christians in both word and deed. […]
Q&A Discussion | Dani Treweek, Jordan Thyer & Rory Shiner
Recorded in 2023 A guest panel with Dani, Jordan and Rory following on from their talks in this series: This video resource is FREE to watch and stream for your own personal use. We hope it is a blessing to you!
The Either/Or Trap of Christian Singleness | Dani Treweek
Recorded 2023 So much of the contemporary conversation about Christian singleness makes it an either/or matter. Either someone is single by choice or single by circumstance. Either they’ve intentionally set out to pursue singleness as a lifelong “calling” or their singleness is considered accidental. But is this a biblical framework? Does the Bible present singleness […]
Valentine’s Day Q&A | Dani Treweek & Tamara Robson
A standalone Q&A webinar covering lots of different questions, recorded on Valentines’ Day 2023! This video resource is FREE to watch and stream for your own personal use. We hope it is a blessing to you!
The History of Valentine’s Day | Dani Treweek
Recorded in 2023. They say never to let facts get in the way of a good story. And Valentine’s Day certainly tells a good story, doesn’t it? Starting in mid-January every year, shop displays, social media ads, and streaming-service jingles are eager to sell us a story of love, romance, and happily-ever-afters come February 14. […]
Esteeming Faithful Celibacy | Dani Treweek
Recorded in 2021. Is celibacy simply a life of cruel suppression? Or could it actually be a life of godly expression? The world, and even the church, tends to see a life without sex as being no life at all. Dani Treweek helps us understand why Christian celibacy is not just realistic but a vitally […]
