Man its HOT outside ... and I kinda like it :) Ate some wonderful leftovers (Rosemary chicken & pasta) at home, then spent the remainder of my lunch reading Singles at the Crossroads, by Albert Hsu. So far, so good. It's about the "issue" of being single, and also what it means in view of God's kingdom. So far, he's correctly identified many trends today, including: a higher-than-ever the percentage of single adults, people marrying at an older age, fear of getting divorced acting as a hindrance to marriage, pre-marital sex & co-habitation devaluing marriage. He touches on (possible) explanations for the trends that seem to be quite good. I'll go back thru and record those here later this evening - they're interesting to think about. There is a treatment of singleness/marriage throughout church history - beginning from Jewish tradition, to the early christian (first century) perspective, to the strange effects of Roman Catholic celibacy doctrine, and the following reaction by the Protestant reformation. All this in only the first few chapters - so the book begins quite broadly in how it covers being single, but its a great read and has made me nod my head or say, "oh i see" several times already ...