About Mary Van Weelden

Mary Van Weelden is a journalist, writer, and junior high teacher. She is the copy editor for he HRA and she is working on a dual MA in biblical and theological studies at Westminster Seminary California. Mary and her husband live in Escondido, California, and attend Christ Presbyterian Church. You can find her on Twitter.

Women Are More Than Baby Machines

Mary Van Weelden

on August 19, 2025 | 4 Comments

But I did feel the swell of hormones that flooded my system for the next three months, bringing me to lows I didn’t know existed, sweeping me through endless forests of my own fatigued emotions. I felt the fraying of my mind . . . Continue reading →

Bringing Singles Into The Church

Mary Van Weelden

on March 6, 2025

The OPC raised me well. Even in my earliest memories, my church felt like home. But when I returned as a young adult from serving two years on a mission field, I began to feel deeply the tension of being single and . . . Continue reading →

How To Be Gracious To Singles

Mary Van Weelden

on March 7, 2023 | 3 Comments

Single people in the church are often the recipients of unsolicited “words of encouragement”—words which, if not rooted in the truths of Scripture, can inflict pain and cultivate despair. These well-intended platitudes miss the mark of edifying talk. For those who haven’t . . . Continue reading →

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Women Are More Than Baby Machines

Bringing Singles Into The Church

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