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“For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”—Galatians 3:26

Volume 7 Number 10

December 2005

What Makes a Woman Beautiful?
By Nancy Morgan

Our society is obsessed with being beautiful! But is there more to beauty than what meets the eye?

Where’s My Mate?
By Robert Berendt

Why did God create us male and female? And why was it necessary to have pairs at all?

Consider the Lily
By E. Glenn Harrell

What a miracle the birth of a child is! Children change and grow almost daily. As Christians, we are told we are spiritually to be like little children, but what does the lily have to do with that?

Close to God’s Heart
By Janet Treadway

When we’re feeling the most lonely, God can be close to us. If you’re going through trials, know that God is just a prayer away.

Life’s Purpose
By Rod Hall

There should be an overpowering purpose to life, but few have ever known such purpose—do you?

Letters to the Editor

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