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Accepting Average? Paralyzed by Perfectionism?

Written by Susan Scott Smith

Throughout our lifetime we hear the words average and perfect used in many contexts. Depending upon your background and occupation, you may have different reactions to these words. Several years...

What Message Are We Sending?

Written by Eddie Foster

Good social skills require that our verbal and nonverbal messages coincide. As Christians, how are we doing in these areas? In the education world, social skills are often referred to as part of...

The Catty Conundrum

Written by Debbie Pennington

For some reason I couldn’t understand, I had become the object of their derision. A friend and I had decided on an afternoon golf excursion to enjoy a break in the stormy weather and get...

Are Churches Irrelevant?

Written by Larry Murray

Why are young adults fleeing the churches? Why aren’t the spiritual leaders providing real answers to the serious questions people today face? Have you noticed how churches today seem to be...

Dear Dr. Luke

Written by Karen Meeker

I suppose everyone has a favorite section or book of the Bible. I have several, among them the writings of Luke. I decided to write him a letter to thank him for enriching my studies, especially...

Graduation: the End—or a Beginning?

Written by Susan Scott Smith

If I remember correctly, I looked forward to graduation as the end of something. Homework? Parental control? Curfews? Hmmmm! Well, as most of us know from attending graduation ceremonies, it is...

The Struggle Is Essential

Written by Sarah Henderson

If we give our attention to anything that God has created, we will find purpose in it. It is when we study the design that we begin to understand the Designer. Something we learn while we are...

The Relationship of the Potter and the Clay

Written by Tina Rupp

As our loving Father molds and shapes us on a daily basis into the exact vessel that He needs, what’s our responsibility? God uses pictures to illustrate what He is accomplishing in our...

Heavy Burdens

Written by Debra Doss

Sometimes we carry heavy burdens that weigh us down, but Jesus says His burden is light. A few years ago we decided to fly to the Feast of Tabernacles site in Colorado with a group of friends....