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February 2010

The Grass Only Seems Greener

Wed, 2010-02-24 10:08 — Amanda Mentzel

As the wife of a college minister, the time I don’t spend taking care of my kids is spent working with young women. One of the most common sins these women struggle with is discontentment. And in single college women, this is never more obvious than when you get them talking about their love lives—or lack thereof.

Body Lessons

Wed, 2010-02-17 11:13 — Amanda Ewer

This Christmas I found myself meditating on and being convicted by 1 Corinthians 12.   I had done a rather remarkable job, I thought, of completing my work in such a way that I could enjoy our time away, relaxing with my feet up.  All my gifts were purchased or made, wrapped, ribboned and tagged.  As for food preparation, I had made dry mixes and put them in Ziploc bags with photocopies of my recipes, highlighting missing ingredients.  I was oh-so-very-prepared.  Upon arrival at our first stop on the 20th, I made inquiries to see if I could be of any help...&nb

Raising Warrior Sons

Wed, 2010-02-10 17:44 — Heather Ummel

What does it mean to be a warrior? A fierce killing machine? Or is it more akin to the scalping, silent horseman from Dances with Wolves? These are pictures that might come to mind when someone says the word “warrior,” but as Christians we’re talking about raising our sons to be warriors for Christ. Why warriors? Where did the idea come from?