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In Search of the Ideal Biblical Woman 1 
A Series on the Women of the Bible
Biblically, what is the ideal woman—or what are aspects of ideal womanhood? Is it physical beauty? Beauty is very culturally specific and subject to vast international media marketing. In parts of...
3 Things Christians Say, But Shouldn’t, In Times of Loss
By Christa Black Gifford
As my daughter Goldie’s heart beat for the last time on March 5, 2014, I felt her warm skin turn cold in my arms. Tears poured down my chin and onto her...
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God’s Love for the Unlovable The Power of Shame
As bad and as powerful as guilt feels, shame is much worse. Unlike guilt, shame is less offense and more self-focused. Shame wonders if I...
God’s Love for the Unlovable The Island of Misfit Toys
Do you remember the Rudolf Christmas TV special that included the island of misfit toys? I do. I related to them, a...
God’s Love for the Unlovable Are We Doing Something Wrong? Pt 4
In the three previous “Are We Doing Something Wrong” articles, I suggested that the biggest problem that the church has today (and I know there are...