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April 2004

Contents

Departments
Give Us This Day
In the Desert Place
Marj Leegard

Reader Call
When has your answer to God's call led you to make a choice different from the one dictated by our culture's standards of success?

IdeaNet
A mix of good ideas from all over.

Mothering Seasons
Parents and Success
Kirsi Stjerna


Bible Study
I Thank God for You! Forming Community with Paul
Robin Mattison
Session 8:
Rubbish!
We hear Paul's advice to the Gentile Christians of Philippi regarding challenges from Jewish Christians, and we learn what is proper to boast about. 

Women of the ELCA Grants
Circle of Hope: A Success Story
Doris Strieter

Grace Notes
How Do You Spell Success?
Mary Ellen Kiesner

Amen!
Measuring Up
Catherine Malotky

Theme Articles: The Measure of Success
God's Measure of Success
Jessica Royer
God calls us to be faithful, not successful. Part of that faithfulness, though, is to live successfully the life God intends for us. How can we determine what that means? 

Striving for Success in the Healing of the World
Danielle Welliever
How can your trip to the grocery store help others better invest in and more faithfully use the gifts of soil, plants, and animals?

A Global Success
Denise Black
While attending a synodical program halfway around the world, one woman found a surprising way to help advance new advocacy efforts in Haiti. 

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Brenda Meier
Credit cards might help create the image of a successful life. But the teeth that lurk behind that mask of instant gratification could end up biting into your life more than you might imagine. 

Unexpected Praise
Joan Sellers
It is easy to forget how the little things we say and do affect others. One woman reflects on messages she has received (and given) in her life. 

Successful Investors Focus on God's Kingdom
Carol E. Spencer
How do you invest for success? We take a look at one place where good financial stewardship and a Christian perspective intersect.

Plus ...
Question of the Month
This month’s question and your answers concerning what topic you would most like to see explored in a future issue of LWT.

The Gift of Love: 1 Corinthians 13 Revisited
Marianne Jones
Sharing gifts takes on deeper meaning when the act is steeped in love. 

Pour It On!
Brenda Meier
An update on the 90-Ton Challenge (LWR Coffee Project)

April 2004 Lutheran Woman Today
Cover Art
Jon Allen
Featured Articles in This Issue
"God's Measure of
  Success"
-by Jessica Royer
"Parents and Success"
-by Kirsi Stjerna
"Striving for success in
  the Healing of the
  World"
-by Danielle Welliever
"A Wolf in Sheep's
 Clothing"
-by Brenda Meier