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Give Us This Day
Priceless Treasures
Marj Leegard

Health Wise
Get your ZZZZs!
Molly M. Ginty

Bible Study
Act Boldly in the Fruit of the Spirit
Sue Gamelin
Session 9: Act Boldly with Self-Control
Self-control, God's gift of being able to direct our energies wisely, can help us as we act boldly in the other fruit of the Spirit.

Praying for Peacemakers
Habits of Peace
Anne Basye

Grace Notes
Who's Driving Your Car?
Linda Post Bushkofsky

Amen!
Not Rash, Bold!
Catherine Malotky

Issue Theme: Act Boldly with Self-Control
Self-control doesn't mean limiting our boldness; it means channeling our boldness into appropriate action.

Ascension Day Blessings
Patricia Lull
The ascension is tied to the story of Christ's resurrection ad to the promise to send the Holy Spirit to stir up and guide the community of faith on earth.

Mary: Mother, Disciple, and Example
Susanne E. Smith
Martin Luther encourages us to embrace our Lord's mother as a woman of courage who began her journey with nothing more than God's promise.

Gardening for the Soul
Elizabeth Caldwell
For a few hours on a Saturday morning in spring, two gardeners renew the earth with color and harmony and in the planting are renewed themselves..

The Secret to Self-Control
Martha E. Stortz
True self-control does not mean a rigid, repressive, white-knuckled discipline manufactured from within. True self-control is about praise.

Finding Courage to Act Boldly
Connie Peterson
This writer shares how the LWT Bible study emboldened her to help in the rebuilding in Louisiana after the hurricanes.

Gossip: A Matter of Self-Control
Kathie Bender Schwich
The Eighth Commandment includes gossip when it tells us, "Do not bear false witness against your neighbor."

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Calendar Notes
May.
Audrey Novak Riley

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