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Jan/Feb 2006
 

Contents

Departments

Voices
Human Kind
Kate Sprutta Elliott

Give Us This Day

Fear of Falling
Marj Leegard

Health Wise
New Year, New You
Molly M. Ginty

Bible Study
Act Boldly in the Fruit of the Spirit

Sue Gamelin
Session 5: Act Boldly in Kindness
Some Bibles translate chrestotes, the Greek word Paul used for kindness, as "sweetness"— of God's grace, given to us in Jesus Christ.

Session 6: Act Boldly in Generosity
The Greek word agathosune is sometimes translated as "goodness," but in the NRSV it is translated as "generosity.".

Praying for Peacemakers
Palestine: Striving for Normalcy
Ann Hafften

Grace Notes
It's a Lifestyle
Linda Post Bushkofsky

Amen!
Freed to Be Generous
Catherine Malotky

Issue Theme: Act Boldly with Kindness and Generosity
It isn't always easy to approach people with a spirit of kindness and generosity, but God calls us to do just that.

Epiphany: God's Light Revealed
Patricia Lull
Epiphany is about God's mission — bringing light for all people.

Kitchen Table Ecumenism
Phyllis Anderson

Christian unity is realized when diverse believers dare to tell their truth and to hear the truth of others.

Telling Stories: A Bold Act of Faith
Gwendolyn Miller
As we boldly tell and write our stories, we understand God's purpose for us.

Giving My Lamb for You
Evon O. Flesberg
God so loved the world that God gave us Jesus. Could you give like that?

Still Journeying Together Faithfully
Mary Mortimore Dossin
We are called to treat each other with kindness and respect — despite our differences.

Act Boldly with Generosity: Christians as a People Possessed
Martha E. Stortz
Membership in the body of Christ frees us and allows us to give of ourselves.

Not–So–Random Acts of Kindness
Karen Burgess–Cassler
Kindness is an intentional way of acting and speaking — and sometimes deciding to put others' needs ahead of ours.

Plus...
Calendar Notes
January and February.

We Recommend
Resources for action, advocacy, programs, or further study.

Directory of Reader Services
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LWT cover art
Cover Art
Martin Barraud
Featured Articles in This Issue
"Epiphany: God's Light
  Revealed"
-by Patricia Lull
"Kitchen Table
  Ecumenism"
-by Phyllis Anderson
"Giving My Lamb for
  You"
-by Evon O. Flesberg
"Act Boldly with
  Generosity: Christians
  as a People
  Possessed"
-by Martha E. Stortz