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april/june 2004

The Right One

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Had a Mental Checkup Lately?
Perhaps you haven't realized it, but Christians have been undergoing mental examinations at this time of year for a long time.

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A Course on Evolution and Faith
Ever wonder what taking a class on evolution would be like for a Christian? A freshman at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) shares her experience.

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A Beautiful, Vertical Mind
Did you know that when we are born, we are not all there? Something is missing—a nonphysical component critical for sound, godly thinking. If you want to think vertically, make sure you understand how to obtain this key component.

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Building a Relationship for a Lifetime
With so many marriages ending in divorce these days, you need to know how to beat the odds. Here is valuable advice from success stories—people who have been successfully married for more than 20 years.

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The Value of Reading
Turn off the TV and read this short article. It will only take you a couple of minutes, and your mind will be healthier for it. Make reading a habit and you're likely to be a lot smarter than people who don't!

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The Right One
What's going to clinch it for you? How are you going to know when you've met the right person to marry and spend the rest of your life with? How Can you prepare?

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Television Facts
Do you know what watching a lot of television will do for you? Check it out if you have the courage. Warning: it's not good.

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In the News...
News of interest to teens and young adults from a biblical perspective.

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Q&A
The following questions and answers represent issues of interest to young people who want sound biblical advice.   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What It Is Like Being a Young Church Member in France
There are around 30 of us in the United Church of God in France, Belgium and Switzerland. We live apart from one another and gather only for the Feast of Tabernacles...

What Is Repentance?
Repentance. It's a strange sounding word that gets used a lot in religious circles. What exactly is repentance? What does it involve? If it's so essential, you need to understand it to be able to do it...

Staying Christian on a College Campus
Are you having a hard time keeping the Sabbath while away at college? Read this firsthand account by someone who successfully faced the challenge...

Can We Be Wiser Than Solomon?
Even thought Solomon was wiser than everyone did he ever make decisions that were not wise? Some things he did caused him serious problems when he was older

How to Survive Bull Riding and Religion
When I first heard of Sam Hines, he was introduced as the guy who survived a bull-riding accident...   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Up to You
compiled by Andrea Pacelli

The person who advances is one who is driven to do as much as possible to the best of his ability.
— B.C. Forbes

A failure is not always a mistake; it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
— B.F. Skinner

There is no brotherhood of man without the "Fatherhood of God."
— H.M. Field

Nothing happens unless it is first dreamed.
— Carl Sandburg

We need to restore the full meaning of that old word, duty. It is the other side of rights.
— Pearl S. Buck

Self-esteem soars in direct proportion to our forgetting the "self" part.
— Eileen Harley Wigginton

Do not wait for someone else to begin to change things. Start changing things yourself.
— Norman Vincent Peale

Love is a force. It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product; it produces.
— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Happiness is doing with a smile what you have to do by deed anyway.
— Andrea Pacelli



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