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				Letters to the Editor The Diets of the Millennium Should Be the Diets of Today I wanted to write you to rave about how helpful your page has been to me. I've been using your page on Millennial diets to do research on medical reference sites, which I'm compiling into a library of resources for my health students. Thanks again for your site! What Makes a Woman Beautiful? Really outdated, and, well, outrageously bizarre piece of writing. I am a very proud, devout Christian woman and find this article extremely offensive and demeaning. Interesting that you support submissiveness -- does this also apply for physically, psychologically, and emotionally abusive marriages? Not seeing much about intelligence being valued here! Love the hair length recommendations too (note the "un-godly" sarcasm). I assume we aren't thinking about those beautiful, Christian women who are undergoing chemotherapy? God loves us for who we are, correct? Re-evaluate this, please. Thank you. I am sorry to hear that you find the article "What Makes a Woman Beautiful" offensive, but I think its point is being misunderstood. The writer was merely giving a biblical view of what a godly woman looks like, such as having a feminine hairstyle. This does not mean a woman would necessarily have a certain length to their hair, but that if seen on the street would not be mistaken for a man. A woman undergoing chemotherapy would certainly not fall into the category of trying to purposely look like a man, as she would have no control over what was happening to her. While we do believe that a woman should be submissive to her husband, the Bible instructs that she should be submissive to him in the way a man is submissive to Christ and God. This in no way condones a man who is abusive to his wife. Abuse is never acceptable to God. 1 Peter 3:6-7 reads, "Sarah obeyed her husband, Abraham, and called him her master. You are her daughters when you do what is right without fear of what your husbands might do. In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God's gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered" (New Living Translation). A wife is not being treated with understanding and honor if she is being abused. Submission is not a bowing down, but instead a form of respect, just as the following verses also expect respect from a husband toward a wife. 1 Peter 3:10-12 reads, "He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil." Being righteous means both living according to God's way and emulating the life Christ led. Abusive behavior was never a part of how He treated others. Finally, the author of the article writes, "Our society places a high value on the physical beauty of women, but it does not understand all of the elements that make a woman truly beautiful. If a woman possesses only the physical aspect of beauty without the inner and godly qualities, she is a hollow and empty shell." Making a woman beautiful takes into account all of her virtues, including her intelligence. The author was not intentionally ignoring this fact, but instead focused the article on the physical attributes mentioned in scripture. I cannot thank you enough for your article on what makes a woman beautiful. I was looking for other people's ideas along a slippery personal progress, and I really appreciated the scripture to look up and remember and act upon. I am proud to see truth and wisdom daring to present itself in a place where usually one is held back and the other is disregarded. May God richly bless your minds and enable you to spread the truth ever farther, ever deeper. Labels -- Part 2 Really liked Labels article. Nice job. Hope we will all apply this to our own lives. I know I sure will! The Number of Our Days I enjoyed the article by Kodesh, age 26. He is right to make the most of the time left to him, even if it is until he is 78. Both my kids are older than him and have children of their own. At the ripe old age of 55 (two and a half years ago), I took up the backwoods banjo, something I should have done when I was age 26, or even 35, when I thought about taking up the guitar. There are advantages to taking up hobbies when you are older -- more confidence, such as bravely playing for a recent UCG variety show. Also it took me until I was 56, a few months after I started playing and searching the Internet for music, to find out that Irish music that is my specialty! What will I take up when I'm 70 ? That will be interesting. Hard Copies How can I receive copies of this magazine? Thank you for your interest in Virtual Christian Magazine. Unfortunately, this is an online magazine only, but please feel free to print it! You may also be interested in our sister magazine, The Good News, which offers free print subscriptions as well as online articles. I love this magazine, but I do not have a printer and having low vision/blindness it is very hard for me to sit and try to read this. Do you send copies of this by regular postal mail? If you do, please place me on your postal mailing list. Unfortunately, Virtual Christian Magazine is an online magazine only. However, you can increase the text size on your screen by pressing the Ctrl and + keys down at the same time (and decrease it by pressing the Ctrl and -- keys). If you're on a Mac, then use the Cmd key instead of the Ctrl key. If you are interested in reading similar articles at home and do not already receive it, you may subscribe to The Good News magazine at no charge. Praise for Virtual Christian Magazine What a wonderful encouragement in godly teaching. It would be so wonderful if this magazine could be in print and found on coffee tables or supermarkets or even gas stations around the world! Not everyone has computer access, but all certainly need food. This magazine has consistently been such a blessing in instruction in righteousness. Please, is there anyway possible to move this from the internet to the mainstream of humanity? "Living a Christian Life Magazine"...or "Real Hope and Help for Living in These Perilous Times." Your subheading, "Hope And Encouragement For The Real World," would make a super (non-Internet) title! I surely do not mean to be telling anyone what to do. I see this as such a great source of 'preaching the Gospel' in its way of dealing with the realities and teaching the solutions to life's temptations, struggles and trials. Hoping the Sabbath is filled with great blessings and growth for us all! Some feedback messages are edited for space and/or clarity. Copyright 2010 by United Church of God, an International Association All rights reserved.

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