Updating a Catholic wedding book via feminist critique
A veteran author describes receiving sharp criticism from a Montana woman about Together for Life. He tests the comments with couples, revises 75 percent of the text, and undergoes a consciousness raising about gender stereotypes and liberation movement concerns.
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A Christmas Gift Carved From Love and Time
A storyteller recalls a girl who makes six toy soldiers for her brother to show care. The piece emphasizes gifts made with love over money, urges gifts to reflect Jesus’s birthday, and suggests practical, thoughtful deeds as meaningful offerings. It invites readers to plan thoughtful Christmas presents that express love and devotion to God.
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Jesus Calls Disciples to Share in His Suffering and Cross
The article traces Jesus teaching that the Messiah must suffer and give His life. It emphasizes discipleship as taking up the cross and becoming servants for others, aligning with the Suffering Servant motif in Isaiah and the corporate nature of biblical redemption.
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Yahweh
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Early Jesus ministry guidance to disciples
The passages place the instructions during Jesus' Galilean ministry after crowds increasingly press him. They are directed to the disciples, and they react with confusion and debate as Jesus redefines leadership and the path to greatness, ending with Peter's rebuke followed by correction.
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