Our identity: precious, honored, loved

What do you think of when you look at yourself in a mirror?

Consumerism and our identity

Aug 10, 2018 | Monthly Topic

by Julia Seymour An advertisement from a cosmetics company went viral on television and on the Internet a few years ago. In the commercial, women described themselves to a forensic artist who could not see them. He made a second sketch based on a description from a...

Cafe group: Identity

Aug 9, 2018 | Cafe Groups, Monthly Topic

August 2018 Our identity: Precious, honored, loved by Emily Ann Carson What do you think of when you see your reflection? It's easy to get caught up with our imperfections--but God wants us to know how we really should see ourselves. Read more Faith reflections:...

Troubled waters: Our baptismal identity

Aug 6, 2018 | Faith Reflections, Monthly Topic

By Angela T. Khabeb "Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Beth-zatha, which has five porticoes. In these lay many invalids--blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying...

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