On
American television, a recent episode of the show Touched by an angel portrayed a highly successful young reporter who was obsessed with an inordinate drive for personal perfection: No matter what she accomplished, it was never enough to win what she yearned for most—the approval and affection of her perfectionist mother.
Over
the past couple of decades, as more people have given attention to environmental concerns, there has been a growing recognition of the value of stewardship.
"Quietly,
without a trace of fanaticism, making their remarkable statements with a simplicity which sprang from the conviction that they would be believed, scores of Christian Scientists told of cures from diseases, physical and mental, at the testimony meetings that marked the close of their visit to Boston; cures that carried one back to the age of miracles.
Who
of us has not gotten caught up in petty gossip about someone else, or had the discomforting experience of learning what others are saying about us when we're not around?
