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“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.”—John 15:13-14

Volume 10 Number 7

August 2008

Male-Female Relationships
By Robert Berendt

We’re created to be complementary, but this secret of successful marriage relationships can get lost in the mysteries and mayhem of the modern battle of the sexes.

A Friend: “The Masterpiece of Nature”
By Sarah M. Thompson

God made us to need friends, and especially to need a relationship with Him.

Parent Swap
By Lorelei Nettles

As parents and Christians, we have responsibilities to our children and we must make sure we don’t swing too far in any direction when it comes to decision making.

Five Smooth Stones
By Glenn Harrell

David, the youth who would become king of Israel, faced Goliath with sling in hand and stones he selected to use as ammunition. What can we today use in handling the challenges and difficulties we come up against?

The Scarlet Cord
By Graemme Marshall

A colored rope hanging from a window held great meaning for a woman in Jericho thousands of years ago. It also has special significance for us as Christians.

Virtual Christian Magazine (VCM) has added a new feature. Using the link to the left, you can now join our online forum. While you may still send general feedback messages as before, the forum will allow for more discussion of the magazine. We encourage your ideas, overall views and your criticisms of the magazine.

Virtual Christian Magazine is only offered in an online format, but please feel free to print any of our articles for your personal use or to share with others. Each issue can be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, or you can use the "Print" button located to the left of each article.			Virtual Christian Magazine Staff Managing Editor Lorelei Nettles Issue Editor Patrick Kansa Editors Mike Bennett Gayle Hoefker Jada Howell Patrick Kansa Jeremy Lallier David Meidinger Suzanne Morgan Amy Stephens Debbie Werner Reviewers Eric Evans Don Henson Don Hooser Proofreader Becky Bennett Web Design Chris Rowland Copyright 2008 United Church of God, an International Association

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