Contents

Departments

Voices
Finding Your Tree
Nancy Goldberger

Give Us This Day
Ripples and Circles
Marj Leegard

Reader Call
How are you an example of boldness in your life and church?

Grants: Your Dollars at Work
Raffling Quilts: Saving Villages

Mothering Seasons
A Measure of Support
Gail Kittleson

Bible Study
Act Boldly!
Sarah S. Henrich
Session 1: Finding My Boldness
In this first session of our summer Bible study, we learn that boldness is not a simple word in any language, including our own. Each of us hears the word boldness a bit differently.

Grace Notes
Big Bold Elephants
Mary Ellen Kiesner

Amen!
A Firm Foundation
Catherine Malotky

Issue Theme: Act Boldly: Finding My Boldness
For many of us, June marks the beginning of summer, a period of play and relaxation. Use the time to consider your personal boldness and discover how you can offer your gifts to the world.

Stealthy Boldness
Catherine Malotky
Small daily acts of boldness are as powerful in bringing God's will and way to bear in our world as are the more dramatic examples we read or hear about.

Discovering Bold Women in Blue
Anne Basye
Women from North and South America traveled together to Brazil and Peru and learned that boldness comes in all colors.

Envisioning Holiness
Joan Chittister
To be truly holy, we must empower the entire world- with all its colors, people, plants, and animals.

Fuzzy-Sweater Feminist
Jennifer Basye Sander
How does a feminist spend her day? Folding laundry? Vacuuming? Baking bread? You might be surprised at the dictionary meaning of feminism. It really isn't a bad word, after all.

Fabric of Love
Carol Kehlmeier
Friends at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Westerville, Ohio, share their talents, faith, and desire to warm God's people around the corner and around the world.

God in Us Courage to Answer the Call
Danielle Welliever
God has provided each of us with gifts and talents that are sufficient for the day, even it that day requires us to act in extraordinary ways.

Plus...
Speaking Boldly
Elisabeth Kellogg
Do we really welcome everybody to the table?

Action & Advocacy Guide
Resources and links for learning more.

Directory of Reader Services
Subscription, editorial, and ordering information. Plus, peace in the air.