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Features 
Let Go and Let God
Elisabel Ruiz explores the struggle between faith and consumerism, contrasting the myth of scarcity with a theology of abundance.
Women and Investing
William R. Precious provides a list of goals and financial considerations for women at various stages of life.
Moms and Money
Women answer Leah Ellison Bradley's question, “What is the most important thing your mother taught you about money?”
 Make Poverty History
Gary Cook challenges Americans to raise their voices and call on our government to relieve the suffering and enable the self-development of people in the world who are poor.
Loans That Change Lives
Anna H. Bedford celebrates the power of small loans, known as microcredit, and the dent they’re making in global poverty.
Usury in the 21st Century
D. Cameron Murchison, Jr. explores “the sin of usury” for the 21st century, evaluating usury laws and various forms of lending in light of the Reformed tradition.
Celebrating Faith Through Celebration Giving
Ann Ferguson reports on the past, present and future of PW’s mission pledge—the cornerstone of PW’s Celebration Giving.
Planning Ahead
Laura C. Plumley shares ways Presbyterian women can support beloved individuals and organizations through wills and bequests.
Talk with the Treasurer
Amy Starr Redwine interviews Lois Clarke, a Presbyterian woman who serves as her congregation’s treasurer, exploring how Lois’s involvement with money affects her faith.
PW Resources
Advent
Jennifer Ashbaugh shares memories of the Advent she experienced while serving as a young adult volunteer in Belfast, Northern Ireland, including some ideas for celebrating this season of the liturgical year.
Horizons Bible Study Resource
Departments
Devotional (inside front cover)
Psalm 23 for the Modern Woman
• Kathleen Long Bostrom
Dispatch from Forbearance Presbyterian Church
The Eye of the Beholder
• Charlotte Johnstone
Supporting Mission
Dear Future of PW Mission
• Hazel Fuhrmeister
Working for Justice and Peace
Widening the Circle for the Future
• Mary Ann Lundy
Health Connections
Living Longer, Feeling Better
• Pat Gleich
Books
Pages Worth Turning
Mosaic
News and Information About Presbyterian Women and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
2006 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women
God's Word
• Janice Catron
Global Partners (inside back cover)
• Lois Carter
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