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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="03cc8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B>"Are you not thirsty?" said the Lion.</B></div> <div> <B>"I'm dying of thirst," said Jill.</B></div> <div> <B>"Then drink," said the Lion.</B></div> <div> <B>. . . ." I daren't come and drink," said Jill.</B></div> <div> <B>" Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion.</B></div> <div> <B>"Oh dear! said Jill, coming another step nearer. "I suppose I must go and look for another stream then."</B></div> <div> <B>"There is no other stream," said the Lion.</B></div> <div> <B>Aslan speaking to Jill in </B><I><B>The Silver Chair, </B></I><B>from </B><I><B>The Chronicles of Narnia</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>C.S. 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McHenry </div> <div> Ms. McHenry is an artist, a writer and plays the Irish Harp.</div> <bR> <div>   <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Handing Out Bread"><U><B>Handing Out Bread</B></U></A><B>  </B>By Jenny McHenry</div> <div>   Ms. McHenry is a writer, a student majoring in botany, and the mother of six wonderful children.</div> <bR> <div>    </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Book Reviews</U></B></I><I><B>                   <IMG SRC="10bd5990.gif" border=0 width="213" height="153" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arioso" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B> </B></FONT><B> </B><B> </B><A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fantasy, Faith and History: A Book Revie"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fantasy, Faith and History: A Book Revie"><U><B>Fantasy, Faith and History: A Book Review of </B></U></A><A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fantasy, Faith and History: A Book Revie"><U><B>The Da Vinci Code</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>                 </B></div> <div> <B>                           </B>Review by Viola Larson</div> <div> This review focuses on The Knights Templar, The Goddess, and the Gnostic Gospels, all in Dan Brown's <I>The Da Vinci Code</I></div> <div> <B> </B>For a good review, which focuses on the art in the book see, "A Summary Critique: <I>The Da Vinci Code: </I>Revisiting a Cracked Conspiracy" by James Patrick Holding in <I>Christian Research Journal</I><I><B> </B></I><I>Vol. 27, No. 10</I> .</div> <bR> <div>     <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B><B>   </B><A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Gathering of Truth: A Book Review"><U><B>A Gathering of Truth: A Book Review</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>                                          </B> by Viola Larson</div> <div>          A book Review of:</div> <div> <B>     </B><B>The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft</B></div> <div> <B>                                    </B>By Ronald Hutton</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Feminism, Radical Feminism and Wicca</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Goddess Spirituality"><U><B><U>Goddess Spirituality</U></B></U></A></div> <div> This article includes the history of the movement as well as its main beliefs.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Early Feminism: Equality, Ethical Theory"><U><B><U>Early Feminism: Equality, Ethical Theory and Religion</U></B></U></A></div> <div> This article is the first chapter in my Master's thesis, "An Exploration: Feminist Ethics and The Principles of Orthodox Christianity." Since this is a history project, the first chapter explores the three differing kinds of early feminism: Enlightenment or liberal feminism, cultural feminism and Christian feminism.  Those interested in theology will find that much of todays radical feminism, both that called Christian or otherwise is like the cultural feminism of early feminism. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Feminist Ethic of Care and Biblical Et"><U><B>A Feminist Ethic of Care and Biblical Ethics--</B></U></A><B>  </B></div> <div> This article is the last chapter in my Master's thesis " An Exploration: Feminist Ethics and The Principles of Orthodox Christianity." (I have made some corrective changes to my references about Mary Slessor.)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wicca: Searching For Identity, Meaning a"><U><B>Wicca: Searching For Identity, Meaning and Community In The Lonely Shadows of Witchcraft</B></U></A><B>   </B> </div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >This article was taken with permission from TruthQuest Journal ( Autumn, 1998 ) Vol. 2, Issue 3.</FONT>                            </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>