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Do you ever feel helpless when considering the extreme poverty present in our global community?  Do the eyes of hungry children from devastated regions haunt you as you tuck your healthy little ones into bed?  This past week I was challenged to think more deeply about the extreme poverty experienced by children and families in many distressed parts of the world.

I have a hunch that the most-hated woman in the Bible is not bad-girl Jezebel. It’s the "woman of noble character" in Proverbs 31. One friend whined to me, "I can’t stand that Proverbs 31 lady. I feel tired just thinking about her."