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Are You A Performer
Without realizing it, many of us are living under tremendous pressure to perform . . . pressure that God never intended. Sometimes becoming a Christian can even "sanctify*' this tendency rather than free us from it.
The first step to living under grace, not guilt, is realizing how performance-driven we really are. Read the statements below and honestly assess how much each one applies to you . . .
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Susan Maycinik
AuthorSusan Maycinik Nikaido, Author, served as editor and senior editor of the Discipleship Journal for over 15 years. She has published articles in magazines such as Today’s Christian Woman, Decision, Leadership, Campus Life, New Man, and Christian History. She has worked as an editor at Purdue University, editing books and promotional materials, and at Indiana University, editing study guides for correspondence courses. She is the author of the Bible study guides Growing Deeper with God and Building Better Relationships. Susan holds a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University and an M.A. in communications from Wheaton College Graduate School. She has taught writing and editing seminars in the U.S. and internationally and has also written a manual for Magazine Training International.

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Susan Maycinik
AuthorSusan Maycinik Nikaido, Author, served as editor and senior editor of the Discipleship Journal for over 15 years. She has published articles in magazines such as Today’s Christian Woman, Decision, Leadership, Campus Life, New Man, and Christian History. She has worked as an editor at Purdue University, editing books and promotional materials, and at Indiana University, editing study guides for correspondence courses. She is the author of the Bible study guides Growing Deeper with God and Building Better Relationships. Susan holds a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University and an M.A. in communications from Wheaton College Graduate School. She has taught writing and editing seminars in the U.S. and internationally and has also written a manual for Magazine Training International.
