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Memoir of Grace (2009):

• “One Sunday night while sitting in that church in Watts a few minutes before the service, I spotted another student from the Bible college. He was with several other people—one of them a young woman who stood out from the others. How does he do it? I wondered. This guy was always surrounded by the loveliest women. I did not want to stare, but I couldn't help but notice that this young lady was especially attractive.
  
  About a week later, my brother, Paul, pitched a ball game for the Bible college. Every week during the regular season his team played other colleges around L.A. County. Because this was a home game, they played on the ball field at Echo Park not far from the campus. Up in the bleachers, waiting for the game to begin, I sat talking casually with the young lady next to me.
  
  A few minutes later, the guy I had seen Sunday night arrived with several other students, including the beautiful young woman who had been with him at church. The row directly in front of me was open, and this guy and his entourage sat down there—all except the really beautiful one[…]”
  
  

• “She first turned and with her handkerchief began dusting the bleacher.
  
  "Here!" I announced, "I've already dusted this one for you." Then scooting away from the girl next to me, I made space for Catheryn.
  
  "Thank you," she said with a smile as she sat down next to me.
  
  A few minutes into our conversation, she mentioned that she may have left some books at

• school that she needed that weekend. "I've got a car," I said, "and I'd be happy to drive you to campus."
  
  Catheryn, or Kay, was unlike any girl I had ever known. Beautiful all the time, glamorous when she dolled herself up, and she also had a depth that I had not encountered with other young women. She was very intelligent and had an insatiable appetite to learn. Her interests went in every conceivable direction: math, science, medicine, psychology, and so on. More than anything, Kay was radically devoted to Jesus Christ. She embraced Him in faith as if her very existence depended on her bond with Him. Wherever He could use her, she wanted to go. Whatever path He chose for her, she wanted to follow.
  
  Six weeks later we were married.
  
  Of course, with such a brief courtship people told us our marriage would never make it. Perhaps they were right. It has only been sixty-two years now since we tied the knot, so who knows if our marriage will stand the test of time! But I do have to say this: I love my wife today more than ever before, more than I love

• anyone, and more than I ever knew I could love another human."
   

Excerpt From

Chuck Smith Autobiography: A Memoir of Grace

Chuck Smith

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Image 1:

• Young Couple

Image 2:

• Older Couple

Bible Verses:

• Ruth 2:14-16 (NKJV)

More Tips from Boaz:

1. Feed Her

2. No Macho Nacho Complex

Bible Verses:

• Leviticus 19:9-10 (NKJV)

Final Tip from Boaz (10 Altogether):

1. Court the Mother

Bible Verses:

• Ruth 2:17-19 (NKJV)

• Proverbs 13:4 (NKJV)

• Proverbs 31:25-27 (NKJV)

• Proverbs 31:30 (NKJV)

• Ruth 2:20-23 (NKJV)

Image 3:

• Fields in Israel

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