Interviews

Richard Bergenheim's family was introduced to Christian Science in the late 19th century, through the healing work of one of Mary Baker Eddy's early students, James Neal. Subsequently, his great grandmother worked for a year at Pleasant View, Mrs.

Patricia Hyatt and Chuck, her husband of 40 years, love the water. They live on the shores of a lake, and they spend as much time as possible on the live-in trawler they keep at a marina on South Carolina's coast.

The present power of a divine influence in life is very real to Christian Science practitioner and teacher Hans-Joachim Trapp , of Berlin, Germany–it has shaped the contours of his life, giving him the capacity to help others find spiritual solutions to their problems. Mr.

Talk to Whittier College freshman Kelsey Lyon and one word comes to mind: real. Kelsey's full of faith and a love for God.

"All day e-mails pop up on my computer screen with requests for healing prayer," relates self-described technology enthusiast Beverly Goldsmith, a Christian Science teacher and practitioner in Brisbane, Australia. After all, she says, "we live in the 21st century, and we communicate in 21st-century ways.

HUMAN EXISTENCE, SAYS BETTY JENKS, IS FUNDAMENTALLY CONTEMPLATIVE. IT IS, SHE SAYS, "ABOUT IDEAS AND THEIR POWER TO SHAPE WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE.

When the woman at the acting agency told Indiana teenager Katie Walter that she would never model, Katie had every reason to believe her. Acting talent Katie had, but she was no size four.

"One of the hardest questions for me to answer," says says Ginny Luedeman , "is 'How many children do you have?' " Attempt to construct a family tree with this birth-adoptive-foster-grand-and-great-grand mother and you begin to understand why. Ginny and husband Craig have raised her son from a previous marriage, along with one birth and two adopted daughters of their own.

Ann Downer wasn't looking for spiritual healing; she didn't know it was possible. But at a certain point in her life, about 11 years ago, she knew that something needed to change.

Religion on the wrestling mat? Faith on the football field? Might sound strange to some, but for Scottsdale, Arizona, native Mitch Stock , now of St. Louis, Missouri, spirituality and sports go hand in hand.