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What shape is your church in? Sometimes the answer makes us feel good; other times, not so good. I’ve found that when the latter is the case, it’s helpful to examine who it is that shapes our church, and what shape our thoughts are taking about Church.

We always want to take the high road. But let’s face it—sometimes the actions of another person or group seem to affect us adversely.

A “yoke” has been defined as a bar of wood uniting two animals, usually oxen, to work in the fields drawing heavy loads. Figuratively, a yoke is a symbol of burden and submission.

In my practice of Christian Science, I have found that divine law has been a bulwark to my spiritual progress. The very nature of this law is its universality, impartiality, and immutability.

Have you ever thought of yourself as an idea? What is an idea, anyway?  To illustrate, I am going to mention a word: apple. What mental picture did you have when you read that word? It is an idea in your consciousness.

On a trip late last year to the neighboring countries of Ghana and Togo, in West Africa, I had the privilege of hearing moving testimonies of spiritual renewal from the many men and women I met. While driving a group of us back to our hotel one night, Rodger, a joyful Togolese man, told me in his native French about an experience he had almost two decades ago, which seems indelibly etched in his mind.

When I became a student in a Primary class of Christian Science, a whole new world opened up for me. The class taught me to think more spiritually about God and man (meaning all men and women), and it gave me a great gift: It taught me how to heal.

When we were in Belize this past spring, my family and I went tubing in some caves. We went deep into those caves, floating on inner tubes, clambering over rocks, edging along ledges with stalactites dripping.

Health care, one of the most discussed topics around the globe today, is often at the forefront of thought—whether regarding some new health challenge that individuals may face, or in trying to figure out how ever mounting health-care costs will be covered. In the United States, where the Affordable Care Act is set to take effect in 2014, health care is of immediate concern to many.

Many times, perplexed by all the needs that surround us, we want to help others, but don’t know how or what may be the most effective way to do it.   Patriarchs and prophets in the Bible, including Jesus and his followers, left an inspiring spiritual legacy to humanity that today continues to help and guide many people.