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I have relatives with some property and a cabin in a very remote area. One of the challenges there is to provide ourselves with some form of running water.

Recently I have gained a deep appreciation for the continuity that the Manual of The Mother Church gives to the ongoing life of Christian Science today. To my sense, this slim book has an undergirding Principle expressed in its pages, while leaving room for Soul’s qualities to guide branch churches in applying its rules to their unique needs.

What if the billboards on the highway were filled with the qualities and synonyms of God, instead of alluring advertisements? In my study of Christian Science, I recently started examining what it means to consciously live my life in a way that starts from a spiritual basis—and disproves the attempts of mortal mind to drag my thinking into a material, culture-driven atmosphere. I have learned that my communion with God comes through thinking clearly, recognizing the allness of God, and glorifying the spiritual qualities that I reflect as His child.

One time I went on an annual camp-out trip with a large group of elementary school students and their parents. It was an exciting fall weekend to welcome new families and take time for freedom from our urban environment, to enjoy the beauty of nature in the wooded mountains, looking out on a beautiful, clear lake.

Many of us have heard that admonition. Though sometimes the message is delivered sarcastically, and most often to men, the speaker has observed behavior lacking in courage or honesty and is exhorting that person to face up to a situation or confrontation.

In the English language there is the expression “staying on the straight and narrow. ” It’s often understood to mean sticking to moral principles rather than indulging in unethical and immoral behavior.

Experience has taught me that it is helpful, especially when a problem appears entrenched, to turn completely away from error and begin living the insights and instruction that result from consecrated prayers. I remember one time, as a new student of Christian Science, visiting a Christian Science practitioner to get some guidance.

The Scriptures consistently emphasize that God is one —as in “I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King” ( Isa. 43:15 ).

Among the childhood memories that made a deep impression on Mary Baker Eddy were visits paid to her family home in New Hampshire by some of the leading Protestant ministers of New England. Many years later she would say of them that they were men of kindness and rectitude, “.

We’ve all probably heard of the concept of original sin, which is from the story of Adam and Eve in the Bible.   In the book of Genesis, the world is described as a perfect paradise, up until the first sin was committed, when Adam and Eve disobeyed the Lord and ate the forbidden apple.