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The office where I worked when I was a relatively new student of Christian Science was near a Christian Science Reading Room. I spent most of my lunch hours in its healing atmosphere, reading the weekly Bible Lessons and the Christian Science periodicals.

In 2020 I was a victim of fraud and lost my savings. When I realized I had been scammed, I reported the theft to the financial institution that had held my money and to the police.

A number of years ago, I found myself in a pinch regarding a used vehicle I had recently purchased. New to the used-car market, I was unfamiliar with the tricks some sellers use to offload damaged vehicles.

Pioneering is essential to Christian practice. Embracing the pioneering spirit in our efforts to understand and experience God, uplifts everything we do, and is at the heart of genuine progress.

Many years ago, The Christian Science Monitor ran a religious article called “Why obedience?” (September 15, 1986), and it made a deep impression on me. The author brought out the importance of obedience by relating his father’s experience growing up in an area where there were both active and abandoned copper mines.

In an article titled “One Cause and Effect,” Mary Baker Eddy writes, “Christian Science begins with the First Commandment of the Hebrew Decalogue, ‘Thou shalt have no other gods before me’ ” ( Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 21 ).

One Sunday I was on my way to church. As it was still early, I decided to stop at a gas station to fill up.

There’s an old joke about a tourist from the city who gets lost in the countryside. After wandering around for a while, the tourist approaches a local farmer to ask how to get back home.

When my wife and I emigrated from South Africa to New Zealand in 2003, we had meager financial resources. We prayed to see that God was the true, unlimited source of our supply.

Last year, our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren were spending a holiday weekend with my wife and me. After enjoying some time outdoors, my daughter and I had just started up the exterior stairs when we heard disturbingly loud cracking sounds.