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Does “Birthright” sound like an antiquated concept no longer relevant to our lives? It may, yet an understanding of it can be something of a game changer. In the Bible, a birthright was a very important privilege that would lead to a position of power.

The Bible declares , “Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all” (I Chronicles 29:11, New International Version).

“The need for food on the Cape Flats is dire,” stated the news broadcaster. It was the first month of South Africa’s vigorously enforced stay-at-home lockdown in response to the pandemic.

When asked what is most important for gaining eternal life, Christ Jesus asked his questioner what he found in the law. The man replied, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself” ( Luke 10:27 ).

When our life doesn’t go according to our plan, it can feel frustrating. This author shares an experience that proves God’s plan is always infinitely good.

There’s a well-known saying: “It’s too good to be true!” We’ve probably all found ourselves coming out with this phrase at times when something wonderful or amazing happens.   Recently, our family needed a new car.

Three years ago , my husband and I became parents. Like most parents who are preparing for the arrival of their first child, everything in our experience was new, from having to decide on the baby items we would need, to doing all the organizational things necessary to get ready for a newborn.

It’s not unusual for me to find myself humming music I’ve been practicing, even several days after I’ve performed that song at a church service. Whatever the music happens to be, if I enjoyed it or if it inspired me, there are times when I have been not only uplifted but physically healed by it.

In a recent Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lesson, the familiar story of Eve listening to the suggestion of the serpent hit me like a bolt of lightning. In Genesis 3, the serpent subtly draws Eve into a dialogue that results in both Eve and Adam eating fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil—fruit that the Lord God had said would make them mortal (see verses 1–6 ).

As have many Christian Scientists, I have shared the textbook of Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, with those unfamiliar with it. Many recipients expressed deep gratitude for the healing influence this book brought to their lives.