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I love the healing atmosphere of services and meetings in branch Churches of Christ, Scientist. It gives me some time to spend quietly with God during the week, away from the bustle and distractions of everyday life.

Being an accountant by profession, and thus much more comfortable with number-crunching than letter-writing, I have found it easy to find excuses to avoid writing for the Christian Science periodicals. However, it became difficult to ignore the insistent thoughts that I should at least give writing for these magazines a try.

A healing gave me a new and unexpected understanding of Christ Jesus’ parable of the talents, of its deep relevance and great importance to our lives, including our spiritual growth and progress.   In this parable (see Matthew 25:14–30 ) a man gives his servants talents—five to one, two to another, and a single talent to a third servant.

This author shares insights on how to address, and conquer fear.

The early disciples of Jesus, just after his resurrection, lived in a unique period that made their contribution to humanity’s welfare and their example critically valuable. Their lives, bearing witness to the healing power of Christ, Truth, would set a standard for Christianity throughout all history.

Healing is inevitable. Through my study and practice of Christian Science, I’ve seen firsthand that healing as Jesus taught is still possible today.

I live in a region of New York dubbed the “corridor of conscience” in the 19th century. Here, the women’s rights movement in the United States was born, anti-slavery sentiments blazed, and activists such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B.

Dear Reader, I don’t know, dear reader, exactly what you are looking for as you read this magazine. I do know, though, what I hope you will find—inspiring ideas that lead to answers you’ve been looking for, and a solid conviction of God’s healing power.

Recently I was asked to serve as an interpreter for a roundtable discussion that was to be held in French. I was to interpret into English in real time, because all the partners responsible for the meeting were English speakers and wanted to follow along.

Our branch Church of Christ, Scientist, regularly prays for our community. We were interested to hear of a special conference for clergy and people of faith who were in recovery themselves and were keenly dedicated to helping address drug addiction and the opioid crisis.