Church Alive

Recently I became intrigued when a friend shared a dictionary definition of the word shall. Besides meaning "must," shall also implies inevitability" — that the object spoken of is fact.

Establishment. SECTION 1.

CHURCH. The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.

Many of our readers have responded to our invitation at the end of this column every month to tell us: "What works in your church?" We've gathered some recent responses, as well as excerpts from Web postings at TMC Youth and e-mails/letters to The Mother Church to share with you. OUR Branch Church Found that too much business meant too little time to spend on the "good of the church" at the end of each meeting.

CHURCH. The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.

A Grandmother stops by to show off a new "grand" baby. A Hispanic woman drops off a plate of homemade tortillas.

CHURCH. The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.

"How was the Summit?" colleagues inevitably ask when we return home. No, we editors haven't been scaling mountains, but a few of us have been hopping on planes to attend gatherings of Christian Science youth in cities and towns around the world.

Have an idea you want to share about keeping your high-school Sunday School students engaged and wanting to come back for more? Or a question about teaching the youngest classes? The discussion forums on TMCYouth. com are a fabulous resource for teachers and students as they explore these questions—and many more.

CHURCH. The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.