Editorials

ARE YOU CONCERNED about a bodily system behaving badly? Maybe about the way an organization is being governed? Or, how a country's economy or healthcare system is evolving? Might these queries sum to one root question—Who's in control here? Recently, editor colleagues and I met with a globally diverse group of summer interns. Among the issues they raised: they and their peers don't feel they have much control over their futures.

SERIOUS STUDENTS OF Christian Science agree that spiritual healing is at its core. It verifies their faith.

IF YOU WERE LIVING YOUR LIFE on a 24/7 reality show, what kind of record of your life would be digitally broadcast and stored? Kind of an unsettling thought isn't it—every moment of a person's life recorded and saved. The huge desire for celebrity today has exposed some entertaining segments of reality shows.

REVISIT FOR A MOMENT the events leading up to the day in Christian history known as the Pentecost. Authorities had brutally crushed the small but growing movement of Christ Jesus.

ALONG THE BORDER OF BOTSWANA in South Africa, our experienced ranger, Brad, brought, the open Land Rover very close to some elephants. My wife and I had been viewing an endless variety of beautiful wildlife.

IT HAD ONCE BEEN SO VIBRANT, that church the Apostle Paul started in Ephesus. He'd lit the fire in their hearts.

BILL EVANS, the legendary jazz pianist of the 1960s and 1970s, had insightful things to say about playing music. Profiled in a YouTube series, The Universal Mind of Bill Evans, the series presents a conversation between Bill and his brother Harry, who were both musicians and music educators.

"MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES. " Traditionally attributed to the Chinese, this phrase has found its way into countless public speeches, TV programs, novels, even pop songs.

YOU NEED NOT FEAR. It's understandable if you do.

A significant gift to give society this Christmas is yourself—as a healer. Some people are pondering this public commitment.