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Putting on record insights into the practice of Christian Science.

Beyond the visible horizon

MORE THAN ONCE has a revolutionary view of science completely overturned previously held assumptions about the world and how it works. Historically, harbingers of a new science have been denounced as heretics and their theories suppressed.

To be of one accord

PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR PLACE. Think of the early disciples, supposedly forced into silence because of the danger to all followers of Jesus, but in fact galvanized into unity of action by the overwhelming proof they'd just seen in the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of their Teacher.

Timeless healing

If you need healing, please don't take time to read this editorial! Take just a moment of eternity. Timeless healing sounds a little like the description of a cure that has stood the test of time.

To touch the world's children with love

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I was often told that "children should be seen and not heard. " The view of children back then was that they were, and should be, essentially passive.

A burgeoning idea, growth for the world

The month of March in the Northern Hemisphere, like September in the  Southern, is that hopeful period when winter loosens its grip, the edge on the wind softens, and a couple of spectacular sunny days push through, hinting at the spring to come. Such was the case with women's history, which, though at first unseen, gradually made its way onto the international scene.

The demand for church

In the early days of the Christian community,  the Greek word for church signified a coming together of people for a specific Christian purpose. Ekklesia captured the true sense of church, meaning at its root to be "called" together or the "called out" people.

Forgive—and change the world

On the South Bank of the River Thames in London, near the Royal Festival Hall, there stands an eight-foot-high bust of Nelson Mandela. It has become a famous London landmark.

The peace of Christmas—today and every day

We can experience a peaceful Christmas every day because Christ is always present.

A timeless spiritual chart for the sea of life

Many years ago, I was sailing with some friends off the coast of Long Island, New York, when a sudden fog came in. One moment, everything was clear; the next, the world was invisible.

How do you make the right choice?

Soon after we were married, my husband faced a difficult decision that would affect our entire family. He was offered a job in Vienna, Austria.