Editorials

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

In this issue's coverage of the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church, you've read about the varied and innovative ways that readers of Science and Health are ministering to the world as good Samaritans. There's a common thread running through the reports.

You're driving from your home in Jerusalem to Jericho. Someone pulls up beside you and forces you off the road.

Dozens of banners , each emblazoned with a name and that individual's branch of service in the United States armed forces, line the main avenue in my town. It's the community's patriotic salute to its own.