Interviews

HUMAN EXISTENCE, SAYS BETTY JENKS, IS FUNDAMENTALLY CONTEMPLATIVE. IT IS, SHE SAYS, "ABOUT IDEAS AND THEIR POWER TO SHAPE WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE.

When the woman at the acting agency told Indiana teenager Katie Walter that she would never model, Katie had every reason to believe her. Acting talent Katie had, but she was no size four.

"One of the hardest questions for me to answer," says says Ginny Luedeman , "is 'How many children do you have?' " Attempt to construct a family tree with this birth-adoptive-foster-grand-and-great-grand mother and you begin to understand why. Ginny and husband Craig have raised her son from a previous marriage, along with one birth and two adopted daughters of their own.

Ann Downer wasn't looking for spiritual healing; she didn't know it was possible. But at a certain point in her life, about 11 years ago, she knew that something needed to change.

Religion on the wrestling mat? Faith on the football field? Might sound strange to some, but for Scottsdale, Arizona, native Mitch Stock , now of St. Louis, Missouri, spirituality and sports go hand in hand.

This month's conversation about God's power to heal is with Christian Science practitioner and teacher David Degler. Mr.

I called Professor Post to interview him, and also to thank him. The spirit of his book jibes in lots of ways with what I am learning from Science and Health about love's nature and demands.

Many people want to give their full time to the healing ministry of Christian Science, but if they don't have the financial resources or the help of another wage earner in the family, how can they keep going until their practice is established? In this interview with the Journal, Richard Bergenheim , a teacher and practitioner of Christian Science in Brooklyn, New York, describes the spiritual journey that gave him confidence in God's ability to care for him in this profession. Mr.

Seeing beneath the surface of things isn't a new concept for Anne-Françoise Bouffé . Long before she became a spiritual healer, Mrs.

Chicago. On a clear day Christian Science metaphysician and teacher Bea Roegge can see forever—in more ways than one.