Letters & Conversations

Thinking rightly I felt compelled to express my appreciation for the July 2013 issue of the Journal. There are three pieces that really spoke to me about subjects that I have “wrestled” with over the years.

Truly helpful I have read and reread Barbara Vining’s feature article, “ Understand, be firm, and yield! ” in the July issue of the Journal. It is so true and truly helpful.

‘Perfection in every detail’ Thank you for the excellent format, design, and printing of the Journal. Content is key, but I also appreciate the quality paper stock.

Expanded view of soul Will you please express my sincere gratitude to Scott Putnam for his article “ The harmony of Soul ” in the May Journal? He gives such an expanded view of Soul as a synonym for God and its practical application. What came to my thought was where Mary Baker Eddy states in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures on page 60 : “Soul has infinite resources with which to bless mankind, and happiness would be more readily attained and would be more secure in our keeping, if sought in Soul.

Truth never ‘out of style’ I had thought about commenting on the new size/format, but after reading the comments in the March Journal , now I must! I very much appreciate the “new” look. My first thought was that it went back to the small concise style of decades ago.

Article leads to action I decided to subscribe to The Christian Science Monitor’ s online Daily News Briefing (DNB) after reading February’s article “  ‘To lighten mankind’ ” by Rosalie Dunbar, and am delighted that my minimum daily requirement for keeping “abreast of the times” is now being met. After subscribing I came across this previously unfamiliar sentence by Mary Baker Eddy in The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany: “My desire is that every Christian Scientist, and as many others as possible, subscribe for and read our daily newspaper” ( p.

‘Love it!’ I have been a subscriber of the periodicals since the fall of 1959. I just have to tell you how much I love the new size of the Journal.

Readers respond to the  Journal’ s redesign I love the newly designed Journal —very professional. In the interest of readability, however, many readers are telling me that they are having trouble reading it because the print is too light (it is considerably lighter than it was before the redesign).

Overwhelmed no more For about a year, I had some problems with reading all the issues of the Journal, the Sentinel, and the French edition of The Herald of Christian Science. I felt overwhelmed by this mountain of magazines.

'Good articles!' Thank you for the November issue! I loved the conversation with David Haughton and especially appreciated what he said about mental malpractice not being just people holding bad thoughts about us. His comments on pondering reminded me of the wonderful article “ My ‘cover to cover’ project ” by Alan Pate in the Sentinel of October 22.