Letters & Conversations

Journal article encouraging amid Zimbabwe's struggles When the May Journal arrived, its beautiful picture of the sea's wave and the sun reflected on it made me want to read it right away, and the article by Peter Tonge, "Going forward, never backward" [pp. 49–51] was the first one that I opened to.

On the practice When I was a young boy there was a Christian Science practitioner whom I used to love chatting with. I always looked forward to such occasions with eager anticipation.

Finlayson a model for peacekeeping I was at first disturbed and then inspired by a comment of Ian R. Finlayson in his article "What a soldier can do" in the June Journal, [p.

Deeper articles of late Some time ago, I wrote to you with a request for articles that were more metaphysical in their explanation of the healing effect of prayer in Christian Science. I've just read several very inspiring and helpful contributions in the April issue of the Journal that were included in the article "How I pray.

Thanks from Africa I thank our Father-Mother God wholeheartedly for the Frontlines articles concerning freedom in the February issue of the Journal. They give wonderful insights in how to pray for that extremely rare commodity.

War and peace As the world is considering how we should approach Iraq, what unique timing was your interview with Peter Ackerman as chair of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict in the February Journal [pp. 7-9].

On evolution I enjoyed Jeffrey Hildner's article "What Science and Health says about evolution" [January]. It's interesting to note that Charles Darwin and Mary Baker Eddy both had domineering fathers, suffered illnesses for much of their lives, and were recipients of revelation who further evolved their revelations throughout their lives.

A magazine for all faiths I'm currently training to be a volunteer hospital chaplain, and I recently shared the November issue of the Journal, which focuses on prayer, with the staff at the chaplain's office where I work. Last Tuesday we were treated to a special luncheon to honor hospital and hospice chaplains, which was attended by the president and CEO of one of the area hospitals, as well as clergy from the metro-west churches [in the Boston area].

Appreciates drug abuse issue I would like to thank the authors and you for the articles in your October issue on the topic of "Love reaches and heals drug abuse. ".

The Journal crossing denominational lines I am a practicing Roman Catholic, but find your publication a wonderful companion in my spiritual readings (I have read Science and Health many times). I enjoy the Journal' s new, more diverse articles on spirituality.