December 1999
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.
—II Corinthians 10:4
LETTER FROM EDITOR
WELCOME
Editors
LETTERS TO EDITOR
LETTER FROM EDITOR
The promise of Christmas
J. Thomas Black
ARTICLES
Christ, the light shining in darkness
Marjorie Russell Tis
Christmas: a revelation of divine Love
Richard Bergenheim
Forgiving doesn't have to be hard
Beverly Bemis Hawks DeWindt
Why I turned to God for healing
Barbara Beth Whitewater
Compassion and healing in the twenty-first century
The Christian Science Board of Directors
From a sea of fear to Love's high ground
Written for the Journal
The uniqueness of Christian Science healing
Jean Stark Hebenstreit
TESTIMONIES OF HEALING
A healing of kidney stones
June Steiner Hashagen
ARTICLES
BRANCH CHURCH NEWS
DISCUSSIONS
From music teaching to Christian healing
Kim Shippey
ARTICLES
Getting what we need
William H. Crofton
Looking back or going forward?
Devon C. LaMaster
Our substance as God's image
Paul L. Cuneo
To be handmaid to holy intent
Sandra Peterson
ARTICLES
Christmas is for everyone—every day!
Toni Tartoué Wengler
POEMS
Forever found
Patricia May Newman
ARTICLES
The rapture is come!
Elise L. Moore
ARTICLES
A spiritual concept of church brings healing
Ginger Dossey
EDITORIAL
Joseph of Nazareth—man of faith
Mary Metzner Trammell
TESTIMONIES OF HEALING
A lifetime of relying on God
Forbes Smith Robertson
Burns and injuries healed without surgery
Cheryl F. M. Petersen
Unselfed love and childbirth
Debra D. Brandell