1. We may indeed feel overwhelmed by fear of nuclear warfare. But the antidote to this fear, says Scott Preller, lies within our reach because God's calming love for each of us is never absent. As a former Air Force chaplain and a current Christian Science practitioner, Scott has prayed deeply about understanding the Science of Christ to naturally bring peace. Read his article, page 28.
2. Contributing Editor Colleen Douglass has explored some of motherhood's dimensions through helping to raise three stepchildren, hosting numerous exchange students, and grandmothering her stepgrandchildren and ten Navajo children. Colleen says she finds the qualities of motherhood invaluable in her public practice and teaching of Christian Science (page 36).
3. "My mother introduced our family to Christian Science when I was five," notes Isahn Shoemake, a graduate of Principia College with a degree in sociology. Active in social work for the past 17 years, Isahn has also coached sports for young people through the college level and is currently training for his fourth marathon (page 38).
4. With two master's degrees and a 20-year career in education, Alan Emerson proved the high-school counselor wrong who told Alan that he wasn't "college material." The enduring goodness of God that inspired Alan to leap over educational hurdles also encouraged him every step of the way when he unexpectedly took on the role of Mr. Mom. Read his inspiring story, page 40.
5. Chelsea Kearns's inspiration for her article in this month's 20-Something section came easily. "I was hearing from a lot of people struggling to figure out what to do with their life," she says. So one morning at one a.m., she began to write. As a graduate student in school counseling, Chelsea had some helpful thoughts to share (page 56).
