Volume 130, Issue 04 / The Christian Science Journal

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WELCOME

April 2012

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.

—II Corinthians 10:4

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WELCOME

In the Christian world

Dorothy Estes

LETTERS TO EDITOR

Letters

Ron Swinney

YOUR QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

How does Christian Science accept that the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost is an unforgivable sin?

Allison "Skip" Phinney

Didn’t Mrs. Eddy insist on teaching obstetrics at her Metaphysical College?

Michael Davis

As children, we used to hunt for Easter baskets. Is it wrong to do this?

Barbara Fife

CHURCH ALIVE

Finding the way back

Connie Byrd

Are you a Martha or a Mary in your church work?

Jane Keogh

The reader-musician

Ella Grande

Branch church membership: what's the point?

Pamela Cook

NOTICES

Message from the Clerk of The Mother Church

Nathan Talbot

ROAD DIARIES

After an interval of not quite a decade

Mark Swinney

FAQ ON THE HEALING PRACTICE

Can you explain this statement by Mary Baker Eddy?

Lois Carlson

NEWS @ CSPS

Works in progress

John Sparkman

Occasional Series

INTERVIEWS

'Infinite Mind knows no ceiling on which to bump a spiritual head!'

Joan Taylor

POEMS

Palms

Wil Meacham

BY-LAWS

Beyond moral—to spiritual law

John Yemma

TESTIMONIES OF HEALING

Abnormal growth gone

Susan Lapointe

Severe weakness healed—energy and strength restored

Don R. Adams

Bike accident 'unknown to God'

Patricia Scott Gantt Reiman

Severe stomachache quickly healed

Michael Morgan

Impacted teeth—healed

Will Radford

2012 MEMBERSHIP SERIES

One universal Church

David Taillefer

Love for God and Church

John Curtis Waite

No greater cause

Brewster Moseley

Coming home

Kevin Graunke

ARTICLES

Is evil inevitable?

William Gough

Occasional Series

INTERVIEWS

Christian churches—furthering the dialogue

Chet Manchester

ARTICLES

From spoon bending—to absolute science

Alison Bristow

Acknowledging and following Jesus

Patricia Hardee

BOOK REVIEW

Spirituality in medicine

Robin Hoagland

How I joined the dialogue

Christine Driessen

Honoring the messenger

Barbara Cook Spencer

NOTICES

From the Board of Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society

The Board of Trustees

YOUR INSIGHTS

Inspiration that moves mountains

Abigail Warrick

Filled with love

Linda Ward

Healing light

David van Vliet

A desire to read in church

Bobbe Kerr

Stars, sand, and God’s infinite love

Mike Kilborn

Gratitude and healing

Janet Tinsley

A new President of The Mother Church

The Christian Science Board of Directors

Soloist position at The Mother Church

Joan Pedersen

20-SOMETHING

Commitment key to healing

Hilary Wise

LETTER FROM EDITOR

Washing away the dust

Michael Pabst