WELCOME
October 2016
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.
—II Corinthians 10:4
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Letters
Lori Marquart
ARTICLES
Unmask the ‘serpent’ of racism—a call to action
Patrice D. Edwards
SPIRITUAL SHORT
Reign check
Bruce Wiegand
ARTICLES
The Church Manual: maintaining the ‘dignity and defense’ of Christian Science
Jennifer McLaughlin
The pattern of Life, Truth, and Love
Catherine Raffles
The first beatitude—God’s claim on man
Gloria Preston
The ‘stuff’—or substance—of our being
Iain Napier
When will I be healed?
Elizabeth Trevithick
POEMS
Ask me this
Brian Kissock
TESTIMONIES OF HEALING
Painful internal condition healed
Joani Stotler
Healed of sensual longing
Name withheld
