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It was the middle of the night and the disciples were struggling to row across the Galilean Sea, because, the Bible tells us, “the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew” ( John 6:18 ). Hours earlier, they had just witnessed one of the most stunning demonstrations of spiritual power that any individual on earth has ever seen—the multiplication of a few loaves and fishes, which then abundantly fed thousands.

How we begin something matters, whether it’s a new project, a job, or a relationship. When we start out on the right foot, so to speak, and our activities are rooted in integrity, honesty, and unselfishness—in spiritual understanding and living—we are contributing all we can to their success.

A couple of years ago , a woman emailed a Christian Science practitioner saying she’d returned home from a few days away to find that a loved parakeet had somehow broken its leg. She had taken the bird to a veterinarian, but he had told her the tiny leg couldn’t be set.

Making sure we’re accepting only true thoughts—those from God—has healing results.

Computer and TV screens, billboards and tabloid covers, direct mail ads and newspaper reports—all deliver a continual stream of images. Some are entertaining, some useful and informative.

As I was looking for a book in my bookcase, I was drawn to open one that was very popular a few years ago featuring pictures called “stereograms.” A stereogram is a 3D picture that has a form, such as a butterfly or a flower, hidden inside a pattern.

Though I was raised in a home where my parents knew of Christian Science, it was not practiced, and I grew resentful of it. Despite the marvelous things I knew about it, I blamed my parents and Christian Science for my unhappy life.

Sitting in my high school English class several years ago, I could have sworn that the hands on the clock on the wall never moved. I was watching it, I confess, hoping the bell would ring, signaling the end of class.

The author reflects on some lessons a Sunday school teacher taught.

During a meal I was having with friends, their conversation revolved around the idea that some of the Ten Commandments, found in the Bible (see Exodus 20:3–17 ), are no longer pertinent. This meant for them that the basic laws on which Christianity rests are no longer credible because of the evolution of modern society.