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A new “Urgent Care” clinic recently opened up in a shopping plaza we pass on our way to church. The sign has good visibility from the highway, as well as in the shopping plaza itself.

Several years ago I went on what bicyclists refer to as a “double century”—a one-day 200-mile bicycle ride. Although I did not know any of the hundreds of other participants, I suspected I’d be among the slowest.

As manager of Bible Lesson Products,   Christian Harder and his team are responsible for producing editions in ten different languages in Boston, and they have editorial oversight of licensed production for about 20 other languages.   When he was asked how the team feels about the responsibility for producing “a lesson on which the prosperity of Christian Science largely depends,” ( Manual of The Mother Church, p.

I feel I did not become a member of The Mother Church the day I filled out the forms, or even on the day I was officially accepted. I had really become a member in my heart much earlier.

I became a member of The Mother Church in November 2011, and I am so excited to have made this commitment. It has helped me feel more a part of something that I care so deeply about.

I just love this passage in the Bible: “The trees of the Lord are full of sap” ( Psalms 104:16 ). It inspired me to think about such a “tree”—created by God, “full of sap”—full of all the needed nutriments to make it healthy and flourishing.

Last year a devastating event occurred. Standing in line at a place of business, I received a phone call informing me that my daughter had just been shot while attending to her duties as an elected official.

You might be surprised at how many of the articles that have appeared in the Sentinel and Journal were written by people who didn’t really think of themselves as writers at first.

Mary Baker Eddy’s purpose in recording the correct statement of Christian Science was to allow God’s message to come through.

Over the years, many students of Christian Science in Africa and some other countries have been able to attend class and association through assistance from The Mother Church. With an eye toward removing a pattern of dependency and encouraging individual demonstration in connection with these important annual activities, new guidelines have been adopted.