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Like most small airplanes, ours has something called a transponder. This instrument allows an airplane to be recognized by an airport control tower.

The rapidly advancing capacities of artificial intelligence have grabbed the attention of citizens around the world. Those who see the potential of AI to make life easier and better are elated by some of these advances, but there are also many fears surrounding AI’s possible misuse and its apparent capacities to act autonomously, especially as these might evolve over time.

Are we attempting , with God’s help or without, to build a grand and noble life? Or are we allowing the excellence of the life God has already given us to appear? Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures states, “We must form perfect models in thought and look at them continually, or we shall never carve them out in grand and noble lives” (Mary Baker Eddy, p. 248 ).

Both ancient and modern history have shown what ultimately happens to widely believed yet mistaken concepts. Absolute facts slowly erode them until they finally crumble.

There is a perennial yearning in human nature to be and do better. We might notice that we have felt this impulsion more acutely when our efforts to reach a cherished goal appear to be failing.

The compass needle always points north. The attractive force never denies the needle, nor can the needle deny the attraction.

The chapter titled “Christian Science Practice” in the textbook of Christian Science is filled with helpful directives on how to heal through prayer. One of my favorites is on page 390 : “Suffer no claim of sin or of sickness to grow upon the thought.

Imagine being right in the middle of a cherished Bible story, walking in the sandals of a disciple of John the Baptist. After following John, you see Jesus for the first time and begin following him.

Making decisions can involve the promise of new adventures and opportunities. At the same time it can feel overwhelming.

I’ve been grateful for many years for the Christian Science periodicals and what each issue brings to me when I read it. I began reading them while I was in high school.