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When I was a young teen, my dad experimented with investing in the commodity futures market. He grew potatoes on the family farm, and a farmer friend had convinced him to hedge his crop against low prices through the purchase of futures on a commodity exchange.

My academic training was in physics and electrical engineering. These disciplines use logical thinking to explain cause and effect.

Have you ever heard someone question why Christian Science doesn’t have adult Sunday School? Perhaps you have done so yourself? The query really speaks of a heart’s desire to learn more about this Science. But just because one is older than 20 doesn’t mean they have missed out.

I have always been inspired by Mary Baker Eddy’s life, but I felt the impact of it on mine most vividly a couple of years ago. I had volunteered to substitute for the person who usually worked in the Christian Science Reading Room that day, and had looked forward to praying for the needs of the community and meeting people who came in.

“For the world to understand me in my true light, and life, would do more for our Cause than aught else could” (Robert Peel, Mary Baker Eddy: The Years of Authority, p. 60).

Very early in her seminal work, Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures , Mary Baker Eddy makes the bold and evocative statement, “The time for thinkers has come” ( p. vii ).

This phrase comes from a hymn I love, the first stanza of which begins: “Trust the Eternal when the shadows gather. ” The final stanza counsels,.

We acknowledge that the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection served to uplift faith to understand eternal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the nothingness of matter. Fifth tenet of Christian Science, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p.

Recently, this column discussed the financial picture of The Christian Science Publishing Society and the need to reduce our deficit. We are taking steps to put these valued magazines on a solid financial path for the future.

Traveling presents a wide spectrum of opportunities—some of them expected, some not. When I go out on a lecture tour, I use a concept that has proven most useful to me over the years.