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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment at CERN, in Switzerland, has attracted much attention. Scientists there hope that by smashing subatomic particles at high speeds, they can recreate the environment of the so-called dawn of time.

Sometimes appreciative, sometimes scathingly critical, journalists, scholars, and other observers have often taken note of Mary Baker Eddy’s strong leadership and keen intelligence. One of the key prosecutors in a legal suit launched against Mrs.

Christmas Greetings, Dear Hearts, An unusual salutation? Perhaps not. I love the vision so many members have for our Church.

The Christian Science lecture I was about to give was on a Monday night at a community center in a sprawling urban area on the West Coast of the United States. From my hotel, I keyed the center’s address into my GPS, and off I drove.

Mary Baker Eddy is the Leader of the Christian Science movement. But what, exactly, does this mean? It certainly was a hard concept for me to grasp when I first became interested in Christian Science as a college student.

Throughout my childhood up until my first two years of college, I faithfully attended Sunday School. Although I loved my classmates and enjoyed my teachers, I often took these classes for granted, and I didn’t think much about what it would mean to leave Sunday School when I turned twenty.

Matthew and Luke both tell the story of Christ Jesus’ birth, and reading these Gospels side by side enriches and deepens the Christmas season. The two writers use different material to tell their stories and have different perspectives.

A FEW YEARS AGO , my family and I experienced many changes in our lives. We sold our home to enable us to purchase a larger residence and become three generations under one roof.

I WISH I COULD SAY my first response to Mary Baker Eddy's textbook, Science and Health, was something like, "Oh wow, this is exactly what I've been searching for all my life!" Well, that was how I felt by the time I'd finished reading the first chapter. But my very first reaction — after an initial casual flick through the book— was more like, "What does it mean, matter's not real?" I was twenty years old at the time, living away from home for the first time, and struggling, as I had for some years, with increasingly frequent bouts of depression and anxiety.

In these pages we've gathered several shorter items— articles of less than a page in length and excerpts from longer manuscripts that offer useful, inspiring insights. We hope you enjoy this kind of short-form nourishment in each issue.