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The first verse of a hymn frequently sung this time of year says, referring to Jesus: “.

Many Bible students turn to the Psalms for inspiration, comfort, and guidance. Often the beautiful truths recorded there become a foundation for prayer for oneself or for others.

Who doesn’t wish to feel whole and healthy? In the King James version of the Bible, the book of John tells of “a certain man” who waited for 38 years to be healed of an unnamed malady, so he could carry on a fuller life (see John 5:2–14 ). Every day, he sat by the same pool—called Bethesda—hoping for the periodic angel visitor to stir the water.

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.