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WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE YOUNG, I worked in business, was a full-time student, volunteered in a parent-teacher association, and served in church. I managed my days in tiny increments of time, and I used time that other people didn't.

THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS AS THEY APPEAR TO THE EYE . We often have to go deeper to get the real story.

ON MY DESK I have a rather harrowing sticky note that I authored myself. It says, "Will the decisions I make today and the actions I take: (1) Make my life more comfortable and entertaining or (2) Forward universal humanity's salvation?" It's a harrowing note because of how easy it is to find myself leaning a little far, and a little too frequently, toward the (1) side of the equation rather than toward (2).

OF ALL THE PARABLES JESUS TOLD, this short one has meant more to me than any other: "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it" ( Matt. 13:45, 46 ).

"WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE, SWEET LOVE .

At Annual Meeting 2010, The Mother Church was reported to have funds on hand of around $450 million, that last year's expenditures were $102 million, and that the Church has no indebtedness. In a recent conversation with Church Treasurer Ned Odegaard, the Journal's Warren Bolon noted that while members saw a financial picture that's consistent with recent previous years, some might be thinking that the Church is wealthy and does not need ongoing contributions.

APOCALYPTIC EXPECTATIONS In the Glossary of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy defines Christ as "the divine manifestation of God, which comes to the flesh to destroy incarnate error. "   Science and Health, p.

IN A YEAR WHEN THE NEWS has been filled with growing uncertainty about the economy, concern about international affairs, and intensifying political debate, The Christian Science Monitor has touched more readers with its thoughtful, balanced journalism than at any point in its history. Having launched its multiplatform strategy less than two years ago, the Monitor's online edition, CSMonitor.

I HAD GROWN UP as a Roman Catholic, but during my college years, I prayed to be shown a system that could help me heal just as Jesus did. At an open forum in college one day, I asked a clergyman why he and other clergymen didn't heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons, and raise the dead as Jesus commanded his followers? Some of the students at the gathering were pleased with the question and wanted to hear the answer.

DURING THE SUMMER before my last year of college, I loved my job where I got to play basketball with kids all day. This is where the idea first came to me that I really would love to play the sport that was once my first love—again.