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WHEN THINGS GET ROUGH – or even when everything is going along fine—can we really hear what God is communicating to us, as did the ancient prophet Elijah when he heard the "still small voice" on Mount Horeb ( I Kings 19:12 )? Yes! In Hebrew, the still, small voice is literally translated "a sound of a gentle stillness" ( The Interpreter's Bible, I Kings, Vol. 3, p.

I LOVE GARDENING, but I'm not as diligent about removing weeds as I'd like to be. If left to propagate, they'll take over the whole plot, leaving my beautiful flowers unable to flourish and bloom.

ZUCCHINI BREAD and zucchini chocolate cake are just two recipes that home gardeners look to in order to use up all the zucchini that abounds during the growing season. This summer squash is so prolific that the harvest demands to be shared—with everyone at the office, at church, and in the neighborhood.

HAVE YOU EVER STRUGGLED WITH DOUBTS about your faith? Have you ever had a deep longing for the answers that "feed your soul"? For feeling that your spiritual journey is on the right track? I have. When I was sixteen or seventeen, I was going to a Christian Science Sunday School—regularly! In fact, I had been going to Sunday School all my life.

Since I've become a researcher at The Mary Baker Eddy Library, the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, has taken on another dimension. With the daily opportunity to read and consider Mrs.

Dear fellow finders of the pearl, When youth have visions of someday being in the Olympics, this can be a wonderful dream. Let's say a young girl really wants to commit herself to being an ice skater who will eventually go to the Olympics and achieve recognition for her country.

Q: I love Christian Science and love the idea of praying for other people. What is holding me back, though, is that I just don't think that I will know the right words to say to patients.

A SUNNY, NOVEMBER DAY at the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville—not a cloud in the sky. On the crowded plaza in front of the student union, singer-songwriter George Clements played his guitar and sang tunes encompassing spiritual themes.

IT ALL BEGAN WITH the many newcomers who were coming into our Christian Science practitioners' office asking about Christian Science and Science and Health. My wife and I had become acquainted with these inquirers at various wellness events, book fairs, and through their requests for help through prayer.

OVER THE COURSE OF MY LIFE, my study of biology and the natural world has provided me with numerous uplifting inspirations. In fact, I would say that my sense of communication with God has been supported by my study of biology more than anything else.