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IF YOU REALIZED YOU HAD boarded a sinking ship, and had the means to help save not only yourself but your shipmates, wouldn't you take drastic action to do just that? At one time, I came face to face with the realization that a material sense of life is like that sinking ship, headed toward a dark conclusion—and I was on it. By this I don't mean that I felt close to death, but that my concept of life was off course and my thoughts on the subject needed to be spiritualized.

THERE ARE MANY WORTHY CAUSES to which people commit their lives. There's the cause of peace, the end of global poverty, the betterment of human life, the uplifting of women worldwide, the protection of animals and the environment—to mention just a few.

WE ARE NEARLY halfway through the second hundred years of the Christian Science movement, measuring from the discovery of the Science of Christ by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866. It seems a good time, as Christian Scientists, to ask ourselves the question, What has changed in this second century of Christian Science? Obviously, outward changes in the world have accelerated tremendously.

" Trials Teach Mortals not to lean on a material staff,—a broken reed, which pierces the heart. We do not half remember this in the sunshine of joy and prosperity.

An occasional column, recording insights and experiences from members of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship as they travel the world, speaking on Christian Science and its healing mission. THERE have been many branch churches and societies that have reached out to the Spanish-speaking community by sponsoring Spanish language lectures.

It Probably Didn't look like a good time or place to get a new message out to the oppressed residents of the countryside. People had other things on their minds.

During My Senior Year of high school I was spiritually asleep, floating along in life instead of praying about important decisions. Specifically, which college to attend after I graduated.

When I First Looked into Christian Science it was to "save" my boyfriend. We had been dating for two years, and periodically he'd invite me to attend a Christian Science lecture, go to church with him, or read this book or that magazine about Christian Science.

It'S Here . The new amplified edition of Mary Baker Eddy: Christian Healer.

" THAT'S WHY YOU'RE CURED !" she exclaimed as she pushed off from the swimming pool wall to do more laps. This was not someone I knew well.