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ONE OF THE MOST MOVING SCENES in the Bible has to be Peter's speech on the Day of Pentecost to the Jews in Jerusalem, followed by their massive conversion to Christianity. According to the account in Acts, "And there were added that day about three thousand souls" ( 2:41 , English Standard Version).

"WE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME CONTROL OVER THE WEATHER THAT WE HAVE OVER OUR BODIES. " Mary Baker Eddy as quoted by Irving C.

LIKELY MOST EVERYONE will agree that disease is abnormal and not the natural condition of the body. And most people will also agree that disease can be prevented, though we may differ widely as to the methods of prevention.

" A FEW MONTHS AGO, I WAS ASKED to produce a fascinating event for the annual meeting of a major international church," Peter Link blogged on June 14 on his inspirational website "Sparks from the Fire" (see www. sparks.

" AS A CHILD I GREW UP HERE , and this fountain was my playground," Jacqueline Woodley said, gesturing beyond the long reflecting pool beside her. "I threw my little coins in this water right here where we stand.

THINK OF IT AS A CHORAL COLLAGE . Violin.

"How many of you have had healings that haven't yet been published" in the Christian Science periodicals? A few hundred hands shoot up. One hand for almost everyone attending a workshop on "Embracing the Christian Science Periodicals," held June 6 in the Extension of The Mother Church and conducted by Barbara Vining and Brian Talcott, who had traveled around the United States giving this workshop.

Among The New By-Laws that appeared in the sixth edition of the Manual of The Mother Church, published in 1897, was this: "No member of this Church shall use written formulas, or permit his patients or his students to use them as auxiliaries to teaching Christian Science, or for healing the sick. Whatever is requisite for either is contained in the books of the Discover and Founder of Christian Science; and no other authority is needed, and no other will be sought or used, by the loyal Christian Scientist.

1. Working with Bible scholar Galen Goldsmith meant catching up with her by e-mail when she was "sitting on the marble floor of the Biblical Pontifical institute in Rome during a break of the international Meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature.

Keeping abreast of the times these days is like being in a footrace with a bullet train! Maybe you know the feeling of finally mastering a new technology only to discover that it's already out-of-date. But while technology changes, the Science of Christ doesn't.