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AT SUMMER CAMP WHERE I WAS A COUNSELOR, at least one night a week I would lie on the tennis courts and stare up into the limitless Maine sky to search for shooting stars—and just reflect. I clearly remember coming back to camp late one night a few years ago, still wide awake after a rewarding day off.

UNTIL RECENTLY, Magdalena Linero (now late in her tenth decade), lived by herself in a cabin in the picturesque village of El Bolsón, Argentina. She says she fell in love with the southernmost region of the country, known as Patagonia, at first sight.

THE MISTAKEN IDEA OF A SERPENT stems from a dream or a mist, which originates with the mythical Bible story of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. This hazy view of God's creation begins in the second chapter of Genesis, after the declaration of God's perfect creation is made in the first chapter.

THE SWIM TEAM MOMS who sat at my kitchen table were amazed. They came to see the miracle for themselves.

EVERYONE BELIEVES IN SOMETHING. It can be as basic as believing in one's own human existence, identity, and purpose.

AS I SAT SUFFERING FROM BACK PAIN, severely restricted in my movements, Mary Baker Eddy's spiritual explanation of the word temple gave me something to pray with. I knew it well, but I was seeking new insights.

Like most textbooks on scientific subjects, Science and Health includes a glossary of terms. This glossary helps illuminate the spiritual meaning of the Scriptures.

WHEN I FIRST BEGAN ATTENDING Christian Science Sunday services ten years ago at what is now my home church in Nairobi, Kenya, many things about the services struck me as stiff and cold, lacking in spontaneity. There were two lay readers instead of a pastor preaching from a pulpit.

'And upon this rock I will build my church'—Christ Jesus Church. The structure of Truth and Love; whatever rests upon and proceeds from divine Principle.

EVERY TURN ALONG THE WAY during my walk down the familiar paths of my alma mater awakened a long-ago memory of a special friend, an inspiring mentor, a new epiphany, a well-earned accomplishment—or a successful practical joke! Even recollections of past disappointments had a sweetness to them. But before I continued down this road too far, I caught myself.