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FROM THE EARLIEST MENTION OF GOD IN THE Old Testament to the last chapter in the New Testament, the character and identity of divinity is often represented as Spirit. The first three verses of the Bible tell us: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

WALK WITH ME DOWN THIS PATH FOR AWHILE. What if material existence as we know it is nothing more than a sham? What if the assumptions about matter simply aren't true? What if, in reality, matter possesses no substance, so it couldn't possibly have or house any life or intelligence? Without life, substance, or intelligence, matter would have no law to back it up, but would present a kind of lawlessness wherever its existence was presumed true.

Inspiration: (n. ) a divine influence.

DISTURBED BY TV IMAGES OF BOMBED BUILDINGS, fear-stricken faces of civilians, and brave soldiers rescuing children from smoked-filled streets, I prayed. The images contrasted sharply against the peaceful sway of the hammock outside my kitchen window.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not  unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways  acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

AFTER A FEW MONTHS ON THE JOB as president of The Mary Baker Eddy Library, I've only begun to understand the value of its collection of documents and objects that illustrate the life of the Discoverer of Christian Science. Literally thousands of letters, plus sermons, scrapbooks, and household records, are available for study in digitized format.

1. A native of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Lyle Young grew up attending Canada's largest Protestant denomination, the United Church of Canada.

"IS THIS THE BUS to Whitman Junior High?" I frantically asked, as I stood on the curb in my green miniskirt. The school bus driver shook his head—like every other driver I'd asked before.

AS A TEEN, I questioned why so many people saw social drinking as a normal and healthy part of life, while my parents, and Christian Scientists like us, didn't drink alcohol at all. I could clearly see the problem with heavy drinking or alcoholism, but I just couldn't see the problem with drinking moderately.

I had never heard of Qatar, a place I now consider home, until three years ago when my dad got a job working for a company there. My mum, dad, and younger sister, Abigail, and I moved to Doha, the capital city of Qatar, from Dubai.