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When Mark Swinney saw how frequently physicists now question the long-accepted concept that creation started with the atom, he had questions of his own. Something else causes us to exist, he reasoned.

IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY. Not a bad one, but certainly a long one.

READERS of the September 10, 2006, Bible Lesson, "Substance," and the September 24, 2006, Bible Lesson, "Reality," will find these Lessons each contain five sections instead of six. This flexibility regarding the number of sections is intentional.

In accordance with Article XXXI, Section 1, of the Manual of The Mother Church, The Christian Science Board of Directors has elected the following members to serve as lecturers from July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. * Call only after September 1, 2006, to arrange for a lecture ** Call only after January 1, 2007, to arrange for a lecture.

SOME YEARS AGO, I considered a change of employment and had little time to think over my options. I ended up turning down an opportunity that would have provided gainful employment and instead chose an option that put me on shaky financial ground.

DURING MY LUNCH BREAK, I received one of those phone calls from the office that you never want to receive—the kind that can be career ending. I had been working in the mortgage banking industry for two years after graduating from college, and had just concluded a very important transaction.

"No fear. " I once heard a skateboarder say that about me to another skater.

When Rachel Gitner took a part-time soloist job at a local Church of Christ, Scientist, religion was the last thing on her mind. A music major at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Rachel auditioned for the substitute soloist position two years ago because she knew she'd always be available on Sunday mornings.

THIS PAST EASTER SEASON, I visited a dear friend who was celebrating her 100th year. She greeted me with the words to a loved hymn, "Let us sing of Easter gladness"!  Frances Thompson Hill, Christian Science Hymnal, No.

I WAS BAPTIZED in a Protestant church, and I enjoyed participating in church activities during my growing-up years. The spiritual education I received was very meaningful to me.