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A DAY AFTER GRADUATING from Florida State University, Gregor Collins stuffed everything he owned—including a diploma in Film and Broadcasting—into his car, a tiny green Geo Storm, and headed for Hollywood. He had no idea what kind of career he wanted, only that he wanted to work in the entertainment business.

JESUS HEALED. Surely, few assertions reverberate with greater significance and truth.

I'M 13 YEARS OLD. It's early Sunday morning.

" RISE .

IN A CLASSIC SCENE in an old Charlie Chaplin film, the viewer sees Chaplin casually leaning against a massive brick wall. Then something gets his attention, and he steps away.

WOULD ALL THE EFFORT that goes into the church service be worth it if only five people were here? An odd question to be asking myself, especially since, as First Reader, I was conducting the Wednesday evening testimony meeting at a large, well-attended church. Yet, as I stood there during a quiet period in the testimonies, the question persisted: Would you be willing to spend those hours praying about and preparing a church service if only a few people came? I was not sure I would.

Meet Meg Dendler —full-time mom, powerhouse church worker, Christian Science practitioner, and avid moviegoer. When Meg and her family relocated a few years ago from the Detroit area to a small town further north, the transition meant changes, not least of which was finding a small church with just a few members.

MY NAME IS MEHAK, which means "fragrance" in Hindi, my national language. I live in the foothills of the Himalayas in Chandigarh, northern India, where the summers are very hot and the winters are very cold.

THUD. It was the sound of our tackle football game.

THE SENSE OF WONDER I FELT watching my eight-year-old cousin at the beach stays with me. Collecting shells, she skipped in and out of the chilly water.