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THE RADICAL STATEMENTS JESUS MADE ALMOST required an accompanying disclaimer— "Caution! If followed as prescribed, this could turn world upside down. " Just about everything Jesus said or did seemed to contradict the accepted cultural views of his time, resulting in, more often than not, religious and social upheaval.

IT'S A QUESTION AS OLD AS THE AGES: HOW do you please God? For centuries, the answer was simple: One demonstrates one's love for God by making a sacrifice—an offering of some kind. The Bible is filled with examples of people placing objects on altars as evidence of their devotion to God.

If we listed all of Barry Huff's areas of Biblical expertise, they would exceed our allotted word limit. With a Master of Theological Studies already under his belt, he's currently pursuing an advanced degree in Old Testament studies at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.

This scene with the man on the T is still floating around the peripheries of my memory. I noticed him as soon as I got on.

When I was seven and in second grade, I was having a lot of trouble in school. I had to sit off by myself, away from the class.

I wasn't prepared for the emotions that hit after my daughter was born. I had felt very upbeat and happy anticipating her arrival.

Talk about a curve ball. Margaret Imrie was supposed to have a low key year.

"Things move because of prayer," says Victor Westberg, who serves on both administrative boards of The First Church of Christ, Scientist—The Christian Science Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society. Expanding on how he's been praying about the Monitor and its future, Mr.

Just a quick thank you. I never read your publication before, assuming it was biased and a narrow source of news.

It shall be the privilege and duty of every member, who can afford it, to subscribe for the periodicals which are the organs of this Church; and it shall be the duty of the Directors to see that these periodicals are ably edited and kept abreast of the times. Manual of The Mother Church, p.