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Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.

Turning no into yes

My preschool-aged daughter, JJ, occasionally hits other family members when she doesn't get her way. It's a light, pretty harmless slap, but some-thing I certainly want to nip in the bud.

Getting closer to God—step by step

It was time to check the propane tank out back to make sure we had enough fuel for the upcoming cold spell. But there was a steep, graveled incline down to the tank, and a family member asked if I could manage it safely.

God got me playing a new tune

At first it all seemed like a bad joke. My wife and I had tried to buy a house, but due to a mistake made by our real estate agent, the deal fell through.

Who hasn't wondered, as Paul Gauguin expressed it on the eve of the 20th century through the title of one of his most famous paintings, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? And who hasn't wondered about other basic questions-—Is there an afterlife? What about evil? Does God answer prayer? The 26 topics of the weekly Bible Lessons that Mrs. Eddy developed for the Christian Science Quarterly , repeated twice annually, are broad enough to address questions that everyone wrestles with in their quest for truth.

It may come as a surprise that the Bibles people in other countries read are not based on the King James Version of the Bible. In France, for example, Christian Scientists rely on the 1910 edition of the Louis Segond translation.

What readers of the Bible Lesson say

From Sacramento, California : The Bible Lesson was my introduction to Christian Science. I was a young mother of three children, and my son had epilepsy.

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The family that volunteers together

Robyn Arthur wasn't trying to prove a point when she signed up for volunteer work with her middle-school-aged daughter, Lindsay. She mostly just wanted them to spend quality time together.

For those who manage volunteers

Supervising a corps of volunteers poses its own unique challenges—among them, figuring out how to recruit willing participants, how to ensure that they have a positive experience, and how to keep them enthusiastic about coming back for more. Fortunately, the resources available to those who manage unpaid workers continue to expand.

A service-driven life

To be honest , I didn't consider myself service-driven until recently. I was contemplating different career options for when I finish law school next year, and someone suggested that I clerk for a judge.