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One of the most respected New Testament scholars of the twentieth century, Dr. Raymond E.

Three or four years ago , I was in the middle of planning a marvelous Mother's Day for my mom—a visit to a local design house, an elegant brunch, and a lavish gift, which I don't even remember now. At the same time, I had a gnawing feeling that something was wrong.

I was leaving the exit ramp , merging my way into traffic, when suddenly I noticed a semitrailer truck bearing down on me. I was already too far into the lane for the truck to pass, and any delay on my part could have proved risky.

The phone rang one weekday afternoon, and after I answered I recognized the voice of a high-school-aged friend on the other end. "Mrs.

There was a scientist from France, named Jean Henri Fabre, who conducted an unusual experiment with some insects called processionary caterpillars. This experiment was an eye-opener for me.

Over the last decade I've attended a variety of discussions about spiritual healing in both general public and medical audiences. More and more this discussion is moving beyond questions about the legitimacy of spiritual healing to questions about the how of it—What is the relationship between mind and body; and How do spiritual and changed mental states translate into physiological effects? Obviously, the answers to these questions will determine how one practices spiritual healing.

The recent focus on corporate giants such as Enron, MCI WorldCom, and others has led me to pray about power in corporations and how it is used. As an executive, I realize my responsibility to exemplify the behavior I want modeled in the organization I work for, and that includes ethical and honest business and accounting practices.

In the weeks and months after September 11, I traveled around the United States holding meetings about how to deal, from a spiritual perspective, with violence, hate, hurt, and destruction. As I talked with people, I found a growing feeling among many that their thinking has a fundamental effect on the world in which they live.

Ten or fifteen years ago , when I was editor of a daily newspaper in a Midwestern town, my staff and I began to think about the local "power structure. " We realized we weren't sure what it was.

An incident that brought home to me the ability of Love, or God, to transcend man-made barriers took place during World War II. I was a pupil in the Sunday School when the Christian Science Society in Tokyo was disbanded in 1940.