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LAST YEAR'S MOVIE For the Love of the Game takes place during a baseball game where the star pitcher has found himself in "the Zone" and is pitching a perfect game to end his career. In the dugout, his teammates won't even sit next to him for fear of interrupting his mental balance aqnd taking him out of "the Zone.

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is a book a that presents a way to live a life of greater spiritual peace, happiness, and healing. For many it is a reference book for life.

ONE DAY SOME YEARS AGO, a good friend wasn't feeling well and asked me to pray for her. I agreed, but immediately felt swamped by doubts.

WHEN I PUSH Aunt Engie's wheelchair through the church lobby or a shopping mall, some folks steer a wide path around us. I just look at them and smile.

I'VE LIVED IN WHITE SUBURBIA most of my life, and over the years I've had only a handful of friends who aren't white. I'd like that to change.

THE PAINTER HENRI MATISSE described color as magnificence. You don't have to be a painter to know what he means.

" WHOSE CHILD are you?" In my native village in Edo State, Nigeria, you don't answer this question simply by giving your family name. The question is meant to draw out your ancestry.

AS AN ADOLESCENT, I was so shy that I'd find an excuse to leave the classroom rather than risk being called on to say anything in front of the class. If I managed to stay in the room, fear and a feeling of inadequacy glued me to my seat.

MY FRIEND LOUIE had a parrot named Pipo. They were good friends, and Louie would often say to him, "You have a big nose!" Soon Pipo began imitating Louie, repeating in the same tone of voice, "You have a big nose! You have a big nose!" Every time somebody walked into Louie's home, the parrot would call out, "You have a big nose!" Some people would stop and smile, in sort of an embarrassed way.

I GOT A BIRTHDAY CARD with a message inside that read, "When you wish for something, be specific!" On the front of the card was a nonplussed kitty with a computer mouse between her paws. That card got me thinking about prayer.