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Those only who are tried in the furnace reflect the image of their Father. —Mary Baker Eddy Miscellaneous Writings, p.

When I was a child, I studied the violin. I remember my first lesson vividly.

As Magritte illustrated in so many of his paintings, treacherous images are counterfeits of what's real. Sometimes, though, they look so real that we're fooled into believing whatever they're projecting on the canvas of our lives, including our body.

Among Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte's many thought-provoking paintings, The Treachery of Images produces persistent discussion. Many of his works present visual paradoxes, but this particular painting explicitly raises the question "What is real?" The top three quarters of the painting shows a pretty ordinary-looking pipe; underneath are the words: "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" (This is not a pipe).

Many of us are privileged to know people who have great faith in God and love Him deeply. Such men and women have inspired many by their examples, teaching volumes with their words and lives.

The road to healing and happiness is neither mysterious nor miraculous. It's not something out of reach by miles or millimeters, years or seconds.

It had been three weeks since I'd seen Chase, the first-grader whom I tutor in reading. As he got into my car, he expressed great happiness at seeing me.

The belief in witchcraft is common in Kenya. People think that when someone goes mad, he or she is bewitched.

The Monitor's founder, Mary Baker Eddy, followed developments in early aviation with interest. We asked aviation history writer Rosalie Dunbar to comment.

In April 2000, Christian Science Monitor correspondent Brad Knickerbocker, a former Navy pilot, helped pilot Arthur Hussey ferry a single-engine Cessna from Namibia to Alaska. The aerial odyssey—documented in photos, daily logs, and e-mail conversations with supporters around the world—was published by the Monitor.