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THE COMPANY I work for was producing a large order for a new and very important customer. Delays in the design and material procurement phases of the project raised concerns that we would miss the production deadline.

Paul was my hero ! I was touched by his joy in Christ, his energy in spreading the gospel, his nurturing of the churches struggling into being. As I moved along in studying the Bible with students from many religious backgrounds, my appreciation of Paul was challenged.

When people think of food, so many things come to mind. They associate it with health, vigor, even mental balance.

People who are good, kind, and honest deserve happy, successful lives, right? That's only fair. But what people deserve and the way things turn out are sometimes in conflict.

I STILL REMEMBER how uneasy I felt the first time I read this verse from the Bible: "And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. "   II Kings 25:30.

My concept of life has been changing for the better since I started reading the Bible Lessons from the Christian Science Quarterly every day. Some years ago, when I was about twelve, my brothers and I started attending a Christian Science Sunday School in Brazil.

A dogeared copy of a Fodor's travel guide accompanied me throughout Europe during the year I studied abroad. I was in unfamiliar territory, listening to languages I didn't speak, and trying to negotiate train schedules, bed and breakfast options, and museum hours.

“What if our prayer in support of elections began with an acknowledgment that all candidates are under the government of God and responsive to His wisdom, inspiration, and direction?” asks this author. Her article explores more about the powerful effect prayer can have on the democratic process.

The particular stones selected for use in a building are important for a number of reasons. They help define the specific character and feeling of a building.

If you had been a child in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517, a large part of your education would have involved memorizing facts and reciting them back to your teacher in Latin. If you were caught speaking German instead of Latin, you would be severely punished.