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Samuel Solivan, Ph. D.
"Spiritual Draughts Heal, while material lotions interfere with truth, even as ritualism and creed hamper spirituality. " Science and Health, p.
The Seventieth Psalm has this heading: "To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. " And it advises, "Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
In his book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, John Gray indicates that men and women have such diverse backgrounds—being from different planets and all—that a conversation between a man and a woman can be a "cross-cultural" event. Is Anything More Baffling than we try to say something nice to another—only to have that one take our comment as an insult? It not only hurts us both, but we also have no idea how to prevent it from happening again.
The Gospel of Mark in the Bible tells of a father whose son was tormented with an illness that was apparently incurable. See Mark 9:14-29.
I Do Not Claim to be unprejudiced about Mary Baker Eddy, or to view her with cool objectivity. From the moment I began to read about her she fascinated me, and although she and I appeared to have little or nothing in common, she came to command my respect, my admiration, and even my affection.
In Mary Baker Eddy, Gillian Gill offers a powerful portrait of what she calls "Mrs. Eddy's astonishing life.
I once had a wonderful friend whose first name was Lemuel, but he never wanted to be called by that name. Yet, had he known its true Hebrew derivation, my friend might have changed his mind.
The bumper sticker on the car ahead said, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Her. " With a touch of humor it reminded me of the great strides we've made toward recognizing the motherhood as well as the fatherhood of God.
Everyone following Christian Science as a way of life is in the publishing business—publishing salvation in deed and in word. Being a Reading Room librarian is an extension of this publishing work in our community and the world.