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Creativity is a very attractive and practical quality, sometimes sought after in a variety of bizarre ways. He's a very creative person, or she's a very creative manager, we might say of someone.

Fresh and timely There is no question that in this new Journal format you have achieved your goal of enhancing "the vitality of the spiritual ideas that have always made up the substance of this magazine" [ Journal, January 1999], Thank you for the deep prayer and genuine inspiration that have produced these changes. You have made the Journal truly "abreast of the times" as we approach the twenty-first century.

When in 1867 Mary Baker Eddy first began to take pupils in order to teach them the Science of Christ, she taught from the Bible and she also turned these students to the Scriptures. Today, the Christian Science Quarterly Weekly Bible Lessons, whose topics she chose, fulfill a major role in helping anyone who studies them stay close to the Bible and explore its healing, spiritual meaning.

Victoria, B. C.

During a Wednesday testimony meeting in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, a man in the congregation expressed his thanks to God for a recent healing of sickness. His remarks were a grateful tribute to God and to the healing power of His Christ.

The very foundation of Church is divine Love, God. And I've found that my concept of Church becomes less intellectual and more heartfelt when I put love into practice by making an effort to greet visitors to my church.

If You Wanted to get to the other end of a large, long room, your first step would bring almost no perceptible improvement in your position. But after a few more steps, you would definitely see some progress and also get the feeling that those steps were taking you in the right direction.

Through the Restoration and Renewal Program, members and friends of the Church of Christ, Scientist, are showing their love for this Church, for its vital mission, and for all involved in responding to those seeking a more practical spirituality. As gifts of "love currency" See The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p.

What Is a Pioneer to you? Someone who's not afraid to brave new territory or gain a new perspective? An individual who steps out ahead with vision and courage? Whatever your definition, you'll probably agree that the world greatly needs pioneers. As highlighted in the October 1998 issue of the Journal, more than 1,500 students and faculty from thirty-eight countries gathered last August to consider what it means to be a spiritual pioneer, especially during this time of renewed societal interest in spirituality.

Christ Jesus' Words describe a healing church: "Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. " Matt.