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When I was about twelve years old, we moved to a part of my country where we were among the town's few Christians. My country of origin is Iran, and Bibles are banned there.

People who believe that they experience psychic or portentous feelings and thoughts often say that they are "being told" of future evil. This raises the question of where such omens come from.

At dusk , I stood on the edge of Canyon de Chelly, in Arizona, looking down at sheep grazing on the mesas far below. The Navajo sheepherder's call sounded, and the quietly grazing sheep began to move down toward their enclosures for the night.

Treatment in Christian Science , or healing through prayer, is definitely not staid or formulaic—a materially structured way of addressing a materially structured abnormality. It's just the opposite.

The Minister of a Methodist church in downtown Cleveland has seen the congregation grow from almost nothing when he arrived to a healthy size. And the new congregation is full of diversity—racially, ethnically, and economically—which, he says, is "tremendously energizing.

The Journal  asked contributing editor Geoffrey Barratt to comment on the role of the natural sciences in the pursuit of truth. Also in this issue is a discussion of the natural sciences and spirituality.

A sign of the times As Science and Health is becoming better known to the public, requests for information about the author, Mary Baker Eddy, have dramatically increased. At the same time, the academic community is taking a renewed interest in Mrs.

When I was given a copy of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, along with an issue of the Christian Science Quarterly , I was delighted to have some tools that would help me to study the Bible on a consistent, in-depth basis and that would elucidate its spiritual meaning. When I found that this study was improving my health and my relationships, and was benefiting my family, my joy knew no bounds.

What shows your worthiness in life? Is it the job you have, or how much money you make, or what car you drive, or what house you live in, or what clothes you wear? A friend of mine thought it was such things. As hard as she had tried, she hadn't achieved what she believed were the things that make a person successful, and she often wondered why others were apparently worthy of these things and she was not.

In one office where I worked, I found people saying, "I will not get a promotion, because I do not get along with the head of the organization. I do not know what on earth would make my boss happy.