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I recently looked at the first draft of an article of mine that was later published in the Christian Science periodicals. While its tone was sincere, its focus could have been clearer and its sentences smoother.

The Forth Bridge in Scotland is a famous cantilevered, double-span tubular steel structure completed in 1890. Considerably over one mile long it carries the railroad from Edinburgh across the estuary of the River Forth toward the Highlands of northern Scotland.

Imagine a journal entry of a university freshman: What an overwhelming first week of classes I've had. Met so many people from all over! A full course load this quarter.

Since I took early retirement from extremely active work several years ago, I've thought many times about that word retire. "Retired from what?" I ask myself.

There was a time in my life when I felt completely unappreciated, unloved, even unacknowledged by my immediate family. Those people to whose care I had completely devoted myself for many years seemed to feel nothing at all for me in return.

Last month we published the first of two installments of reminiscences of the Discoverer of Christian Science by Alfred Farlow. Included in part one were his "first impressions with regard to [Mary Baker Eddy]," and his "early impressions with regard to the truthfulness of Christian Science, its mission, demonstrability, and future prospects.

After the Master, Christ Jesus , was arrested and taken to Pontius Pilate to be tried, he stated: "To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

What if you could choose between poverty and wealth—one or the other with no middle ground? Surely most would pick the latter. Yet, facing circumstances, and believing they define our prospects, most of us ultimately settle for something in between.

According to Mark's timetable, this segment is a continuation of Jesus' third day at the Temple and the day after its cleansing. The scribes and Pharisees continue to challenge him, asking questions, hoping to trap him.

Because Moses found grace in the sight of God, as the Bible indicates, he received the Ten Commandments, revealing the nucleus of individual and societal redemption. By helping individuals restrain evil impulses and wrongdoing, the Commandments free people for happier, more useful lives.