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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.

This account, translated from the Norwegian, was originally published in The Herald of Christian Science ( Norwegian Edition ). Coming home on a Wednesday evening a couple of years ago after a testimony meeting at our church, I was greeted by one of my three cats.

When I was a little girl , I occasionally had temper tantrums. When this happened, an aunt who lived with us would quietly say to me, "Do be yourself, dear.

Each day we are faced with making decisions. Some are unimportant and we hardly give them a thought.

Martin of Tours was a famous leader and healer in the early medieval Church in France. During the first part of the fourth century, he lived in a small town in northern Italy near the French border.

I found my way into Christian Science and a complete healing of arthritis on my journey to find God. I had been diagnosed as having arthritis.

My friend was looking forward to sitting in the warm winter sunshine with the other mums, watching the children take part in their school sports day. She anticipated passing the time engaged in the kind of lighthearted conversation that roams happily over many pleasant subjects.

The solution continued to elude us, and I alternated between moments of anxiety, frustration, and discouragement. All I wanted was a sign.