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What a delight! The testimony I'd read in the Christian Science Sentinel had been written by a boy I knew. In fact, I'd been his very first Sunday School teacher.

When a contribution is made to the Restoration and Renewal Fund, what is the actual gift? Is it the cash or securities, or the real estate? Or do these merely represent the gift? Isn't the real gift the thought and motive that impel the act of giving? Contributors often communicate with us about the motives behind their gifts and donations. These include a renewed love for the universal mission of the Church of Christ, Scientist, a deep gratitude for personal blessings received (the foremost being spiritual healing), and a joyful sense of duty to help provide capital improvements to the facilities at The Mother Church.

• Immediately after a lecture on Science and Health, a woman comes up to the lecturer, takes Science and Health out of her hand, and gives her $20, saying, "I need this book. " • After hearing a lecture, a man living on disability payments who had been praying to know how to be healed, buys Science and Health.

At a two-day conference of the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics (ASLME) in Boston last year, physicians and lawyers, along with some parents and teachers, examined the relationship between doctor and family in making health care decisions for children. It was the first time the Church of Christ, Scientist, had been invited to participate in an ASLME conference.

Have you ever tried to pray using passages or ideas from the Bible, or tried to study Science and Health, while struggling with the suggestion that these are "just words" devoid of peace, love, hope, or power? Then read on. Certainly there can be such a thing as empty words.

This is an article that I never thought I would be writing. I have read many articles and testimonies in the Christian Science periodicals about the healing of grief, and I saw my mother healed of grieving in a few hours, after the unexpected passing of my father.

10:17-31 As Jesus was on the way , a man came .

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In celebrating the centennial year of The Christian Science Publishing Society, the Journal recognizes the many behind-the-scenes sacrifices involved in carrying out its healing mission. To illustrate, here is a brief excerpt from an early employee's reminiscence, one of several being published this year.

Giving a portion of a harvest to gods who were supposed to possess the land was a very ancient custom. The early Hebrews, worshiping but one God, naturally gave their offerings to the Lord.