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At the back of this magazine there is a directory of practitioners engaged in the public healing ministry of Christian Science. We thought it might be helpful to Journal readers, and especially to those who are considering fuller engagement in Christian Science healing, to hear some of these practitioners share a few thoughts about how they got started in the full-time practice.

Women reformers of the nineteenth century gained and held beachheads that still inspire today. But can we learn anything from them about expanding the recognition of the worth and rights.

Over a period of nearly two months, I experienced varying degrees of hearing loss in both ears, accompanied by pressure in the ears. Hearing in large rooms with background noise, or out of doors, was nearly impossible.

Have you had the experience of not feeling too well and thinking, "Hopefully this pain will be gone by tomorrow"? Or, "I hope this trouble goes away soon so I can get back to my work"? If we're waiting for a healing to occur, it may be time to ask ourselves, "What am I waiting for?" God is the true provider of health and well-being, and He maintains the wholeness of His expression, man, without interruption. Realizing this, we see that there need be no waiting period for health, that right now we reflect God's omnipresent, ever-active strength and harmony.

This account, translated from the Dutch, was originally published in The Herald of Christian Science ( Dutch Edition ). Some time ago I left my university life in Leiden to stay with my parents.

Is it safe to rely exclusively on God for physical healing? This question troubled me. You see, my son had just seriously injured his arm in a bicycling accident.

So you or someone you know is going to have a baby! This is generally viewed as one of the happiest times in a couple's life. And the law of God is here, the promised Comforter, See John 14:16,17,26.

Family means so much to individuals and to society as a whole. Families can provide love, confidence, support, encouragement, and protection.

It's a new era in publishing. The Christian Science Publishing House is being renovated and restored to serve the publishing activities of The Mother Church in the beginning years of a new millennium.

During August, more than fifteen hundred college and university students and faculty from thirty-eight countries gathered at The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston for a three-day international conference exploring the theme "Pioneers of the Spiritual Millennium. " The participants were encouraged to think of a millennium as much more than a date.