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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.

Every time we talked about religion, he felt it was a difficult subject. He used to say, "This business of religion is nonsense.

More people are recognizing the mental nature of experience and the need to discover and correct the errors of thought that negatively affect their lives. But what is the most effective way to discover those errors and to remove them? Actually, this question is directly linked to fundamental theological questions about the nature of man.

The dancer graces the stage with a presence of ethereal weightlessness, poise, beauty, strength, and confidence. Through years of sacrifice and toil, a dancer perfects the craft.

Peace in bodies, homes, and governments everywhere might be said to rest upon the spiritual truth that we have no enemies. How can this be so? In the presence of God, who fills all space and is good alone, there can be no evil.

How does Christian Science view the torture, in some countries, of religious leaders and those engaged in protecting human rights? What can one do to combat such tyranny? —from an inquirer to the home page of the Church of Christ, Scientist Christian Science never justifies evil. But it does seek to help people deal with it as the Bible reveals we can.

It's too common an occurrence—kids hanging out together and smoking marijuana. Several years ago, a friend of mine who was in high school at the time decided to challenge this inclusion of drugs in an evening with another friend.

The Anza-Borrego Desert in the southwestern United States becomes a rainbow of color, a fountain of activity in early spring. Dark and wiry ocotillo are tipped with orange and red.

" When asked the greatest threat to the country over the next several decades, four times as many citizens cite a moral decline than worry about an economic recession. " This was a finding from a survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal.

Serving as a volunteer in our Christian Science Reading Room in Ohio, I had a wonderful experience one Saturday morning. Money had been taken from the Reading Room several days previously.