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Many know Christ Jesus' parable about a father whose son left home, taking his inheritance to a distant country and wasting all he had on riotous living. Luke 15:11-24 Having spent everything, he found himself in a degrading position.

Recently , Birdia Churchwell, who is a member of the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was asked to conduct a course on health care at the Southwest Regional Progressive National Baptist Convention in Los Angeles. In the past, such courses have been confined to basic first aid and life-saving techniques.

Christ Jesus taught: "No man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

It turned out to be one of those completely unexpected and, in time, unforgettable moments. My friend and I were window-shopping, and at one point we ended up in a bookstore where she waited in the front while I looked around.

Today we hear much about making choices and having the freedom to choose. Some choices are trivial; others are more important for our spiritual growth, health, and progress.

At the back of this magazine there is a directory of individuals 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.

A virgin conceives and bears a son who will show mankind the way of salvation. Matt.

Mark 4:1-13 With crowds thronging his every move, Jesus ordained helpers, allowing for further expansion of his ministry. This action occasioned further divisions.

One young woman commented that she wanted to be an astrophysicist. She was aiming for a career that would not just keep up with these fast-paced times, but would be a step ahead of them.

Life can present many transitions, especially in such fast-moving days as these. And collective mortal history is itself a piling up of layers on layers of transitions.