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At the beginning of 1899, Mary Baker Eddy received a letter from a student she had taught eleven years earlier. He wrote that he had served as Reader in his branch Church of Christ, Scientist, and recounted how much time and effort since his class instruction in Christian Science under Mrs.

Some years ago, when I received the news that a shortwave radio network would enable some of the religious periodicals and the daily newspaper of the Christian Science Church to be made widely accessible in broadcast form, my heart soared for the sake of those in countries without Christian Science churches and Reading Rooms. They would be able to learn of the healing influence and effect of these activities that had so strengthened and encouraged me.

There is a quite well-known Biblical theme that identifies divine power as the "right hand of the Lord. " In Exodus we read, for example, "Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power.

Who doesn't love to be inspired! Genuine inspiration is like a deep-drawn breath; it feeds the hungering heart, nourishes the intellect, and satisfies and uplifts both mind and body. It is actually an evidence of spiritual power, the might of divine good, which is capable of transforming one's view from darkness to light, bringing out peace, productivity, and healing in present experience.

Coming into my town from the north is a little-used road that winds steeply down the mountain. As it leaves the national forest it straightens and then slopes past the outlying homes.

Modern communications are shrinking and informing our world. It's a significant development, affecting the way we think and how we relate.

A little boy I know has a large and wonderful sense of God. He had his first visit to a Christian Science Sunday School when he was three.

Before I started studying Christian Science, I often questioned the supposed logic of the belief that God, who is good, can create or allow suffering. I couldn't accept the concept that God is a mystery or that suffering is part of His plan for us.

Up to now I have assimilated much information about the truth, thanks to my study of Science and Health. My life has been improved and transformed.

Sin and evil are never necessary. In contrast to the traditional theological view that humanity is descended from Adam, born with the taint of so-called original sin, Christian Science teaches that each of us is actually God's idea, not Adam's kin.