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As we grow in our understanding of Christian Science, we increasingly learn how to discern between the God-bestowed, permanent qualities of Spirit and the transient claims of matter. This discernment separates the real from the unreal, the spiritual from the material, and proves the spiritual to be eternal.

Christ Jesus' words "I am the vine, ye are the branches" and "my Father is the husbandman" John 15:1, 5 . have ever-recurring seasons of renewal for growth and health.

For a long time I have been impressed with the necessity of understanding the meaning, and place, from a scientific standpoint, of the word "Confidence. " The Century Dictionary defines it, first, "Reliance on one's own powers, resources, or circumstances; belief in one's own competency; self-reliance; assurance.

Christianity was not known as Science until it was so revealed by Mary Baker Eddy. It was a system of religious beliefs, of widely varying doctrines, until her discovery that Christianity is founded upon divine Principle, which constitutes all reality, governs all real activity, and underlies all true existence; that, being exact Science, it has rules which may be learned and practiced by those who study carefully its letter and imbibe its Spirit.

The teachings of Christian Science uphold the highest standard for Christian character maintained by the Christian churches,—a standard which all agree has been determined by the words and works of Christ Jesus, the Way-shower. But Christian Science goes on even farther and shows that these selfsame words and works require of a Christian much more than the mere acceptance of this standard before all that the word "Christian" implies can possibly be fulfilled, for the master Christian placed upon every one that believes on his word the unavoidable obligation to "heal the sick" by the grace and power of God.

We have been especially impressed by the testimony of several persons who were healed solely through the study of [the Christian Science textbook]. The history of this text-book has been that of a healing and regenerating agency, and the constant accumulation of such testimony as that referred to is proof that the works which our Master performed are still going on in his name, and in accord with his promises.

"I'll go if I want to, and you can't stop me!" Strong emotions seemed to be gaining more of the upper hand each second. The teenager saw the issue in terms of freedom from parental authority and making decisions for himself.

Almost all current discussions of marriage deal prominently with sex. And so it would be appropriate for us to arrive at a rational view of sex and its relation to the marriage state.

Many years ago I was on a long railway journey. On the seat opposite me was a mother with her young son.

As a young boy, I was a reluctant Sunday School pupil. My mother and father would cajole, encourage, persuade.