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All her life, Mrs. Eddy loved and studied the Bible.

On more than one occasion, while riding in taxis or on buses, I've noticed this sentence posted in the driver's cabin: "Jesus Christ is my Saviour. " It was obvious that this statement gave reassurance to my driver friends in the midst of daily exposure to the dangers of the road.

Today the entire Bible is translated into over three hundred languages and dialects, and portions are available in 1,600 additional languages—ranging from English, German, French, and Chinese to Welsh, Icelandic, and Cherokee Indian. But who gave us these Bibles? They came from individuals who committed their lives to the arduous work of translating the Bible out of the early Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Aramaic texts into everyday spoken languages.

Like a personal letter, a journal tends to be informal, direct, and spontaneous. Someone keeping a journal quickly jots down thoughts and impressions and then moves on to the next day.

If it is true that it isn't easy to swim against the current, it is also true that it is always right to make the effort to keep ourselves above the waves. This makes us progress.

Even though the New Testament mentions the word pastor only once, pastors have long played an important role in the Christian Church. And no wonder! The root word for pastor means shepherd.

Whether at a shopping mall, on a college campus, or in the foyer of a church, a bulletin board is a great place for people to share information. You can learn a lot about an active community from reading local bulletin boards.

Earlier this year The Christian Science Publishing Society printed a special issue of the Christian Science Sentinel called "Humanity's quest for health. " The issue explores spiritual answers to the yearning for physical and mental well-being.

Have you ever had the experience, as I have, of leaving late for an appointment and finding everything "conspiring" to make you even later—your keys not where you always keep them, your gas gauge on empty, the traffic lights all red? A little lateness snowballs into more lateness. The same thing happens with things like loneliness and rejection.

The World Service of The Christian Science Monitor I'm an avid listener of all the Monitor programmes throughout the week, including the weekend religious items and The Mother Church Sunday services. Indeed, Monitor Radio is about as unbiased and constructive as media can be—something we really need today.