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" How can intelligent people believe that healing of physical illness is possible through prayer alone?" "What if something serious happens?" These were just some of the questions that bothered me as I got to know a family of Christian Scientists who moved to town during my sophomore year in high school. But over the summer months prior to my junior year, I found myself wondering about God and the true nature of Christianity.

I was recently having a conversation with two friends. They each spoke warmly of the pastors of their churches and said how much the pastors' insights into the Scriptures had meant to them.

People become acquainted with Christian Science in many different ways. Of course, some grow up in families where Science has been known and practiced for a long time.

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.

It used to be a far more common practice for newspapers and magazines (including the Journal and the Christian Science Sentinel) to publish excerpts from Sunday sermons. From time to time the Journal and Sentinel continue this practice, which began when the magazines were founded by Mary Baker Eddy.

The World Service of The Christian Science Monitor I appreciate your accurate news program and enjoy all your broadcasts, but I'm really keen on your "Moments for Reflection. " Why I appreciate so much this program? Because it helps me to understand the Bible in our contemporary world.

There comes a time, after we've accepted the basic truths of Christian Science and experienced healing through prayer, when deep gratitude wells up, and we yearn to serve the Cause. This upwelling of gratitude is natural, and we find branch churches ready to oblige, for the need is great.

The world needs healing. Surely our Church has an active role in this healing, but are we always clear about how this should take place? Praying to understand better the nature of the real work we have to do, we may find ourselves asking two distinct questions: What did Mrs.

In every city and community throughout the world, people face what could look like insuperable obstacles and unsolvable challenges. They often take on these challenges with incredible courage and resourcefulness.

Recently, we spoke with several men and women who are in the full-time public healing practice of Christian Science. We asked about their early years in this ministry, and about how they had come to devote their lives to helping others through prayer.