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Imagine a scene for a moment. The year is 1989.

Olga Chaffee: Welcome to The Herald of Christian Science. I'm Olga Chaffee.

Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia For thirty-eight years the Christian Science Society in Redcliffe had been holding services. Sometimes very few people attended.

The rewards of defending ourselves every day against aggressive mental suggestion are abundant. We gain better health, a deeper sense of happiness and purpose.

When Mrs. Eddy founded The Christian Science Monitor, she said that its purpose was "to spread undivided the Science that operates unspent.

The material sciences—physics, astronomy, and the like—have undergone great changes over the centuries. In today's world, modern technology is giving out new developments and procedures almost faster than they can be absorbed.

There he was, a yellow, fuzzy caterpillar poised on a green leaf. I watched him raise half of his body, move it and his antennae out over thin air.

In celebration and reflection, the Western World commemorated in recent years the two hundredth anniversaries of the French Revolution and the United States Constitution. These historic developments, which gave impetus and structure to democratic ideals on both sides of the Atlantic, helped to define the individual's right of self-government.

Why stay alive? That may sound like a rather startling question, but it's one that thoughtful people may sometimes find themselves pondering. Another way of putting it might be, What are we here for? What is our purpose in living? To find a life purpose can bring great inspiration and incentive.

The following makes a point that may be a useful reminder to Christian Scientists: a stranger's inquiries can bring a surprising blessing. The Bible speaks of entertaining strangers because "thereby some have entertained angels unawares" ( Heb.