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What doesn't "go without saying" One Editor of the Journal, Sentinel, and Herald made this observation about these magazines in a talk presented in the Sentinel of July 9, 1960: "The purpose of your periodicals is to disseminate widely the spiritual ideas that give unerring direction to human thought, imbue it with wisdom and love, and expand its ability to express the powerful intelligence that is Mind.

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.

Extracts from letters of listeners to shortwave broadcasts THE WORLD SERVICE OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR First, let me congratulate you and all WCSN staff .

Recently I was reminded of a conversation that took place many years ago between my husband and another man during a business trip. The man commented that my husband seemed to be a religious man with high morals and asked to what church he belonged.

Watching our thinking, and striving to maintain the Biblical standard of "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ," II Cor. 10:5.

Four-year-olds are noted for asking questions. "Why is the sky blue? How does a faucet work? Why are you doing that?" It is an integral part of growing up.

As we begin to explore the Science of Christ in all its variety, we learn that Christian Science is one great whole. Every concept relates harmoniously to every other, and all lead to God, their source.

Many people wonder about the body—how it works, how to control it, perhaps even what it is. We can get some clues as to what it is—and isn't—when we consider two approaches to the word embodiment.

Have you ever had a weed in your garden that you diligently dug out—with every bit of root you could find—only to have it reappear later? It takes vigorous, repeated efforts to get rid of tough weeds, doesn't it! I found self-justification to be such a weed in my mental garden. At first I didn't even know it was there.

In the Christian Science Hymnal there's a hymn adapted from a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier that counsels us to follow the disciples' example in our response to Christ. One stanza reads: In simple trust like theirs who heard, Beside the Syrian sea, The gracious calling of the Lord, Let us, like them, without a word Rise up and follow thee.