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Many years ago my mother was brought home from the hospital; the doctors advised my father that they could do no more for her. They had little hope she would live more than a few days.

Have you ever noticed the expression on a child's face when he learns to do something all by himself? It's absolutely radiant! It also illustrates an important lesson we sometimes forget in adulthood: doing things—instead of merely talking about them—unites the joy of discovery with the satisfaction of accomplishment. Talking about spiritual concepts is no substitute for living and demonstrating the practicality of spiritual truths that our words express.

Radical changes are taking place in society's thinking about how best to alleviate suffering and restore the sick and dying to health and usefulness. At issue is whether humanity will continue to approach healing and medicine from the premise that disease and health are essentially physiological phenomena, or whether serious attention will be given to the growing recognition among some physicians and lay people that disease and cure are far more mental and spiritual than previously thought.

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.

Is evil a real power? What's its origin? Why is evil? These are the questions that have troubled people for centuries—if not collectively then individually through personal misfortune. How often has thought revolved around the questions: Why does God permit evil? Can't He control it? If this material world is basically all there is, and is the solid reality it appears to be, then it makes sense to conclude: "Yes, evil is a power.

Yielding humbly to God's guidance, a Reader in a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, is able to serve with assurance and poise. A deep-toned peace comes to the one who knows that reading in a branch church is effective only as it is God-directed.

When we attend the theater, see a good movie, or enjoy a concert, we appreciate the professionalism and accomplishments of the performers. But do we think about the hours of preparation that have enabled those performers to work with such complete assurance? In a way, we are performers, too—demonstrators of the Science of Christianity, working daily to achieve a wider understanding of this Science and learning how to use this understanding in order to heal ourselves and others.

Christian Science Organization at University of Hamburg, West Germany From the many lectures offered for the German field, we chose a lecture titled "Leben ohne Furcht" ("Life Without Fear") for our winter semester. The.

Have you ever contemplated quitting church? Have you ever thought, "Who needs it? I'd be better off just to study the Bible Lesson  In the Christian Science Quarterly . on my own instead of going to church services.

A good friend of mine shared a very interesting and touching experience that really awakened me to realize the importance and power of understanding divine dependency. This friend's little girl was a so-called "late child," arriving some years after their other children, and a strong mutual dependency had developed between mother and daughter.