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How is writing for the Christian Science periodicals different from other writing? What impels it? What makes it possible? How does it help the reader? How does it change the writer? Not long ago four writers, who contribute regularly to this magazine as well as to the Christian Science Sentinel and the daily religious article in The Christian Science Monitor, discussed what originally launched them in their writing—and what keeps them going if their manuscripts are returned for revision! Cynthia Howland , J. Darrow Kirkpatrick , David C.

One former captive, St. Paul, wrote, "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life,.

The man was lying on the sidewalk covered by an old winter coat. When I lifted the coat, he lifted his face from a magazine—an issue of Newsweek with a cover story on nuclear war.

Have you been thinking about writing for the Christian Science periodicals? Have you had a healing or spiritual insight you'd love to share with others? Do you have a notebook filled with article ideas or maybe a folder stuffed with rough drafts? Or have you sent in a few articles with little apparent success? If you're new to writing, now is the time to begin. And if you've as yet been unsuccessful, don't give up! Writing for the periodicals is one of the most important avenues of spiritual growth that our Leader, Mrs.

Three and a half hours for a church election meeting—where the only business was to elect three executive board members and a president—seemed like an unbelievably long time. Where was the efficiency? Couldn't someone find a way to speed up this election process? And as a new member of a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, I didn't know any of the eligible members.

Because a Christian Science church service is a divinely inspired exercise in expressing Truth and Love, it offers healing and blessing for all in the congregation. And the consistent, prayerful support of each member is required.

From the moment Calvin Frye entered Mary Baker Eddy's employ in 1882 to the early December evening in 1910 when she passed on, he faithfully kept his original promise to her that he would stay with her. Calvin Frye's twenty-eight years of devoted personal service to our Leader is unmatched by any other Christian Scientist.

Suppose you went to the grocery store, walked through, saw everything that was there, and walked out without a purchase. You could no doubt name some of the things that you saw, but you wouldn't have anything for your dinner! You would take home nothing but a superficial knowledge of what was in the store.

" Wait a minute, please. I'll have to get my glasses to see that.

In times of accident or serious illness, calling out to God can make a profound difference. And when behind the cry to God lies a conviction that God does help—and some understanding of why—healing and redemption follow.