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Christian Science Sunday School can bless, no matter what the size of the class. I learned this last year when I joined a branch Church of Christ, Scientist, in the small town where I attended college.

Are we more apt to rebuke an offender than we are to forgive him? Are we more concerned with mistakes than with the love that dissolves them? The gentle force of Christian forgiveness underlies the teachings of Jesus, epitomized in these words of the Sermon on the Mount: "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. " Matt.

A study of the life of Christ Jesus in the light of Christian Science shows us we can answer an emphatic yes to this question. The truly scientific is truly practical.

Our heavenly Father, divine Love, is healing us of far more than the ills we ask Him to heal. When Christ Jesus walked out of his tomb after the crucifixion, he proved that God saves mankind from death.

Speed limits in the United States have been reduced in recent years. A decline in the number of auto accidents and savings in gasoline are benefits of slowing down.

Did you ever see a mirage? The traveler knows when he sees one that it is an illusion, devoid of reality, place, and substance. This is how Christian Science classifies the various ills that seem to beset mankind.

Root finding has become an absorbing hobby for many. Whether or not we've been caught up in it, we might view this development as an invitation to dig deeper for the real roots of our identity and individuality.

Is there a safe place? Twentieth-century threats to mankind's safety certainly seem more sophisticated than the dangers of Elijah's day. He hid in a cave in order to escape Jezebel's threat to kill him.

Does it seem that no church is respectable without a mortgage, as the good-natured priest in a popular movie once quipped? Cavernous churches and burdensome mortgages seem to be turning many Christians to less formal places for spiritual refreshment, such as prayer groups and Bible study groups. These often meet in private homes.

If problems have sorely tried you lately, think of the experiences of Paul! "Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; .