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When the wise men of old followed a new star to Bethlehem, they were prepared to bestow upon the baby Jesus gifts appropriate to celebrate his arrival. Many people today celebrate the Christmas season with gifts, but a misunderstanding of the spiritual nature of Christmas has materialized the commemoration of Christ Jesus' birth, and some may wonder if there is any spiritual meaning left to the celebration.

One of my first exposures to the wonders of this technological age came to me as a young lad at a national exposition. Elements of the age-to-be were projected.

A group of fishermen were talking. One asked, "What's happened to Pietro? He hasn't been around lately.

In the Bible are many references to the grace of God. One dictionary meaning of the word "grace" includes, "the divine influence acting within the heart, to regenerate, sanctify, and keep it.

God told Elijah to choose Elisha ( see I Kings 19:16 ). Each year authorized teachers of Christian Science may, on application, select for teaching thirty pupils with "promising proclivities toward Christian Science.

I once learned a lesson in spiritual freedom that has since proved valuable to me. Directly in front of our home there is a tall pin oak tree.

Mrs. Eddy sets forth her concept of testimony meetings in her book Miscellaneous Writings: "Invite all cordially and freely to this banquet of Christian Science, this feast and flow of Soul.

Mrs. Eddy provided for the world, in  The Christian Science Monitor , a tool that utilizes two of mankind's most powerful rights—freedom of the press and freedom of religion.

The hope of immortality is ingrained in the human heart and has been part of most religious systems, both ancient and modern. Christian Science calls the immortality of man more than a theory, more than a hope.

We can refrain from doing wrong. And we need not suffer because of the wrongdoing of others.