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This isn't the only reason i started going to church again, but it certainly had something to do with it: A friend of mine had recently begun to attend Wednesday evening testimony meetings at a branch Church of Christ, Scientist. She'd had some experience with Christian Science, but wasn't entirely sure that it was right for her.
YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED a few changes in your Journal this month. But as you continue to read, I hope you'll also see that the content you love hasn't really changed.
It was nobody's idea of a prayer. A family member had just called to ask me to pray for and, as I considered her predicament, the thought that came to me was, "Don't be ridiculous!" On the face of it, my relative's situation seemed anything but ridiculous.
Winston Churchill, a man who knew more than a little about adversity, is responsible for two of my favorite quotes: "Never, never, never give up. " And, "If you are going through hell, keep going.
When I first sat down to write an introduction to this issue on addiction, I found myself drawing a blank. After all, I don't think of myself as someone with any firsthand knowledge of substance abuse.
As a nursery rhyme has reminded generations of children, gardens do grow. Neighborhoods are a little different, though.
The Journal 's masthead might look a little different to you this month. After serving superbly as Managing Editor for the past two years, Rosalie E.
It should have been a deeply satisfying experience. Every Saturday morning, a group from my branch Church of Christ, Scientist, rolled up our sleeves with our Episcopalian friends down the street as part of a community breakfast program for people in need.
Albert Schweitzer, the humanitarian who spent so much of his life in Africa empowering others, wrote in his book The Spiritual Life: "Man can no longer live for himself alone. We realize that all life is valuable, and that we are united to all this life.
New England has a tradition of town meetings and citizen involvement that probably goes back to the first settlers on its rocky coast. So when I moved to a small town that still relies on town meetings, I was both charmed and appalled.