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The Signs are Unmistakable. More and more people are hungering for something beyond the emptiness of materialism.
The demand for stability in marriage and family is more apparent than ever these days. Here contributing editor Channing Walker considers the basis of such stability.
The Need To Build on strong foundations is a persistent Biblical theme. Whether it's an Old Testament prophet exposing corruption in religious practice, or a New Testament teacher declaring that there is no other foundation than Christ, the point is plain: quality of life, both for individuals and for nations, depends on quality of thought.
In Selecting the contents for a particular Journal issue, we seek a balance between articles that speak to an individual's need for healing, and those that call on the healer that anyone can be. But in fact, the distinction between the two often isn't so evident.
This Month we're proud to reprint a full-length original feature from our somewhat younger sister publication, The Herald of Christian Science . As younger sisters know, there are advantages to being the recipient of an older sibling's largess.
In A Sermon On Christian Healing given in Boston in 1880, Journal founder Mary Baker Eddy declared, "We are in the midst of a revolution; physics are yielding slowly to metaphysics; mortal mind rebels at its own boundaries; weary of matter, it would catch the meaning of Spirit" We see one significant sign of this in the continued interest in spiritual healing—a term that admittedly has widely different meanings to people. A related issue of growing interest and ethical concern today is death and dying.
One of the ongoing obligations of publishing a magazine designed "to put on record the divine Science of Truth" is to make sure that the accounts of Christian healing presented within its pages are truthful. We take seriously our responsibility to verify testimonies of healing carefully.
The Beginning Of A New Year is a time when we naturally reflect a bit on development in our own lives, in the world, and in causes we hold dear. And not only do we look back on what has occurred, but we look forward to progressive development in the days to come.
Send it, Give it, Share it, Study it The 1998 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly The 1998 Christian Science Thanksgiving Bible Lesson is yours to read and share with family, friends, and neighbors. Available in an attractive booklet, the Lesson Sermon is filled with thoughts of gratitude and thanksgiving appropriate for individual study and inspiration the year through.
Dear friends, Since 1883, The Christian Science Journal has been a practical, effective resource for spiritual progress and healing. It is a monthly record of what individuals throughout the world are discovering and proving of God's goodness and power, and of their true nature as God's children.