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"A cheerful giver"
Martin Luther once said, "The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious."
Perhaps some of us desire to give generously to some worthy activity in the church but don't think we can afford to. If so, we can consider developing an enlightened spiritual consciousness that will convert our desire into reality.
We can see that both giving and receiving are based on spiritual understanding, and that really to give we must rely on God for the good we would impart. When we do so, we will find new joy in giving. The Bible declares, "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." II Cor. 9:7;
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January 19, 1974 issue
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No Push, No Pull, No Pressure
JULIE CAMPBELL TATHAM
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God's Allness
ALFRED MARSHALL VAUGHN
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THE REAL YOU
Alfredonia Thomas Lambert
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Resting Our Case
MIRIAM KERNS
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"A cheerful giver"
FLINT LEWIS TOWNSEND
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"Dear Home"
MARILYN ADELE CARTER
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Banish Grief Through Love's Nowness
ROSE PRICE
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SPIRITUALIZING THOUGHT
JOHN HUGHES
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ACCEPTABLE
Pearl Strachan Hurd
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A Girl Who Shared
Joyce E. Dronsfield
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Instantaneous Healing
Carl J. Welz
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Freeing Ourselves from Crutches
Naomi Price
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Before becoming a student of Christian Science, I was under the...
Marion Littlefield
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Christian Science was introduced to me by a new student of...
Julia Rissler with contributions from Michael D. Rissler
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I have been a Christian Scientist for many years and have had...
Chester B. Anderson
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Although I was raised in a Christian Science...
(Mrs.) Ruby Showman
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Over a year ago I experienced a concrete demonstration of...
Chaffee Castleton
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A lovely moment in a Christian Science healing comes when...
Elaine G. Swaffar with contributions from Jerry L. Swaffar
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Letters to the Press
with contributions from Lee Mitchell, R. Ross Collins