In the Christian Science Bible Lesson
December 30, 1985
"No, this just can't be!" the homemaker may exclaim on discovering that the microwave oven overdid its job and dinner is burned to a crisp.
December 30, 1985
"Be renewed in the spirit of your mind"
GERALD GUSH
When we turn in prayer to God, our basic objective should be to learn to love Him and our fellowmen more, and to express God's qualities more in our daily lives.
December 30, 1985
First Commandment: basis for freedom
JEANNE STEELY LAITNER
Truly free individuals are those who are so firmly convinced they are dependent upon God alone that they know nothing can ever confront them that will separate them from God.
December 30, 1985
Drugs: man is not addicted or attracted to evil!
DAVID K. WILLIS
One young man I know spent many years of desperate and destructive unhappiness, hating himself and turning to drugs to find release.
December 23, 1985
Learning to trust God
Geoffrey H. Mansergh
Have you ever found yourself headed for a big disappointment, and there seemed to be nothing you could do about it?
December 23, 1985
Discover your real Father
CHARLES T. ALLISON
Christ Jesus, that master Christian, referred to God as Father.
December 23, 1985
Our true stature in Christ
FRANCES STEVENS STUART
Christ Jesus, our beloved Master, embodied the perfect stature of man, God's image and likeness.
December 23, 1985
Understanding your worthiness
EDNA LE BARON
How vital is this moment! We can never again live a past moment, a past hour, or a past day.
December 23, 1985
"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh"
MARK RUBLE
Charles Dickens, a master of caricature and wit, has a wonderful story about laughter in his book Nicholas Nickleby.
December 23, 1985
The light of Christmastide
R. BRIDGET KASSABOVA
One winter when I was living in Eastern Europe, I had gone to a mountain resort for skiing.