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I became interested in Christian Science after my marriage to a...
I became interested in Christian Science after my marriage to a student of this Science. We attended church and I began reading Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy from time to time. But I must admit that my understanding of what I was reading was at most superficial, and I was believing what I read one moment and becoming totally skeptical the next. I wasn't looking for a healing or searching for a deeper spiritual understanding of life, nor was I pausing in my reading to consider the truths being expressed. But shortly an incident occurred that brought a deep desire to understand God better.
My husband was completing his university studies at the time, and I was happily employed on the same campus. One day, as I was returning to the office from lunch, I was waiting to cross the street at an intersection. Suddenly I was overwhelmed with a feeling of indescribable fear. I couldn't relate the feeling to any particular thing; it was just fear. I felt as though my entire personality had changed in just those few seconds.
When I arrived back at the office I tried to appear normal and did not mention the incident, thinking no one would understand such a story. As the afternoon wore on, the feeling of fear did not abate, and worse yet I began to become very apprehensive about the trip home by bus. As I stood waiting for the bus, I found myself unable to board it. Instead I walked home.
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August 7, 1995 issue
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In the heart of our cities, an unshakable stronghold
Joni Overton Jung
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Helping youth offenders
Geraldine Schiering with contributions from John West
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Back-street Christ
Godfrey John
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Disease unreal—preposterous?
Sharon Slaton Howell
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Engaging the community
by Kim Shippey
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A revolution against lack
Paul S. Sedan
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Fed God's love
Clifford Kapps Eriksen
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What Jesus' resurrection has to do with you
Janice Koller
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A resurrection for you—walk free!
Karin Jean Gillett
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Overcoming resistance to healing
Mary Metzner Trammell
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To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with...
Dulcinea Braga Dias Bueno Torres
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My name is Jacquelyn, and I am ten
Jacquelyn Weiner with contributions from Christine Weiner
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Early in 1994 I had a healing of an apparently severe case of...
Ian Bruce Kelsey