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When I was a teenager, I once closed a car door on my bare foot
When I was a teenager, I once closed a car door on my bare foot. I immediately said aloud "the scientific statement of being" from Science and Health (see p. 468), which I had learned in the Christian Science Sunday School. As I still had difficulty walking, my father, who is not a Christian Scientist, took me to the emergency room for X-rays. The doctor told us the foot was broken, but because of the type of injury, it would not be possible to put a cast on it. I was told to come back at a later date to see if it would then be possible to do so.
After returning home, I studied Science and Health and read hymns from the Christian Science Hymnal. Although I still limped from the injury, later the next afternoon, as I walked across the room, I felt the bones in my foot moving into place. There was an audible crack, but no pain. By the time I returned to the doctor for my follow-up visit, I was walking normally. The doctor couldn't tell which foot had been broken and remarked that I was a "good little healer."
About ten years ago I became ill with flu-like symptoms. The symptoms were so severe that my employer urged me to seek medical attention. I felt that it was necessary to do this in order to avoid jeopardizing my job. Since I had decided this was the flu, I expected the doctor to confirm that and send me home to recuperate. The visit didn't go as I had anticipated, however. After several tests were completed, I was told that my muscles were deteriorating and that the illness could be one of a number of things, including polio.
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May 20, 1996 issue
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The hunger for integrity
by Kim Shippey
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Integrity—how we are made whole
William E. Moody
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Conforming to God's law
Alistair W. Lauder
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One power
Jane R. Harwood
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What do religious values have to do with sex?
with contributions from Russ Gerber, Lois Rae Carlson
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The right one!
Brooks Anderson
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Guarding your mental stronghold
Grayce G. Young
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"Bear witness unto the truth"
Sarah Goetze Hyatt
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"To be perfectly honest ..."
Patrick Errett Welch
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Jessica lifts up her face "without spot"
Stephanie S. Johnson
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Fast food and a quick fix?
Sandra M. Clark
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When I was a teenager, I once closed a car door on my bare foot
Linda Pratt Rives
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About fifteen years ago, I suddenly became almost totally deaf...
Robert D. Stranathan