September 21, 1998
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Letters
When the story about the shootings in the Springfield, Oregon, high school was reported, I wrote to a friend in Seattle and suggested we pray for children.
items of interest
For the first
time in sixty-six years, the Christian Science Publishing House is vacant.
Article
Approaches to self-defense range from carrying a weapon or a can of mace to learning a martial art. But nothing in this line offers sure-fire protection from aggression. Yet we have a right to defend ourselves—a right and an obligation. Here's an effective spiritual means of securing our own and others' welfare.
Poem
Several years ago the author and her husband were the objects of much jealousy, hatred, and slander aimed at their characters and their financial status.
Article
Good news: representatives from the media are working together to restore the public's confidence in the industry's honesty and objectivity.
Article
Just when you think you've figured out the perfect solution to a problem may be the time you most need to pray.
Article
In what this author calls a "staunchly patriarchal" country, prayer resulted in a decidedly equitable distribution of responsibility—and in progress for all concerned.
Article
Even if there's nothing special planned, or if what's scheduled doesn't look like much fun, the day is still under God's control, filled with His goodness.
Article
"Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Article
What makes you mature? That's what this writer asked herself during her teen years as she examined her own and her friends' lives.
Testimony of Healing
I felt a flood of joy, and I caught a wonderful glimpse of God's allness and oneness.
Testimony of Healing
The next morning when we woke, Mariah had no fever.
Testimony of Healing
With all humility I turned to God in earnest prayer.
Testimony of Healing
The excruciating pain simply disappeared.
Article
God showed us something precious—the spiritual unity that makes a community a home for all.
Poem
This sweeping upsurge of joy—expanding thought and clearing away shadows—is newborn awareness ofLife being now;Life being good now;Life being All now;
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