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FOR TEENS
GOAAALLLL!
During soccer practice a year and a half ago, my team played a match against an older team of 17-year-olds, just for fun. I was the goalie of my team.
The game was going well until a few minutes before the end, when the ball went out of bounds and I had to clear the ball at the five-meter line (this means placing the ball on the ground and kicking it very hard into the other team's territory). As I kicked it, I heard a crack in my knee. Then I felt a strong pain behind my knee. Even though I was limping, I continued playing 20 more minutes until the game ended. Then I biked home about half a mile.
The following day, when I woke up, I could hardly bend my leg. My knee had swollen, and it was still painful. I was very upset because I had a soccer tournament the next day. I really didn't want to miss the event, especially since my team and I had prepared for it all year long. I preferred not to have a medical diagnosis because I've relied on prayer for help since I was a kid, and I've seen it work. When I've turned to God, or Spirit, for help, I've always found a solution. Matter and material remedies have limits, and I knew I couldn't rely on them to heal me as quickly as prayer. So I called a Christian Science Practitioner to pray for me. I also prayed for myself.
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About the author
Mathieu Chapuis is 17 years old. He lives in Delemont, Switzerland.
January 9, 2006 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from CHARLES SCOTT, JOAN GRAYER, EILEEN HOLLAND, HELEN L. LISCOMB
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So ... what's happened?
MARILYN JONES, SENIOR WRITER
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Malcolm Brown, Peter Smith, Jesse Noyes
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CREATION CONTROVERSY taking the questions deeper
with contributions from NATHAN TALBOT, Warren Bolon, Laurance Doyle
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MONKEYS, INTELLIGENT DESIGN, OR NONE OF THE ABOVE?
Jeremy Carper
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GOAAALLLL!
BY MATHIEU CHAPUIS
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'HOME IS NOT A PLACE'
BY ANNI ULICH
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LESSONS ALONG THE WAY
ERIC OYAMA
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THE SOUL OF CHRISTIANITY
KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER
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LET YOUR CHILDREN PLAY, WITH LOVE
LYDYA OMONDI
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ONLY ONE INTELLIGENCE
ELISE L. MOORE
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SHE COULDN'T STUMBLE OUT OF GOD'S LOVE
AMY JONES RICHMOND with contributions from LUCIA CAPPELLO
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PAIN HEALED THROUGH RELIANCE ON GOD
DAVID SHIELDS