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THE UPSIDE OF FAILURE
"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot ... and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed."—Michael Jordan
THOSE INSIGHTFUL WORDS were spoken by an amazing and highly successful basketball player. That last comment is especially powerful. Michael Jordan learns and grows—big time—from every experience he has, good or bad.
About the author
Mark Swinney played college baseball at the University of California at Davis. Today he's a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science based in Florida.

March 24, 2008 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from WILLIAM NOFSINGER, STEVE WALTON, HEIDI SKOK
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Pull up a pew
KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Erin Mussolum, Priscila Mosqueda
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A WINDOW TO GOD'S LOVE
BY SUSAN MACK
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FIRED UP ABOUT CHURCH
BY JULIE FURBUSH
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TRUE COMMUNION ...
D. Tomlinson
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIP
BY DAVID ROBERTSON
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A PRETTY COOL PLACE TO BE
BY SUSAN RYNERSON
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Why show up for Sunday School?
with contributions from WINNIE ANYANGO, ISABELLA ROUMIANTSEY, ANNA FARKAS, MICHAEL SMITH
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Practical spirituality can put a stop to suicide
BY ELISE MOORE
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FROM THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING SOCIETY
The Christian Science Board of Directors and Board of Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society
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WHO'S THE BEST?
LOIS DEGLER
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OAK-TREE EMBRACE
JO ANDREAE,
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GOD'S WORD IS REALITY
ELAINE FOLLIS
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THE UPSIDE OF FAILURE
MARK SWINNEY
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UNDERSTANDING 'THE OTHER'
RUTH WALKER
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'WALKING AND LEANING ON GOD'
VICKI KNICKERBOCKER
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SEVERE PAIN REVERSED
MICHAEL E. HEDRICK
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QUICK HEALING OF BURN
JULIE GORDON