Article December 7, 2009 ISSUE

Church in Action

BY ERIC OYAMA

I have to admit: It took me a little while to see the value and purpose of church. And I think part of this was due to feeling a lack of fellowship.

When I was younger, I got the impression that church was a place to debate the paint color ("Off-white is more spiritual than eggshell white!"); or the physical structure and makeup of the church or Reading Room ("Well, I've prayed about it, and I'm right!").

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Eric Oyama is a Christian Science practitioner from Los Angeles, California.

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