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HEAD IN THE SAND?
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
I CAN REMEMBER one of my early encounters involving the exchange of religious beliefs. Really early, like grade school. My friend had picked up the view that Christian Scientists were a little like the ostrich who hides its head in the sand to avoid problems. I explained why this was a little puzzling to me. After all, I had seen consistent evidence that prayer was an effective way to face problems squarely and intelligently. But the fact that I dealt with issues differently caused others to assume I wasn't doing anything.
As years passed, I realized that I did tend not to dwell on material discords, physical injuries, or personality problems quite the way my peers did. And such a different emphasis probably looked to others as if I was ignoring issues. This came to mind when I learned of a Christian Scientist who'd badly injured herself. She quickly wrapped her hand so she wouldn't have a graphic picture of the damage. Ah, the ostrich stereotype, I thought. Most people would probably think it strange, even naïve, to look away from such an injury.

March 2, 2009 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from BOB PRESS, NANCY SAVAGE, MARGARET MARGO SIMONS, LESLEE ALLEN, EVELYN HORN
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ALWAYS A WAY FORWARD
STEVE GRAHAM, SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Philip Yancey, Bethany Powers
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LET GOD LEAD
BY KEITH WOMMACK
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A SPIRITUAL APPROACH TO JOB SEEKING
Rosalie Dunbar with contributions from Karen McCoy
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TO FIND A RIGHT POSITION
BY JEFF CLEMENTS
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Fighting corruption with prayer
BY THOMAS R. MITCHINSON
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SKI RACING WITH SPIRIT
BY ALEXA AND TINA COYLE AND KENT "KIMMIE" MACKAY ROLLO
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Our Poems and Prayers
with contributions from Stephen, Samantha, Ruby
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A GOAL TO HELP OTHERS
GAIL TOOMEY
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'ALL THINGS ARE BECOME NEW'
SUSANNAH H. SNOWDEN,
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GOD'S PEOPLE
MICHAEL HAMILTON
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HEAD IN THE SAND?
NATE TALBOT
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EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN
MARYL WALTERS
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PERSISTENT PRAYER BRINGS HEALING
DEBBY BARRON with contributions from STEVE BARRON
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QUICK HEALING OF BURNS
RONALD BLUME
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WALKING WITH LOVE
AUDREY NORMANTON
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A GPS WITHOUT EQUAL
Editor