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The high goal: obliterating death
Sometimes life-changing truths are right there in front of us, hiding in plain sight.
One that dawned on me recently is this: There’s amazing power in ridding ourselves of the belief in death—of understanding that, as spiritual beings created by an all-good God, we are really living eternal lives.
About the author
Abraham McLaughlin lives in Boston and is the Product Manager at The Christian Science Monitor.

December 31, 2012 issue
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Letters
Betsie E. Tegtmeyer, Chantal Kingue Tanga
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Leaving the old for the new
Dorothy Estes, Editor, Journal, Sentinel, Herald
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The high goal: obliterating death
Abraham McLaughlin
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Moment-to-moment progress
Diane Marrapodi
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You can be made new—now!
Donald A. Wilson
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Full bloom
Elizabeth Kellogg
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Innocence rules in school
Fay Coulouris
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The protection of 'amazing' grace
Christopher Cieply
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Gold-winning spiritual purpose
Kim Shippey, Senior Staff Editor
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Summer camp blessings
Sam Pellegrini
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Stepping forward fearlessly
Andy Elliott
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A cup of cold water
John London
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Addressing tragedies and 'sudden endings'
Kim C. Korinek
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Knowing the Lord brings blessings
Brian Hall
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Class and a college kid
Jean Schoch Gioioso
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The just and the unjust
Lord Bowen
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Healed of smoking addiction
Richard Sevaly
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Dancing and praising God
Gina Marie Murphy
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Healing of otitis and urinary problem
Maria Amelia Gomes da Silva
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Defending children
The Editors