Liberty for all

Jenny Nelles, Staff Editor

Tad Blake-Weber - Staff

We thought we’d do something a little different for our cover section in this issue. It’s nice to know we have the journalistic freedom to respond to inspiration and change things up when it feels right.

This week, one of our cover stories features writers from Turkey, Germany, the United Kingdom, Kenya, Canada, South Korea, and the United States—all speaking briefly on aspects of freedom.

Here’s an excerpt from Joseph Kamenju from Kenya. He’s writing about a time, as a young man, when he was trying to be free of smoking and drinking habits:

“When I was searching for a way to free myself, I found Christian Science and read Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. I also began reading the Bible, not because it was required of me or to please anyone but because I discovered that true freedom lay not in merely having the right to rebel, but in also embracing my God-given right not to feel that I had to rebel” (p. 8). A nice way to think about what it means to be a revolutionary thinker!

You’ll also find some intriguing articles in this issue that don’t necessarily relate to the cover topic. (If you’re an avid reader, you already know this. But maybe it’s worth reiterating.) Sometimes, at first glance, readers assume the entire issue is on the cover topic, but the cover stories really comprise only a small part of each magazine. Each Sentinel can meet a variety of needs. Enjoy this week’s editorial “As we forgive . . . .” A promise that always deserves a little brushing up on.

So peruse, study, and share freely.

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