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Basic training
A military man offers perspective on keeping thoughts in line.
I was recently reminded of the time I spent in military service. During basic training we learned the fundamentals of being a soldier; one of them was being on “guard duty” or “walking your post.”
Mary Baker Eddy wrote: “Stand porter at the door of thought. Admitting only such conclusions as you wish realized in bodily results, you will control yourself harmoniously” (Science and Health, p. 392).
And in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us, “Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison” (Matthew 5:25).
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July 16, 2012 issue
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Letters
Steve Ryf, Annette Kreutziger-Herr, Anna Willis, Merywynne Ruggirello
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We're not watching alone
Gillian Litchfield, Copy Editor
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A sentinel by land or by sea
Rita Polatin
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Basic training
Michael Day
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Prayer during an airport crisis
Robert Butcher
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The 'balm,' not the bomb
Michael Mooslin
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Accosted, but able to forgive
Gigi Raine
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Creature comforts
Kelly White
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A little more faith defeats fear
Annette Bridges
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Arches of hope
Merelice
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Sharing at a state university
Catherine Smith
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The amplitude of God's love
Candace Gibson
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Watching out for good
Shelly Richardson
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Our right to be free
Kathleen Collins
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Finding joy in serving church
Connie Byrd
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What can fear do to you?
Keith Wommack
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Healed from effects of a fall
Jody Glatt
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Hockey injury healed
Seth Johnson
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Instant truth
Bonnie Ulm with contributions from Sally Ann Prier
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Gems on your crown
The Editors