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To 'hold crime in check'
Recently, I was called to jury service. I went willingly, but with a sense that I was simply fulfilling my civic duty. Beyond that, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
But later as I reflected on my experience, I realized the lessons I learned went far beyond the understanding I gained from being a part of the judicial process—as important as that is.
About the author
Lynn Buckley-Quirk is a Christian Science practitioner. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

January 14, 2013 issue
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Letters
Barbara Chapline Waldner, JSH-Online comments
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On family, children, and faith
Katie Martin
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Fear not, little flock
Vicki Turpen
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To 'hold crime in check'
Lynn Buckley-Quirk
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A God's-eye view
Diane S. Staples
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Three L's for Life
Jill Gooding
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Love—the road to eternal life
Kathleen Collins
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Take a spiritual walk
Madelon Maupin
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Bible translations: old & new
Roy Gessford, E. Ann Wild, Eduardo Torfer
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God—always #1
Carter
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Safe in the rainforest
Sapphire Johnston
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No longer 'stuck,' but healed
Wendy Landry
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Teeth back to normal
Holly Wayman
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Symptoms of food poisoning gone
Bruce Higley
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Gratitude leads to adoption
Karen Rose Banks
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God's law of completion
The Editors