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The law that liberates us
My colleague’s words took me by surprise.
Our global Church has a compact and inspired book of rules governing the Church organization, the Manual of The Mother Church; and the two of us were discussing a meeting in this man’s country that would highlight a particular By-Law in the book that could help bring progress to the practice of Christian Science there. He bluntly stated that the meeting would be an uphill struggle because decades of endemic corruption meant his fellow countrymen, including church members, saw law simply as a ploy by which people in power could shake them down with impunity.
His frank admission laid the groundwork for a more successful meeting by steering us to realize we had to offer a fresh perspective on law itself before tackling the subject of the particular Church By-Law we were highlighting.
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May 22, 2017 issue
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From the readers
Laurel G. Bracey, Madelyn Harvey
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To defeat and prevent bullying
Marsha Pecaut
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‘God is in control!’
Daniela Acosta
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Thinking about food, exercise, and a healthy body
Diane P. Dailey
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Models of excellence
Mark Swinney
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Don’t be fooled by matter’s illusion
Richard Biggs
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A first date that changed my life
Marci Martin
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An athlete prays
Jordan Strong
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Normal hearing restored
Peter Bartlett Cooper
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Healed of infertility
Bénie Mabela Ntelo
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'Peace, that speaks the heavenly Giver'
Photograph by Nancy Robison
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The law that liberates us
Tony Lobl
