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Sharing Christian Science with integrity
I have been thinking about dedication recently, and two incidents in my own experience came to mind.
I was invited to play golf at a members-only golf club with a doctor, a lawyer, and a prominent businessman. In the clubhouse after the game, I was asked, “What do you do?” Thinking these folks would not be interested in Christian Science and not wishing to embarrass myself or my host, instead of saying I was a Christian Science practitioner, I replied, “Oh … I do a bit of work with the homeless.” They asked some questions about this work, and then made laudatory and congratulatory comments, but somehow I felt diminished. While I hadn’t lied (I do do a bit of work with the homeless), I hadn’t shared the whole truth—the truth of what I do as a profession.

August 14, 2017 issue
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From the readers
Lori Biesterfeldt, Ann Hanson, Virginia P. Fay
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Forecasts—not the final word
Judith Hedrick
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The powerful place of prayer
Lesley Ann Mascall
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Healing as Jesus healed—still possible today
David Nartonis
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Sharing Christian Science with integrity
Brian Kissock
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Freedom and woman’s unlimited capabilities
Susan Damone
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A remarkable realization
David Winder
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God is everywhere! Everywhere!
Serenity
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Quick healing of injured fingers
Anthea Shillington
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Sight issue healed
Amy Richmond
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'A radiant sunset ...'
Photograph by Peter Anderson
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A lesson on UN peacekeeping—from Haiti
The <i>Monitor’s</i> Editorial Board
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A fresh look at possibilities for good
Elizabeth Mata