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A new view of normal
We long for constancy in our lives. So it’s not unusual to hear someone speak with trepidation about a “new normal.” Whether this comes from an impatience to get back to “normal” or a concern that there is no going back to the old “normal,” it begs the question, What really is “normal”? Can there ever be a “normal” that is certain and consistently good?
Mary Baker Eddy, in her pioneering works on spirituality and healing, put forward what some would consider a rather unconventional view of constancy. A search for the word normal in her extensive writings uncovers several concepts she apparently considered fundamental facts of existence: Health is normal. Harmony is normal. Good is normal. (See, for example, Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 200.)

April 19, 2021 issue
View IssueEditorial
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A new view of normal
Linda Kohler
Keeping Watch
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Vaccines, immunity, and the pathway to health
Curtis Wahlberg
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Christian Science and vaccinations
From the Editors
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“Christian Science is not bravado; it’s love!”
Ginger Dossey
Image and Inspiration
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Image and Inspiration
Cheryl DeSanctis
Kids
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Lost and found
Hilary Harper-Wilcoxen
Healings
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Healed during church
Himanshu Dhand
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Broken bone healed
Diana Saxby
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Sickness quickly disappears
Robert Nofsinger
Bible Lens
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Probation After Death
April 19–25, 2021
From our readers
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Letters & Conversations
Carol Daniel, Kate Gibson Oswald, Alan Barker