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Healed of drug addiction and hemorrhoids
I was raised in Christian Science, but in my teenage years I stopped going to Sunday School. In college, I married my high school sweetheart, but by this time I wasn’t living my life in accord with what I’d learned in Christian Science. I was drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana. I had reached a point where I wanted to stop but wasn’t able to through willpower.
I began suffering from hemorrhoids that became so painful I consulted a doctor. He said the only thing he could do for me was surgery. That really scared me. It was difficult to walk, and I was unable to go to work. My wife said that I couldn’t just lie around, and that I should either do what the doctor suggested or use “this Christian Science” I had told her about.

June 14, 2021 issue
View IssueEditorial
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Defusing hate. Living love.
Thomas Mitchinson
Keeping Watch
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Considering retirement? Put God first.
Richard Biggs
Image and Inspiration
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Image and Inspiration
Vivian Burnett
Keeping Watch
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Don’t let the “old man” in
Christine Hurley Pappas
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God’s abundant love meets our needs
Gail Wade Moeller
Glimpses of Truth
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In concert with God’s harmony
Kim Shippey
Kids
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Parsley learns about Love
Gay Bryant Flatt
Healings
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No grief, just Love
Anita Byth
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Healed of drug addiction and hemorrhoids
Wayne Wilkinson
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Alarming symptoms gone
Sandra Schaefer
Bible Lens
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Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?
June 14–20, 2021
From our readers
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Letters & Conversations
Tom Durst, Cheryl DeSanctis