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Excerpts from Nancy Roof's contributions to recent issues of the journal Spirituality and Reality: New Perspectives on Global Issues:
The Sentinel Is Devoted to discerning and nurturing the advance of spirituality in human civilization.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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----100 years ago

Gathering News Stories with a spiritual perspective week by week, we wondered what kinds of material the Sentinel of 100 years ago carried.

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Adoption and prayer

Under the black-and-white sketch of a smiling young girl was the caption, "I'm Looking for a Home.

The loyalty of friends

I was sitting on my sister's couch in Orlando, taking stock of everything I still had.
One way people know that they are making spiritual progress is in their willingness to welcome new people into their lives—to reconnect with those they've lost contact with, to find ways to renew and refresh relationships that may have become jaded.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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What will it take to break the impasse?

The issue in South Asia isn't about land, or religion, or even history. It's about bringing down barriers between people.

Federal agent on the job—with PRAYER

Chris Robles has been in federal law enforcement for 20 years. And during that time, he has found prayer playing an increasingly important role on the job.

In a safe place—no matter what

To be spiritually attuned is to be alert and to have strength. It's a state of preparedness that makes a person very helpful in emergency situations.

BOMB threat?

What does "exceptional customer service" have to do with safety and security? More than you might think.

Fear defused

How one Londoner began to combat terrorism in the world by looking within herself.

Your insights

In order to surf, you need a solid board to stand on.