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Gathering news stories with a spiritual perspective week by week, we wondered what kinds of material the Sentinel of a century ago carried.

A Church less rigid

Part 2 of our series "The changing face of church" profiles religion writer Philip Yancey.

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Anthology of classic articles

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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The Sentinel asks... 'What brings lasting happiness?'

Happiness is a mental and physical state of complete serenity and peace.

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'Thou hast turned my mourning into dancing ...'

Two women tell how they were able to conquer grief and despair over the passing of loved family members.
When the author found herself suffering from the symptoms of manic depression—an illness that ran in her family—she tried many different remedies. Prayer was the only one that worked.
Actual physical healing is one of the byproducts of feeling the gladness God gives us all.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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A reason to be glad

With the power of God, it's possible to take tough situations and turn them into steppingstones to greater joy.
How one woman went about finding the kind of happiness that isn't at the mercy of anyone or anything.
In anticipation of the opening of The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity later this year, the Sentinel regularly prints excerpts from the collections of previously unpublished writings.
AS THE ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE of the Sentinel show, in 2002 family can mean anything from single moms and dads to traditional, two-parent households, to interfaith husbands and wives, to grandparents raising an infant right through to adulthood.

A 'BLENDED' FAMILY 2 religions 2 cultures 1 LOVE

INTERVIEW WITH KAYED AND AMY KHALIL Peace and mutual love mark the marriage of a Palestinian man from Lebanon to a Jewish woman from America.

Raising a grandson

At an age when most people say bringing up children is behind them, the author and her husband put raising their baby grandson, Rocky, right out in front.