In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

When we explore the Biblical roots of spiritual healing, we aren't surprised to see a connection between health and spiritual regeneration.

Second Thought

"We deepen our fluency in praying not only through wanting, ... but also through learning. ... That is why the disciples came to Jesus and said, 'Teach us to pray.' "
The search started out as a theological one, but what the writer learned led to a new understanding not only of God but of ministering and healing.
About our cover—When the fast track doesn't deliver what it promises, people begin to raise questions. There is a quiet shift in the direction of genuine spirituality.
The Editors of the Sentinel hear from kids and grown-ups all over the world.

Second Thought

"... I believe the capacity to be youthful lies within us all. It has to do, first and foremost, with attitude and then activity and involvement. . . ."

The vigor of God's man

Retirement was only the beginning for an acquaintance of this writer. While the job changed, commitment, dignity, and responsibility didn't.
If we are looking for safety, for something that will always be with us, the Bible points us in the right direction. It shows us the power and presence of divine Love.
Sometimes the weight of our past presses down on our present. As we learn more of our spiritual wholeness, not only does the burden lift but healing and transformation occur.

POSITIVE PRESS

"[Teacher] Sheila Henry has a trio of new students in her honors Shakespeare class at Wilton [, Connecticut,] High School.
People try to hang on to youth or a facsimile of it. They try to extend middle age in the hopes of putting off aging. Yet our strength and freshness come from something timeless — spiritual manhood and womanhood, in God's likeness.
About our cover — We need an uprising in thought in regard to age classifications. Fresh convictions about the true nature of life as spiritual impel this uprising.