In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Her friend dared her to take the candy. And he would have made fun of her if she chickened out. Didn't she have to take it?

Overcoming through the Comforter

To "receive the kingdom of God as a little child" is to feel the healing power of our Father-Mother God.
The divine Truth, which Christ Jesus showed us, embraces even the smallest detail of our lives.

Second Thought

From College: The Undergraduate Experience in America by Ernest L.
As this author found, stubbornness and self-righteousness are like a heavy snowfall. They need to be removed from everyone's doorway.
From The Washington Post November 5, 1986
There is growing concern about how we can strengthen morality in society—especially in the care and raising of children. A good place to start is with an understanding of God as Mind, the source of each individual's inclination to do right.
We're bombarded with images, slogans, and songs about love. But it takes something more than media formulas to maintain solid friendships between men and women, children and parents, wives and husbands, between neighbors, associates, and nations.
If we have trouble with the concept of spiritual healing, maybe we need to reevaluate the view that Christ Jesus' works were miraculous.
"Ain't no wastebaskets in heaven.

What's bulldozer in German?

Is it a waste of time to pray? This author found a lot can depend on what you are praying for.
Before his conversion, St. Paul had to be the classic case of someone going at top speed in the wrong direction. His experience also shows that such a life can be turned around through Christ, Truth.