In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Roland and the policeman

Roland and his brother have a skateboard, and they like to take turns lying on it, pushing themselves along.

Don't be like Rosie!

When vaudeville was a popular form of entertainment, Rosie was advertised as the only trained white elephant in captivity.
One day, while thumbing through the Bible, I came across some words of Christ Jesus' I had never noticed before: "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Appreciate yourself

Self-depreciation is heavy baggage, something to unload as fast as possible.
Relating these terms to types of human thought, we might say that quicksilver indicates a temperament that is mercurial and elusive; jellyfish pertains to an absence of stamina; and double-mindedness points to unsettled, vacillating, deceitful thinking.

Where job opportunities thrive

For whatever reason or no apparent reason, you find yourself moved out of a position of usefulness.

Single and satisfied

Everyone is single—that is, individual.

No monsters allowed

Nicky was four years old.

"How does your garden grow?"

Do you like gardening?

Inspiration is spiritual energy

There's a popular saying that genius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

Escape from addiction

Why did I smoke?

What does God know of you?

Faced with a dilemma, did you ever react like this: "I just don't know what to think or do"?