In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Fill your days with joy

Anita Ross

A few weeks before Christmas, my mail included a card with this marvelous statement,

KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER

SPORT ISN'T ABOUT DAZZLING STATISTICS. IT'S ABOUT LEARNING LIFE'S DEEPER LESSONS.

RON MANGELSDORF

MY DESIRE TO HEAL TRULY WAS A SWEET-BABY THING—AN INFANT BEGINNING.

Meredith Korthals

Find out how a girl called Meredith prayed on a car trip.

BY JOY BENNETT

Let God's wisdom free you from the illusions that try to slow your progress.

BY REBECCA ODEGAARD

Response—and responsibility—come with discerning the Nativity's deeper significance.

BY RUSSEL FOGG

A life focused on the spiritual doesn't mean giving up what you love.

BY SUSAN THOMAS

The writer's widening concept of Church led her to minister to young people in need.

BY HEIDI J. SNOW

Trusting and following God's plan inspires and strengthens our own heart's calling.

BY WARREN BOLON

Leave the mainstream for a totally different life? Yes, especially when the word comes through God's Word.

BY SCOTT SEAGREN

Pursuing somethin you've always wanted to do—even when you feel it is God who is impelling it—becomes significant only as you do it.

Amy Richmond

It has never been harder for girls to feel good about themselves.