Editorials

Conquer fear

When we discover even a little of God's power and presence in our lives, we begin to conquer our fear of evil.

Working together

Could there be a situation so awful that there's no way to love in the midst of it? Actually, God's love makes unity and healing possible—where they seemed impossible before.
Personal appearance, age, and ancestry are ways of gauging identity, but there is a deeper spiritual dimension to man.
More and more we are realizing that all the world's children are our own. Inspired action is needed to help them—and we can each expect to see a widening role we can play.

Issues of peace and war

Winning a battle isn't necessarily the same thing as securing lasting peace. Christ Jesus saw his followers as being peacemakers —a first-century term very much needed in the twentieth.

Steppingstones

We all take important steps in our lives. When we turn to God, the source of all wisdom, for guidance, each step turns out to be solid and secure.

What communicates?

Communication that heals and frees represents the last and greatest frontier. It takes real Christian discipleship.
Christ Jesus came to show us that we are, in reality, children of God and therefore all one family.
Sometimes children are thought of as immature and helpless. Yet that isn't how Christ Jesus viewed them. Maybe we have something more to learn—that children can help teach us.

Equal access to God

"Do unto others ..."—the Golden Rule—seems as if we're talking about what we're going to do to others. But think about what it's like to be on the receiving end of the rule.

Getting ready for work that lies ahead

If we're committed to working hard for a cause, education and instruction on that subject are vitally needed. Christian Science class instruction gives this kind of practical help.
“The disciplined person is the person who can do what needs to be done when it needs to be done.