Editorials

Christ Jesus once dined with two sisters.
We were making our way by boat through a maze of bayous and canals that crisscrossed an almost endless expanse of marshland.

It is time to eat the book up

"Read this book from beginning to end.
Criticism can bring a marvelous blessing—the opportunity for spiritual growth! It's possible not only to overcome resentment when we feel we've been rebuked or criticized, but to grow in dignity, self-worth, and spiritual grace.
An eleven-year-old girl, heartbroken at the passing of her father, finds comfort at his funeral when the Protestant minister reads from the Bible: "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

No last straws

The "straw that broke the camel's back" is no more real than a mirage in the camel's native desert.

Ways we are taught of God

Christ Jesus once said, "It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God.
When Christians make the commitment to turn their lives over to God, they find a special joy in relying on Him for guidance in every area of their experience.

When those school bells ring

There aren't many old-fashioned school bells ringing to call children to school these days.

The spirituality of mankind

In the early years of this century, a concerted attempt was made in the United States to suppress Christian Science and render its practice illegal.
A young woman was thrown from a car in an automobile accident.

The greatness of calm

Keeping one's "cool" under stress would seem a stern discipline if one didn't know the sublime naturalness of calm.