Editorials

Prayer: magic words or holy inspiration?

WILLIAM E. MOODY

The magician says a few words—his "abracadabra" or "hocus-pocus"—and presto! A rabbit pops out of a hat, or the coin in the magician's hand disappears.

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Divine Love and family affection

BARBARA-JEAN STINSON

Christian Science offers a unique but practical way of bringing more peace, freedom, and love to family members.

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Factual discovery, honest response

ALLISON W. PHINNEY, JR.

A spate of newspaper stories about Christian Science has appeared in the last year in the United States.

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Religion that isn't selfish

WILLIAM E. MOODY

Those who know the pure Christianity that Christ Jesus brought to the world know it as religion that gives of its good.

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Meeting the moral demands of true Christianity

CAROLYN B. SWAN

Whoever would have part in the joyous work of Christian healing can begin by maintaining the moral demands of Christian discipleship.

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Where our faith rests

WILLIAM E. MOODY

Faith can take many forms.

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No longer thinking in matter

ALLISON W. PHINNEY, JR.

Why does Christian Science discuss the nature of matter when as religion its primary focus is on God, Spirit, and Christian living?

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The importance of being thorough

CAROLYN B. SWAN

God's creation is thoroughly perfect and entire, leaving no room for imperfection or incompleteness.

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Did God give us free will?

BARBARA-JEAN STINSON

To many people the belief that God gave us our own free will, to choose whether or not to obey Him, is comforting.

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Letter and spirit: a healing partnership

CAROLYN B. SWAN

A dictionary defines "letter" as "the literal meaning of something: the letter of the law," and "spirit" as "the real sense or significance of something: the spirit of the law.

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"In the midst of a revolution"

ALLISON W. PHINNEY, JR.

The woman in the pulpit doesn't know of Einstein, Heisenberg, or Bohr, doesn't know of the great physicists of the twentieth century still to come.

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The joy that leads to healing

BARBARA-JEAN STINSON

There's a rare joy to be found in healing others through Christian Science.