Editorials

Where fidelity leads us

The sun edged above the jagged mountains.

No phases of belief in Mind

In Victorian England some thought that fruit was bad for children.
We frequently hear it said today that society is sick, that the churches are failing, and that Christianity is dying.

What God wants

People who love God want to do what He wants them to do.

Finding the cause

Cause and effect is a fundamental theme in Christian Science.
Are they—or are they not—married?

When taken hostage

Underlying many of the current acts of terrorism is an effort to capture public awareness, to seize the world's attention and focus it upon what some feel is an urgent cause.

Resist the devil

"What made me do that?

Breaking down mental barriers

"Ski instructors throughout the country are paying more attention this year to the psychological barriers by which skiers, whether beginners, intermediates or even racing pros, are held back.
As we deepen and expand our love for God, we find an inevitable goal emerging in our life.

How mind and body relate

The general opinion of humans about themselves is that mind is in the body; that the direction of traffic between the two is from the body to mind—that is, the body tells the mind such things as whether it is comfortable or in pain, tired or fresh, healthy or unhealthy.

An inquirer asks—

"When a Christian Scientist is ill he sometimes insists he is perfectly strong and healthy—even though it is obvious that he is not.