Editorials

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.

You come from God

This is true.
All students have it.

A question of self

Narcissus, according to the Greeks, was doomed by a goddess—as a punishment—to fall in love with his own image, which he saw reflected in a spring.

Getting going

Sometimes getting going is the hardest part of getting a job done.