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From the Editors

If not age, what does define us?

PATRICIA KADICK, STAFF EDITOR

The fact that a five-year-old rushes to help a friend who has fallen has nothing to do with her being five, going on six.
From the Editors

Where do we belong?

KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER

Immigration has always been a topic of importance and concern to people and governments everywhere.
From the Editors

Consider the important things

JENNY ROEMER, STAFF EDITOR

Christ Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in the Bible could be considered the most comprehensive guide to living an unselfed life—particularly Jesus' directive, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you".
From the Editors

The power of living love

MAIKE BYRD, CHILDREN'S EDITOR

A friend of mine, a school teacher, is just about the most unselfish, loving person I know.
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Good at every turn

INGRID PESCHKE, MANAGING EDITOR

This week's Sentinel prompted me to think back on some of the transitions I've experienced in my life—ones not unique to me.
From the Editors

Grief—'the unmaking of' it

WARREN BOLON, SENIOR WRITER

After watching a movie on DVD, I like to stay tuned for the "making of" feature that sometimes comes as an extra on the disk.
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Part of a really big idea

PATRICIA KADICK, STAFF EDITOR

What had it meant to me to become a member of The Mother Church in Boston at age 13?
From the Editors

'What do you really believe?'

STEVE GRAHAM, SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR

WHAT I SAY UNTO YOU I SAY UNTO ALL, WATCH.—JESUS

The Christian Science Sentinel was founded in 1898 by Mary Baker Eddy, and its mission remains the same: "to hold guard over Truth, Life, and Love." The Sentinel continues to report on the unlimited ways that the healing power and presence of the Christ activates, uplifts, and transforms the lives of everyday people around the world.

From the Editors

Taking spiritual flight

KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER

Those of us who work on the Sentinel often look out of our windows toward the 25th-floor ledge of the Christian Science Church's Administration building in Boston, where a family of peregrine falcons has nested safely for over ten years.
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'No fair!' no more

DANIS COLLETT MUTCHLER, SENIOR DESIGNER

Major or minor, unfairness always sits wrong with us—because it is wrong! But this week's issue goes deep into why we don't have to live with injustice or inequity, and how everyone can experience the universal "very good" of God's creation.
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All ready, all set

JENNY ROEMER, STAFF EDITOR

Have you ever seen kids at a pool or a beach squirming and pulling away from their parents?
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The kingdom—within and without

INGRID PESCHKE, STAFF EDITOR

I have a post-it note on my computer monitor that says: "Divine presence, breathe Thou Thy blessing on every heart in this house.