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Turn Right at Machu Picchu, by Mark Adams, has my attention presently. Adams tells his story of traveling the Machu Picchu area in Peru, with an antisocial Australian survivalist and several Quechua-speaking, coca-chewing mule tenders as his guides. Adams writing is funny, strong, and sensitive to the multifarious characters this world provides. I’m not going…

Science and religion typically refer to laws as that which gives us a formula, or a system that tells us what will happen. The law of gravity lets us calculate the gravitational pull between two masses. The law of “being good” lets us calculate whether or not we see heaven. But, what caused gravity? What…

A few weeks ago, I interviewed a teenager. He delivered the main speech at a Daniel Pearl World Music Day event. The event was outstanding. The speech, the teenager, all outstanding. A few years back, the teenager, or Persistent Kid, began writing an essay on a world without hate. “In my research I came across…

It may not be a big election day, however, today is a voting day. Unfortunately, campaigning can bring the worst out of people, however, I’ve noticed that people also can be forgiving. I will go to the polls, reminding myself to vote for integrity, not a political party. To vote for the willingness to work…

Science, Theology, and Medicine: an abridged chapter of Mary Baker Eddy’s from her book, Science and Health Divine laws of Life, Truth, and Love inspire the disciplines of science, theology, and medicine with a more divine nature and essence. We can spiritually discern and live by divine laws. We can overcome false and outgrown beliefs…

Physiology and Genetics: an abridged version of Mary Baker Eddy’s chapter “Physiology,” from her book, Science and Health Physiology and genetics may have limited powers, but they can’t successfully assume the place and power of the divine source of all health and enlightenment. Drugs, DNA, and human minds can’t improve God’s work. We want to…

Footsteps of Truth: an abridged chapter version from Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures What is Truth? The efforts of any ology to answer this question are vain. Understanding comes through spiritual logic and revelation. Following the signposts of divine law, we comprehend the Truth that is changing the world…

Prayer is the faith that all things positive and good are possible to God. Fed by selfless love, faith grows into spiritual understanding and reveals remarkable experiences. God’s work is done. We reflect the doing. Prayer embraces action, yet it’s a mental exercise. It is not busy work reacting to our own personal desires or…

We have a guy who lives down the road. He’s all brawn, not a speck of fat on him. Tattoos. He can talk a mean talk too. Not a guy you want to mess with. He drives a big, black 4-wheel drive truck. Fast. The other day, he was barreling down the road in his…
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