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- Liberation through music – in prisonWrite an aria? Check. Learn music theory? Check. Master a sound board? Check. Incarcerated individuals are finding the universal language of music provides redemption and key life skills.
- From loss to LifeThe light of divine Love reveals to us the eternal nature of existence and frees us from grief and despair, as a woman experienced after losing her father.
- Argentina’s win for clean governanceA high court affirms the sentencing of a former president for corruption, marking another reform boosting public confidence in government accountability.
- A lesson from my donkeyThe realization that nothing can separate us from God’s love or rob us of our God-given wholeness breaks through the illusion that we’re inevitably stuck, bringing solutions and healing.
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- A new anchor for ocean protectionSupport rises for a “high seas” treaty to govern marine resources, adding to similar protections for both the land and oceans.
- A healing rebukeAs we learn of the allness of God, good, we discover that we can refuse to accept suggestions of evil as powerful – and doing this brings healing.
- Gentle ways to deal with illegal migrationEven as Los Angeles is now a battleground over migrant issues, the U.S. has joined hands with the United Nations in assisting the voluntary return of unauthorized migrants to their home countries. It’s an opening for consensus.
- I was told I shouldn’t have childrenToday’s contributor shares how finding Christian Science brought a freeing, healing peace that profoundly changed the course of her life.
- Cultivating self-reliance and cooperationIn New England, the push-pull between independence and interdependence makes for fertile soil for an emerging local food system.
- Architecture drawn with local listeningToday’s winning designs for buildings are more sensitive to culture, climate, and community.
- Be truthful, not neutralWe’re all divinely empowered to live out from a basis of integrity.
- In a parched Syria, a path to plentySix months after liberation from a dictator, Syrians not only are aiming for democracy, but also must find solutions for a severe drought. That crisis may be a unifying moment.
- The seeds of spiritual good are germinatingAs we lift our sights to the activity of the Divine, we find evidence that God’s goodness has never left us.
- Africa’s tech comes of ageThe world’s youngest continent finds that its adaptation skills and curiosity create entrepreneurs who can be globally competitive.
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