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- The Monitor's ViewLebanon digs deep for its identityTorn by war and a once-dominant Hezbollah militia, the country looks to shared culture and other bonding ways to heal sectarian divides.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveResurrection moments – here and nowChrist empowers us to rise out of a sense of life in matter into the understanding of God as Life, which brings healing and joy.
- The Monitor's ViewHow social trust propels Ivory CoastBetter cohesion among a diverse population has helped Ivory Coast become a model in economic progress. Now it may do the same in politics if a new generation takes over.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveFinding strength in stillnessFeeling overwhelmed by the demands and noise of everyday life? Taking a prayerful pause to affirm and feel God’s guiding love can bring inspiration and peace.
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- The Monitor's ViewWhy Iran and US need OmanThe wisdom of Oman as a patient, listening go-between will be essential for negotiating a new deal over Iran’s nuclear program and its proxy militias.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe higher view that moves us forwardLooking to God to inform our sense of reality brings progress and healing.
- The Monitor's ViewIn tariff tiffs, the art of compromiseEurope’s calm and measured response to the Trump tariffs takes the long view and relies on patient deliberation.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveA kitchen pot and a beautiful promiseTurning our thought to God, who is all good, brings protection and healing.
- The Monitor's ViewWhat a Jewish-Muslim bond can doAzerbaijan, a largely Muslim nation that lives in harmony with its Jewish minority, helps mediate between Israel and Turkey over their sparring in Syria.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveOur spiritual homeHaving a clear sense of our God-established spiritual home brings inspiration and confidence to the building process.
- The Monitor's ViewBigger machine, bigger thinkingA European plan to build the world’s largest particle accelerator has sparked questions about humility and the frontiers of thinking in physics.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveLacking nothingWhen we’re open to the good that God freely gives to all His children, we experience that goodness more fully.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveGetting rid of ‘yeah, buts’God gives us the ability to move forward without hesitation and accomplish the work in front of us.
- The Monitor's ViewNeighborly care for absentee studentsNew York City will enlist parents in a community to contact other parents whose kids often skip school and then link them to services. The premise: Parents really do love their children.
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