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Of Good Report

Present-day examples of "whatsoever things are of good report" (Philippians 4:8)

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Enough supply to attend association meeting

This author didn’t want to miss attending his Christian Science Association meeting in person due to financial challenges. Prayer turns things around. 

From career conundrum to peace

A lawyer realizes that it was not roles in the law firm that would supply human needs: It was God.

My path to employment

An African author overcomes inadequacy and fear, and is able to pursue a job path that aligns more closely with his interests and talents.

Tax problem resolved

As she faces tax issues with a family business, the thought comes to this author that the men and women in Congress, as well as their staff members, sometimes write laws and regulations with good intentions, but without realizing the unintended consequences of their actions on some people and businesses. 

A restoration beyond expectations

Several years ago, for the first time in 45 years, I found myself living alone, longing for relief from feelings of isolation. Sensing my need, friends asked me to visit them, which led to the purchase of a vacant, unique Craftsman-style house in need of restoration.

When we see others as they are

At a Christian Science lecture I attended, the lecturer shared an experience he’d had leading an outdoor adventure course for youth. A young man in the course persistently displayed hostility toward him and the rest of the group.

We are God’s song

What is the composer, God, expressing in each individual? It’s not physicality, a personality, or inharmony. We are spiritual. We are God’s song. 

Foot washing 101

I remember the first time I washed feet. In my early teens, I’d been asked to help take care of my grandma whom I was living with at the time.

The liberty of God’s love

Throughout my life, I have experienced many wonderful healings. I grew up with Christian Science and my mother is a Christian Science practitioner.

How I found my way back to Christian Science

Recently I started attending church again after being away from it for several years. It wasn’t that I lived far from a Christian Science church; there’s one just a short drive from my house.