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Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.

Prayer for a church’s revival

Our church , a branch of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, was dwindling through attrition. We were down to just a handful of members, and our spirits were flagging.

The good and true news

I had been listening to the news before leaving for our Wednesday testimony meeting. As my husband was driving us to church, I was looking forward to the service as well as the testimonies we would hear.

Our mighty weapons

Today there is a lot of attention given to the use of weapons. Political controversy over the use of weapons regularly hits the media; movies often include scenes with violent weaponry; the gaming industry adds interactivity with an array of imaginary weapons; and we are frequently informed of newer and more destructive armaments in development.

God’s parenting

Of all that is near and dear to our hearts, our children are nearest and dearest. With them we often glimpse the spiritual nature of identity and good.

A way out of grief

When a loved one passes on, overcoming grief can be an especially challenging task. Yet, many have found that through the teachings of Christian Science grief can be thoroughly and completely healed, whether that takes persistence in prayer or happens very quickly.

What would God say? Not say?

To know what God would or wouldn’t say to us, it is first necessary to know how God always communicates spiritual answers to a yearning heart. We may feel that we don’t see adequate answers to the challenges we face, and we may wonder how anything spiritual could do more than ease the stress of difficulties.

Divine Love—a lively spiritual influence

Recently, while thinking about divine Love, I read these words from First John: “We love him, because he first loved us” ( 4:19 ). I wondered, Is the reason I love God really that He first loved me? It seemed so binary and limited on the surface.

Why me?

Perhaps you have had questions like “Why should I read the Christian Science periodicals?” “Why should I write for them?” “Why should I prayerfully support them?” or “Why should I share them?” Each of these “Why me?” questions could have many unique “because” responses. But one broad “because” is true in respect to all these “whys.

Unity in church

It’s interesting to note that the early Christian Church strove for unity. It seems that the early church leaders realized that dissent and inharmony, more than anything else, could undermine the spread of genuine Christianity.

A hundred years of Christian Science in my family

In the early 1900s a family relative became a Christian Science practitioner in St. Louis.