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

Reign check

The term rain check usually refers to a ticket issued in case a baseball game or other event is canceled because of rain. It can also have another meaning, when we look out the window to see if it’s raining.

Unmask the ‘serpent’ of racism—a call to action

Paul reminds us in Galatians 3:28 that we are all one in Christ, acknowledging the spiritual identity of man.   I had a pivotal experience several years ago while serving as a Christian Science nurse at a Christian Science nursing facility in the United States.

Employment for all provided by divine Love

The author shares how prayer helped his friend find meaningful work.

The best advertising

My church is a healing church. If you’ve grown up as a Christian Scientist, you may have heard this phrase enough times to tune it out.

The significance of two or three

The small Christian Science Society of which I am a member is actively seeking ways to more effectively serve our local community. Currently, I’m serving as its First Reader.

Two uplifting insights

Even when we are familiar with statements of Christ Jesus, we can find his words opening up in fresh and inspiring ways in our thought. God, Spirit, sheds new light on them.

Following the Christ

When I moved into my first apartment, on my list of things to buy for my room was artwork. So I went to a store, picked out a couple of pieces I thought were nice-looking, and hung them on the wall.

Is there a recipe for spiritual healing?

Before you make a batch of coconut swirls or prepare a crème fraîche, you locate what you hope is a foolproof recipe in a cookbook or online, or on a TV cooking show. Then you gather together the ingredients and measure out the quantities needed.

The spirit of Love at church

There is a statement in the Christian Science textbook that has helped me get my priorities straight and brought healing time and time again. It says, “The vital part, the heart and soul of Christian Science, is Love” (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p.

The fruits of Christly prayer

As students of the Bible and Mary Baker Eddy’s writings, many of us have found that ideas we feel we don’t fully grasp—as well as those we may think we already do!—can continually yield new, fresh insights as we pray for inspiration. In my own experience, the account of Christ Jesus’ rebuking of the fig tree that bore no fruit (see Matthew 21:18–22 ) stands out as an example of this.