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

Gratitude that initiates good

Generally , gratitude is expressed for blessings received, for deliverance from difficulties, and for tasks successfully completed. There is another dimension, however, to gratitude, an aspect that initiates a joyful, constructive, helpful attitude and that leads to healing.

Challenging the bushel mentality

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house . Matthew 5:15 My husband had attended an inspiring meeting.

Exploring the continuity of Science and Health

Science and Health is a book that offers unlimited possibilities for study, and there is no formula or set pattern for its study. It may be read in parts or consecutively from beginning to end.

Science and Health—full of Love

My family became acquainted with Christian Science when I was a small child, and I was enrolled in the Sunday School where I began to learn of God's love. One Christmas season my Sunday School teacher gave me an unexpected gift.

An "adder in the path"?

When the great patriarch Jacob was foretelling the destiny of his sons, he declared that his son Dan would be "a serpent by the way, an adder in the path. " Gen.

Age isn't valid

What age? Newborn baby? "Terrible twos?" Grade-school age? Teenage? College age? Career age? Parental age? Change-of-life age? Retirement age? Old age? Do any of these describe the man that reflects the one, everlasting, ageless God? No! As we begin to realize that the concept of age isn't valid, because man is the immortal likeness of God, not the offspring of mortals, we will cease to record age in our thoughts. The number of years one has been on earth isn't the problem.

What it can mean to have dominion

Who doesn't want to have a feeling of dominion? The stability, freedom, and tranquillity that we associate with dominion are deeply appealing. And the thought of having dominion over evil is certainly comforting.

Luke's Gospel records a remarkable encounter between Christ Jesus and emissaries from a Roman army commander, a centurion. They conveyed his urgent request that Jesus heal his seriously ill servant.

Spiritual ways and means in church work

It is likely that at some time during membership in a Christian Science branch church, most members will be appointed or elected to serve on a board or a committee—perhaps several committees! Such work in support of the Christian Science movement may sometimes be thought of as simply a duty, but can certainly be welcomed as both a joy and a privilege. Although it may appear that we are on a committee because of a particular skill or depth of experience, it is our capacity to act as a metaphysician that counts the most.

A historical perspective on church affairs: then and now

According to historians, toward the close of the third century, the ruling Roman Emperor, Diocletian, became concerned over the growing strength and numbers of the then early Christian Church. He faced two choices: oppose the Church to eliminate it as a power, or join it to assume power over it.