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I love how the author of the inspiring book  Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, frames the spiritual foundation and practice of Christian Science with this statement: “A higher and more practical Christianity, demonstrating justice and meeting the needs of mortals in sickness and in health, stands at the door of this age, knocking for admission. Will you open or close the door upon this angel visitant, who cometh in the quiet of meekness, as he came of old to the patriarch at noonday?” ( p.

Dear Reader, What does it mean to be a sentinel? We’ve been asking that question of ourselves and our readers to more deeply understand the unique place the Christian Science Sentinel holds in the world and what it has to offer humanity.   After starting the weekly publication she later described as “intended to hold guard over Truth, Life, and Love” ( The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p.

About three years ago, my parents gave me a call with some very grave news: Their house was about to be flooded. They told me that they were praying diligently and had enlisted the support of a Christian Science practitioner, and that my sister was also praying about this issue.

One day I was hanging out with a friend from work, and we were having a great time talking about our lives. I felt the conversation was going super well—that I was really connecting with her emotionally and we were coming to a better understanding of each other’s life experiences.

Every summer in arid places and increasingly in other places all over the world, fire season is a dreaded time of concern and heightened fear for residents and firefighters alike. My family lives in an area often afflicted by fires.

Integral to the practice of Christian Science is the expectation that prayer will result in our practical human needs being met in tangible ways. This prayer is based on knowing one all-powerful God, Spirit, and man in His image and likeness.

I first began studying Christian Science as a teenager. When I learned that one can take a course of instruction in this Science, I assumed it was only for older people who had already reached an advanced level of understanding, and that following the class, they would pretty much know everything there is to know about Christian Science.

“Everlasting Punishment. All are welcome.

“Give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people” ( Isaiah 51:4 ). For virtually everything we do, there are standards we depend on that can’t be compromised.

Many people feel that their day-to-day lives are completely outside the range of God’s ability to care for them. The conventional view of life as material tends to reinforce this outlook and the fear it can engender.