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Interviews

Conversations with experienced Christian Scientists on topics of interest.

Feel and know God’s love

This interview features selected experiences from a Sentinel Watch podcast and has been adapted for print. Here are accounts from Melanie Wahlberg, a Christian Science practitioner from Lake Forest, California, and John Tyler, a Christian Science practitioner and teacher from Washington, DC.

Praying with and for the military

In this Sentinel Watch podcast from JSH-Online. com, adapted for print, Associate Editor Tony Lobl talks with former United States Army military chaplains Rob and Lauren Nofsinger.

Omnipresence: God’s presence embraces our past, present, and future

In this Sentinel Watch podcast from JSH-Online. com, adapted for print and part of a series, Jenny Sawyer talks with Amy Richmond, a Christian Science practitioner from Boston, Massachusetts, and Deborah Huebsch, a Christian Science practitioner and teacher from San Juan Capistrano, California.

The abundance of God’s goodness that’s right at hand

In this Sentinel Watch podcast from JSH-Online. com, adapted for print, Rita Polatin talks with Mark Unger, a Christian Science practitioner from Boise, Idaho, who shares his spiritual insights on the subject.

Mary Baker Eddy’s ideas—empowering women and men, in business and life

In this edited podcast excerpt, we hear from Kim Proctor from Boston and Christine Raymond (who goes by “Chris”) from New London, New Hampshire. Kim is the product manager of  The Christian Science Monitor,  and Chris is on a team providing environmental solutions for ecological catastrophes in the Caribbean.

Do numbers have power over you?

In this Sentinel Watch podcast from JSH-Online. com, adapted for print, Tony Lobl talks with Judy Wolff, a Christian Science practitioner and teacher from Arlington, Virginia, who shares her spiritual insights on the subject.

What can we rely on in an uncertain world?

In this Sentinel  Watch podcast from JSH-Online. com, adapted for print, Associate Editor Tony Lobl talks with Amelia Newcomb and Mark Sappenfield from The Christian Science Monitor.

Daily defense

What is the most effective mental and spiritual defense each of us can employ in caring for ourselves—and benefiting mankind? In this Sentinel  Watch podcast from JSH-Online. com, adapted for print, Rita talks with Elise Moore, a Christian Science practitioner and teacher from Tucson, Arizona, and Nashville, Tennessee, who shares her spiritual insights on the subject.

What is animal magnetism?

Aaron: Today we’d like to talk about a specific term that Mary Baker Eddy, the Discover and Founder of Christian Science, gave to evil. She called it animal magnetism, and she also instructs people how they can stop its negative effects and bring healing to every challenge.

Christian Science informal groups: Where two or three are gathered in Christ’s name

Over the past year, the Church Activities Department of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston has expanded its support to Christian Science informal groups. Informal groups (or meetings) have existed since the early days of Christian Science, often formed in areas with few Christian Scientists and as a first step toward becoming a society or branch church.