Conversations with experienced Christian Scientists on topics of interest.
Interviews
Think spring break, senior year of college, and you don't normally imagine the genesis of an internationally recognized think tank. Then again, meet Traci Fenton , founder and CEO of WorldBlu, Inc.
OLGA CHAFFEE lives at the top of a little hill in San Diego, California. The house is modest, but the view is generous.
Prayer wasn't a last resort for Kim and Ben Moyer when they had their son, Blake. In fact, it was the first step they took.
Spending two weeks crossing Alaska in below-freezing temperatures with only dogs for company might not be everyone's idea of fun, but clearly Lachlan Clarke isn't just anyone. From his past experience as a running back in a professional football farm league, to his work as wrangler on a Colorado ranch, to his idea of a relaxing weekend—competing in the Australian horseback-riding sport of polocrosse—it's plain that Lachlan loves a good challenge.
Richard Bergenheim's family was introduced to Christian Science in the late 19th century, through the healing work of one of Mary Baker Eddy's early students, James Neal. Subsequently, his great grandmother worked for a year at Pleasant View, Mrs.
Patricia Hyatt and Chuck, her husband of 40 years, love the water. They live on the shores of a lake, and they spend as much time as possible on the live-in trawler they keep at a marina on South Carolina's coast.
The present power of a divine influence in life is very real to Christian Science practitioner and teacher Hans-Joachim Trapp , of Berlin, Germany–it has shaped the contours of his life, giving him the capacity to help others find spiritual solutions to their problems. Mr.
Talk to Whittier College freshman Kelsey Lyon and one word comes to mind: real. Kelsey's full of faith and a love for God.
"All day e-mails pop up on my computer screen with requests for healing prayer," relates self-described technology enthusiast Beverly Goldsmith, a Christian Science teacher and practitioner in Brisbane, Australia. After all, she says, "we live in the 21st century, and we communicate in 21st-century ways.
HUMAN EXISTENCE, SAYS BETTY JENKS, IS FUNDAMENTALLY CONTEMPLATIVE. IT IS, SHE SAYS, "ABOUT IDEAS AND THEIR POWER TO SHAPE WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU EXPERIENCE.