In this Issue
January 2026
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.
—II Corinthians 10:4
WELCOME
Welcome - January 2026
Peter Whitmore
As the new year begins, we invite you to ponder the ever-fresh healing ideas shared in the Christian Science periodicals.
ARTICLES
Caring for The Mother Church
Elizabeth Crecelius Schwartz
As members of The Church of Christ, Scientist, pray for The Mother Church in Boston, Massachusetts, they might consider handling apathy, ego, and personality in their Christian Science treatment.
This author found that healing results from understanding God as the enduring Principle of Christianly scientific healing.
Trusting God’s unlimited paradigms
Randal Craft
Rather than relying on human paradigms to guide him in making decisions, the author prayed to see God’s unlimited, spiritual paradigms.
Christian Science and athletics
Seth Johnson
Athletics provide great opportunities to demonstrate Christian Science both in the way we play and the way we conduct ourselves.
Practical infinity
David Grier
Man reflects the infinitude of God’s goodness, and this is made practical in healing.
The mighty roar of silent prayer
Richard Albins
Never doubt that silent prayer is helping to meet the world’s needs.
Moments of the new birth
Sally Husak Turner
This article expounds on the seven types of holy moments that Mrs. Eddy identifies as contributing to “the new birth.”
In unison with God’s thoughts
Glenn Williams
When we silence anything that would distract us from God, then bringing our thoughts into unison with His thoughts can be as natural as singing along to a familiar tune.
Costly deceit: The enigma of Ananias and Sapphira
Madelon Maupin
The Bible Story of Ananias and Sapphira holds some unexpected spiritual lessons about our motives for giving.
Even in the Bible’s seemingly darkest stories we can find spiritual light and lessons that open the door to healing.
The righteousness that blesses
Andrea Jenks McCormick
The Bible-based meaning of the word righteousness is a pure love for God’s law.
Scam thwarted
Osceola Davis-Smith
Through prayer, this author was able to avoid a computer scam. And she realized that she needed to pray more to see that God never made anyone a scammer.
Our role in fulfilling the mission of The Christian Science Monitor
Christa Case Bryant
The Editor of The Christian Science Monitor talks about its mission; how Mary Baker Eddy treated antagonistic journalists at one time; and how each of us—whether readers, journalists, or lawmakers—can follow Mrs. Eddy’s example and the example Jesus gives in the parable of the good Samaritan with regard to how we think and pray about the news, newsmakers, and journalists, and how we think and pray regarding people who may have very different views.
An explanation of some of the changes to our periodicals, and an expression of gratitude to our readers for your contributions and support.
POEMS
All things new
James Walter
“Spontaneity partakes of all things new— / new outlooks, / new interests, / new outcomes.” Continue reading this Christian Science poem based off the Bible passage Colossians 3:9, 10.
TESTIMONIES OF HEALING
Lost Diamond found, back pain healed
Cindy Martin
Praying with the truth that substance is spiritual and can never be lost or out of place, a student of Christian Science finds a lost diamond—and heals back pain.
Weather-related fears healed
Carole Jackson Poindexter
A lifelong resident of an area in the United States known for extreme weather is healed through prayer of chronic fear of potential destructive weather.
Illness healed while traveling abroad
Reesa Jones
When she became ill while traveling abroad, this author prayed, and her prayers revealed that she didn’t need to be hypnotized into seeing herself as material, but instead could see herself as spiritual, made in God’s likeness. The result was that she was healed.
Child healed after a fall
Kendall Tuchkova
Her young child was healed of injury when this mother prayed to know that God is her true parent and that He made her to move with complete freedom.
Two touchstone healings
Linda Sirola Noren
A young woman’s opposition to Christian Science was dissolved when she was healed of a painful foot injury. Later, she was healed of another injury when she yielded to Love.
