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I remember the first time I washed feet. In my early teens, I’d been asked to help take care of my grandma whom I was living with at the time.

From childhood we learn to be obedient to our parents, our coaches, our teachers, and our employers. “Follow the rules!” we might hear them say.

John Bunyan’s book The Pilgrim’s Progress is valued as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in English literature. It describes the long, toilsome search of our hero, “Christian,” for the “Celestial City,” the kingdom of God.

Father-Mother God, Loving me,— Guard me when I sleep; Guide my little feet Up to Thee. (Mary Baker Eddy, Poems, p.

Once on a flight, I was reading a book on my iPad and got a notification that someone was trying to share a picture with me. Since I didn’t know anyone else on the flight, I assumed it was a mistake and declined the request.

When I worked as an intern for The Mother Church in 2022, I was part of a team that reached out to students in Africa to encourage them to start Christian Science organizations (CSOs) in their schools. The aim of these organizations is to support spiritual growth, healings, and service to others and to foster a deeper understanding of what Christian Science is all about.

One morning a friend contacted me and said that his son, a friend of my son’s, had run away after they’d had a fight. He wondered if my son or I might know where he was.

Throughout my life, I have experienced many wonderful healings. I grew up with Christian Science and my mother is a Christian Science practitioner.

In many parts of the world, relations among countries, societies, and families seem to be characterized by division. Polarizing theories and opinions attempt to influence our perceptions and our relations to others on the assumption that there are two sides—and that we must choose one.

This article is part of a series appearing occasionally in the Journal,  the Christian Science Sentinel,  and The Herald of Christian Science.  Each article aims to correct some misconception about Christian Science that would keep us from having the results we so desire as spiritual healers.