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My teenage son had been threatened by a fellow classmate and urged to engage in a fistfight after school. He hardly knew the other student, but agreed to meet him—to face him and tell him there wouldn’t be any fight.

A Christian Science Sunday School teacher once pointed out to our class of young teens that Jesus never instructed his followers, “Worship me. ” Rather, he counseled them, “Follow me” and “Heal the sick” ( Matthew 4:19; 10:8 ).

 A temporary estrangement is healed. A family reconciles. 

In the eight years since our daughter was born, completely new perspectives on life have opened up for my wife and me, as they probably do for many parents. Perhaps there is hardly any other event that changes someone’s outlook as deeply and permanently as the birth of a child.

The senses present material discords to us as facts, but if something is not good, it is not of God, Truth, and therefore is not factual at all.

This article explores Mary and Martha, and their relevance to Christian Science nursing. Each had specific spiritual qualities that are essential, as well as a willingness to honor Christ.

The office party was in full swing. As we sat at a long banquet table, the wine flowed freely.

Christian Science Reading Rooms offer a beautiful antidote to the daily distractions that confront us. Within this space, one can realize the peace we all need to thrive.

When a houseguest arranges for a tree to be pruned without this author’s permission, the results are ugly. The author prays to see the spiritual reality that no damage could be done to the friendship, or to the tree. 

Protests on a college campus remain surprisingly peaceful after a Christian Scientist, and the Christian Science organization on campus, pray to see God’s government reflected.