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A direction in the Church Manual about church expands to include daily life.

One evening, while attending a Wednesday testimony meeting at the Christian Science branch church of which I am a member, I heard a woman share a testimony about when she was at a concert with her nephew, and she suddenly noticed that her wallet was missing. Because the boy was having a good time, and she didn’t want to stop him from enjoying the concert, she decided to look for the wallet after the concert ended.

Sometime ago, I went through a trying breakup with my fiancé. While I was feeling sad and troubled, other relationships in my life were in turmoil, too.

Discovering Christian Science and how to heal through prayer leads this writer to a whole new way of life.

When devastating wildfires threaten a community, God’s love has never felt closer.

A father gains an expanded view of God’s mothering qualities when he unexpectedly becomes a single parent.

Waking up “fuzzy” one morning prompts a search for a spiritual identity.

In the Bible, Jesus prefaced some of his major works with four words: “Be of good cheer. ” Given the extremes of the human conditions he often faced, these words seem incongruous—at least from the point of view of the sufferer.

I boarded my connecting flight in Atlanta, Georgia, and settled into my window seat, ready to take a short nap on the last leg of my journey. When my seatmate sat down, we exchanged smiles and greeted one another.

I had been serving as First Reader in my Christian Science branch church and had only three Sundays left for the completion of a three-year term. It was my habit to arrive at the church about an hour before the beginning of the service.