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In order to have a happy companionship or a harmonious and lasting marriage, many people feel they need to find their soul mate.   A soul mate may imply finding by chance or some other means someone who is perfectly suited to another in temperament or who strongly resembles another in attitudes or ways of thinking.

Moving to a new city is a challenge, until this author leans on a higher understanding of home and the connectedness of God’s creation. 

The Christian Science Journal, in an effort to support Christian Scientists in their prayers for Christianity in general and in their ecumenical activities, wants to bring readers’ attention to a basic ecumenical tool that has been developed—a “Self-Understanding” document. The format of this paper is a familiar one in religious communities, where Self-Understanding documents are standard.

Theres a McDonald’s restaurant near the Los Angeles jail facility where I used to serve as a visiting chaplain in my early days in the public practice of Christian Science. It was a good place for a snack before conducting the church services.

What shape is your church in? Sometimes the answer makes us feel good; other times, not so good. I’ve found that when the latter is the case, it’s helpful to examine who it is that shapes our church, and what shape our thoughts are taking about Church.

We always want to take the high road. But let’s face it—sometimes the actions of another person or group seem to affect us adversely.

A “yoke” has been defined as a bar of wood uniting two animals, usually oxen, to work in the fields drawing heavy loads. Figuratively, a yoke is a symbol of burden and submission.

In my practice of Christian Science, I have found that divine law has been a bulwark to my spiritual progress. The very nature of this law is its universality, impartiality, and immutability.

Have you ever thought of yourself as an idea? What is an idea, anyway?  To illustrate, I am going to mention a word: apple. What mental picture did you have when you read that word? It is an idea in your consciousness.

On a trip late last year to the neighboring countries of Ghana and Togo, in West Africa, I had the privilege of hearing moving testimonies of spiritual renewal from the many men and women I met. While driving a group of us back to our hotel one night, Rodger, a joyful Togolese man, told me in his native French about an experience he had almost two decades ago, which seems indelibly etched in his mind.