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As a teenager wrestling with skepticism about what he’s learned in Sunday School, the author chooses to settle in with Science and Health—and finds a whole new outlook.

For a mom, Jesus' parable of the tares and the wheat provides a valuable lesson in parenting.

Lifting thought above criticism and anger to brotherly love.

This writer overcame grief and learned profound spiritual lessons about eternal Life.

Overcoming our own resistance to spiritual truth opens the way to healing, and to wider acceptance of the Science of being.

One night about 15 years ago, I was driving down a very dark, quiet, and lonely road when the thought came to me that I was made in the image and likeness of God.   I knew nothing about Christian Science at that time.

To me, the idea of renewal is always pertinent , whether it’s the beginning of a new year or a new day. It’s great to know that you can ask God to help you at any time and go to Him for your daily spiritual baptism, where He can wash away any concerns, sins, or sickness.

I have relatives with some property and a cabin in a very remote area. One of the challenges there is to provide ourselves with some form of running water.

Recently I have gained a deep appreciation for the continuity that the Manual of The Mother Church gives to the ongoing life of Christian Science today. To my sense, this slim book has an undergirding Principle expressed in its pages, while leaving room for Soul’s qualities to guide branch churches in applying its rules to their unique needs.

What if the billboards on the highway were filled with the qualities and synonyms of God, instead of alluring advertisements? In my study of Christian Science, I recently started examining what it means to consciously live my life in a way that starts from a spiritual basis—and disproves the attempts of mortal mind to drag my thinking into a material, culture-driven atmosphere. I have learned that my communion with God comes through thinking clearly, recognizing the allness of God, and glorifying the spiritual qualities that I reflect as His child.