Articles

In these pages we've gathered several shorter items—articles of less than a page in length and excerpts from longer manuscripts that offer useful, inspiring insights. We hope you enjoy this kind of short-form nourishment in each issue.

AFTER A DILIGENT SEARCH and much prayer, last September I finally found my home in the Big Apple—New York City. I was elated! It was economical, bright, and well-located, with a fabulous panoramic view of rooftops and buildings facing Central Park.

REMEMBER THE TRUST, security, and peace many of us felt as children? Our parents looked out for us, guided us, and kept us safe. At times we may feel a desire to go back and be a child again or to know that someone is caring for us.

BEFORE I STARTED MY HEALING PRACTICE, I was not really clear about the meaning of the Holy Ghost, nor did I truly understand its importance in the Christian Science healing work. Of course, I knew Mrs.

A QUESTION THAT CAME TO MIND at a Wednesday evening testimony meeting revolutionized my understanding of the role of church in the community. As I listened to the readings from the Bible and Science and Health, I was impressed with the idea that God moved the hearts of the people in the Bible to discover their relationship with Him.

NO BRIGHT LIGHT FLASHED OVER 23 PARADISE ROAD. It was just an ordinary Sunday for most people in town.

STANDING and waiting plays a role in the life of a lecturer. Security lines, boarding and deplaning, passenger pickup areas, hotel check-ins, and, of course, greeting and welcoming those who are attending the lecture are all opportunities to express patient understanding, deep joy, love, and gratitude.

NEAR THE END OF A FIVE-MONTH stay in the Upper East region of Ghana as a volunteer with Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB), I wrote in my blog: "Do you ever have one of those days that leaves you glowing and feeling like you are 100 percent in your right spot? Welcome to my day. This morning I woke up to the sound of Evelyn knocking on my door, peering in from the verandah through my window to see me lying flat on my back on the ground still in my mosquito net, enjoying the 'cool' morning temperature.

Where Do You Sit in church? Does it matter? Why do so many Christian Scientists sit in the back of our auditoriums for church services? Why do many of those same individuals sit right down front for a Christian Science lecture? Is animal magnetism, the term Mary Baker Eddy used to describe error or the carnal mind, handling us and we simply don't recognize it? I had an experience a number of years ago regarding this that has meant a lot to me. I was sitting in church one Wednesday evening with my wife when all of a sudden this angel thought came to me, quite loudly I must say: "Go sit down front!" It was quite startling really.

MANY YEARS AGO, after a dentist told me I had an infected tooth, I prayed for a few hours and began wondering why the healing was taking so long. Then I came across this statement from Science and Health: "Become conscious for a single moment that Life and intelligence are purely spiritual,—neither in nor of matter,—and the body will then utter no complaints" ( p.