Articles

ON THE FACE OF IT, the tale of Jonah and the whale offers up whimsy and charm. A man being swallowed by a fish? But when we delve deeper, this Bible story—seen in its metaphorical context—offers profound lessons about the power of one governing Mind.

WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, and later on when I was in my 20s, Mind became my favorite of the seven synonyms for God given by Mary Baker Eddy in Science and Health. For me, Mind reveals God's infinite, divine capacity of knowing good and acting harmoniously.

HOW DO YOU TELL A POWERFUL KING that he was wrong? A king who had many victories at war and was reverently obeyed by both generals and servants alike? The prophet Nathan did just that in the book of Second Samuel in the Bible, and the story shows that the only way we can effectively point out sin to others is by trusting the communication of divine Mind. In the story, King David lusted after Bathsheba, the wife of one of David's soldiers.

THE APOSTLE PAUL, writing from prison, gave counsel to the church in Philippi. He urged them to maintain a spirit of accord, to let the mind of Christ Jesus unify them in unselfish service (see Phil.

Light sometimes pours into our lives when we expect it least and need it most. Case in point: A mid-winter evening, 2007.

THE WOMAN WAS SURELY TREMBLING as the men dragged her into the Temple that day. She had been caught in the act of adultery, a sin that could be punishable by death.

Let's face it: We simply don't know how Mary Baker Eddy would respond to today's innovations. On the other hand, we can ask: How did she use the new technologies of her day? Were there any new technologies in her lifetime? The advances that took place in Mary Baker Eddy's lifetime were huge.

1. So often the word sin strikes fear, guilt, or maybe even self-righteousness into the heart of believers.

IN HER POEM "MOTHER'S EVENING PRAYER," Mary Baker Eddy described God as Love, guarding "the nestling's faltering flight" ( Poems, p. 4 ).

I REMEMBER BEING SO EXCITED TO GO TO CHURCH on Sunday mornings. Believe it or not, it was more fun to go to church than to the movies! That excitement we kids felt about Sunday School—me, my brother, and the other Sunday School kids—is one of my most vivid memories of growing up in Nigeria.