Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.
Articles
This is the final installment of a three-part serial about the "sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down .
" I'd had unanswered questions my whole life," says Xoliswa April, of Capetown, South Africa, "even though I was a regular churchgoer. We would be sitting in church, and in one breath the pastor would be telling us that God loved the world, and in the next he'd be telling us that we were all condemned.
Then Moses said to God, "If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. " And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.
Picture yourself as an early Christian who is also a writer. You have the opportunity to travel with a famous preacher by the name of Paul, who is now a prisoner of the Roman government and on his way to Rome.
If 7 percent of a country's total population reads the Bible, one might see this as a relatively low number—unless the population of that country is 1. 3 billion.
When my father died over 20 years ago, he was the founder and CEO of a large corporation, a dynamic individual, with vision, charisma, and business acumen. He was a religious man, a deacon in his church, and a Sunday School teacher for young college students.
Who wouldn't want faster, more effective healing? I know I have. And over the years I've noticed that healing often comes more quickly when I've uncovered the true cause of the ailment.
Growing up in Japan, I saw people putting their hands together, bowing slightly, with their eyes closed, in front of a shrine or a temple. It was very clear they were praying.
It had been a busy day, culminating that afternoon in an active romp with my three–year–old grandson. We'd been playing "cowboys.
Even when things are going well in my life, I enjoy praying every morning, thinking deeply about the nature of God as my Father–Mother, protector, and provider. I love remembering the Bible's promises that God is in complete control of my life, and so I can experience only peace, joy, and harmony.