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Exploring in depth what Christian Science is and how it heals.

Welcome to the Reading Room

IT WAS MY TIME TO SERVE in our Christian Science Reading Room. I arrived, took care of some necessary details, and then collapsed in the desk chair.

The story of the Albanian Herald

When fighting broke out in Kosovo in 1999, staffers at The Herald of Christian Science longed to help. Below, French Herald managing editor Luisella Jaques-Deraney tells the story of what became affectionately knows as "The Albanian Herald.

Diversity in our town

A Community that welcomes a diverse range of worshipers is on its way to progress on all fronts. And a place of worship that gets to know its community face to face is worthy of its spiritual mission.

'...religious rights for all'

As a religious liberty advocate with a brief exposure to Christian Science, I have found The First Church of Christ, Scientist's religious rights objectives and inclusive rights objectives and inclusive theology intriguing, and in concert with Martin Luther King, Jr. 's and Mohandas K.

We are happy to confirm the election of Candace du Mars, C. S.

Angels meet us where we are

I used to work for a company that taught executive development seminars. During these classes, we encouraged participants to write down their insights as they occurred.

Joys of friendship never end

When a friend of mine passed on suddenly, my feelings of loss and the questions arising from the suddenness of his passing caused me to think deeply about a statement by Mary Baker Eddy: "As soldiers of the cross we must be brave, and let Science declare the immortal status of man, and deny the evidence of the material senses, which testify that man dies. " Unity of Good, p.

You can never fall out of God's care

Learning more about the nature of God has made a huge difference in the way I deal with mishaps, and even with more serious accidents. The knowledge that God is totally good and that He is always in control gives me the conviction to pray if an accident occurs.

Breaking down a wall

On a brisk but sunny winter day last February, several hundred spectators huddled in front of the Christian Science Publishing House in Boston to celebrate the official start of construction for The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. Since most of the ground in the city of Boston was still solidly frozen, however, an official "groundbreaking" ceremony might have seemed misnamed.

Late-night struggles can be growing times

Night watches go back to Bible times and before. The Israelites set watchmen on the walls to keep the city safe from the enemy at night.