Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to header Skip to footer
All Sections

Articles

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

My Strength, My Haven, My Faithful One

For Centuries, the Psalms have brought comfort and healing to people of many faiths. A new anthology, Healing of Soul, Healing of Body: Spiritual Leaders Unfold the Strength & Solace in Psalms, edited by Rabbi Simkha Y.

Hold on to the joy, not the grief

The shade of the wooded trail was a welcome break from the heat of early August. As my eyes grew accustomed to the cool greens around me, a shaft of light caught a brilliant flash of red.

Forgiveness after rape

The author, whose name is being withheld to protect her privacy, is currently pursuing graduate studies on the American West Coast. I was too frightened to seek help.

Stillness and the vitality of life

Recently I applied to renew my passport. After examing my birth certificate, the postmaster slowly looked up at me and said, "This is hard to believe.

Heart smart

When I went to the grocery store recently, I was struck by how often the phrase "Heart smart" was printed on food products. I'd seen TV advertisements on the subject.

Under-the-table insight

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I had the opportunity to teach a Sunday School class of four-year-olds. Although I had taught before, I was nervous about relating to little children.

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.