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“Sometimes I wonder if Harold is another name for God!” This comment intrigued me, and made me wonder what my four-year-old grandson was thinking. It turned out he was talking about a kids’ book, Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson.

Even in the midst of fear, God is still speaking to, guiding, and protecting us.

In this Sentinel  Watch podcast, adapted for print, David Brown talks with Christian Science practitioner and teacher Kevin Ness from Boston, Massachusetts. Kevin also currently serves as Manager of Christian Science Committees on Publication for The Mother Church.

A few years ago, a lecturer on Christian Science said something that really stood out to me: “Yeast on a shelf doesn’t leaven the bread. ” To make bread, yeast needs to be added to flour, salt, and water, then the ingredients must be stirred, before the resulting dough is allowed to rise, and then baked.

Breaking up with someone who has been important to you can bring a sense of loss, grief, hurt, and sometimes anger. But these feelings are not inevitable.

Looking to be a better healer? Then you’ll want to keep an eye out for articles like this one, appearing periodically in the Journal,  the Christian Science Sentinel,  and The Herald of Christian Science.  Their aim: to correct some of the misconceptions about Christian Science that would keep us from having the results we so desire.

As Jesus left Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, blind Bartimaeus sat begging by the side of the road. The Gospel of Mark says, “And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

Seeking wisdom from the departed was quite fashionable in the 19th century. People would go to a medium to have a séance, in which it was believed the spirit of someone who had passed on could be called up, to communicate with them and offer advice.

Almost anyone who has a computer will certainly have seen this instruction at least once when downloading and installing updates: “Please keep your computer on. ” These updates ensure protection against viruses by closing potential security gaps in the software, and they improve the functioning of applications.

In and of themselves, what and if are innocuous words. But paired together, they can twist thought into worry, fear, or regret.