Articles

A new friend, upon learning that I was a Christian Scientist, recently asked me, "Is it the Christian Science Church that claims to heal? Do you think I could be healed? What does one have to do to experience a healing?" I enthusiastically responded to these questions by saying in essence, "The emphatic purpose of the Church of Christ, Scientist, is to heal the sick and the sinning as did the Way-shower, Christ Jesus. Spiritual healing is going on right now, even as we talk, restoring health and harmony to people in all parts of the world.

When we apply our understanding of Christian Science to the renovating or restructuring that's needed in our life, does it sometimes seem as if we had only stirred up a lot of trouble? Do things seem to go from bad to worse? In dismay we may wish we'd left things alone. Of course, we don't stir up trouble just for the sake of stirring it up.

There are men and women in various parts of the world who are reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy for the first time. A unique and wonderful experience awaits them—seeing through new eyes the spiritual truths that Christ Jesus employed in his healing works, works he said his followers are to do.

We went to a friend's home recently for the evening. She has just completed her thesis for a master's degree in archaeology.

" I wish I had someone to talk to about this. " Sound familiar? Well, we do, so go ahead.

He knew that he had to leave them. Assuring his disciples that they could go forward to do the works that he had shown and taught them, Jesus prophesied that his Father would send the "Spirit of truth," the Comforter.

When seeking healing through Christian Science, we may sometimes feel that we're being challenged by the whole world. Millions of people may believe that a particular physical problem is unstoppable or can be cured only through recourse to certain material means.

I used to have an office on the ninth floor of a building, and from its window I could see an old New England church. Probably, long ago, its steeple was the highest architectural point for many miles.

The bookshelves in my parents' home contained both medical books, which belonged to my father, and my mother's books on Christian Science. The fact that my dad's profession was based on medical practice while his family practiced Christian Science wasn't something I ever remember our talking about as a family.

Item : A book delineating the limits of God's power becomes a best seller. Harold S.