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

Break the genealogical chain

I began filling out my passport application. Name, address, sex, birthplace, age, and physical characteristics were asked for—important items in establishing my human identity.

The Lion and the Lamb

In that beautiful countryside known as the English Lake District there is a curious natural rock formation overlooking the Vale of Grasmere. It is known as the Lion and the Lamb.

When medicine is a factor

Christian Science never combines spiritual healing with material modes and practices. Nor can its theology ever be diluted with any doctrine that attributes less than all power to God.

The weddedness that supports

Some people wish they could find someone to marry. A great many others who are already wed would like their marriage to be a happier one.

Apes or Eden—the only choice?

I take a jealous pride in my Simian ancestry. I like to think that I was once a magnificent hairy fellow living in the trees, and that my frame has come down through geological time via sea jelly and worms and Amphioxius, Fish, Dinosaurs and Apes.

What are we communicating?

Two college students conducting a survey on business needs and office conditions knocked at the door of my downtown office. After completing the survey we talked for a few minutes, and the conversation soon touched on Christian Science.

Unseen by evil

His adversaries were angry! Christ Jesus had preached a revolutionary doctrine in their synagogue at Nazareth. They took steps to destroy him.

Identify with the absolute

"Absolute" means without a flaw or mixture or limitation of any kind. In Christian Science absolute refers exclusively to God and His spiritual creation.

When does healing come?

When we are first touched by Christian Science, healing often comes effortlessly. We are sometimes freed instantly from evil beliefs that would darken human consciousness.

What do we think of as substance?

Occasionally we hear the remark: He's a man of substance. This observation is usually based on the misleading belief that worldly goods are substance.