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

Biblical symbols of God

Many Americans and visitors from overseas have visited the Lincoln Memorial in Washington and been inspired by it. The strength of line of the building and the huge statue symbolize the integrity of the man it honors.

The hour is come

Those in the healing practice of Christian Science who have had baby cases sometimes find that when the time comes for delivery, forces seem to work in both directions at once. The result is labor.

From the Directors: Our broadcasting plans

It is not surprising that, in times so dazzling with the styles and technology of modern-day electronic wizardry, the world is hearing a lot of talk about the "electronic church. " Radio preachers and television evangelists wonder how to use the fastest, most colorful, most versatile and far-reaching communications techniques in history, to spread the message they feel they have to offer mankind.

"Never born and never dying"

Neither birth nor death has any part in real being, according to Christian Science. In absolute truth we neither are born nor do we ever die.

"If you fail to succeed . . ."

What a stirring statement is that one of Mary Baker Eddy's: "If you fail to succeed in any case, it is because you have not demonstrated the life of Christ, Truth, more in your own life,—because you have not obeyed the rule and proved the Principle of divine Science. "  Science and Health, p.

No stigma

Medieval history informs us that St. Francis of Assisi was marked with what is known as the stigmata.

"All for one; one for all"

She came all the way from Caracas, Venezuela. She was stout, hearty, full of life, and her eyes widened when she saw them.

Coping with changing relationships

An unsettling job transfer, a divorce, a rift between friends, a family member's demise—like a giant kaleidoscope, daily living often presents checkered relations. But must we suffer from each new twist in the flux of human existence? Christian Science moors us in the certainty that God is perpetual Love.

Our jobs, seen spiritually

Years ago a small wedding group, of which I was a part, was being ushered by the dean of a theological school through the huge Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at the University of Chicago. Among the group were an architect, and a farmer from Iowa whom my friend, the young bride, called Uncle Billy.

How do you get rid of sin?

One of the most pernicious suggestions being promoted today is the belief that sin is normal, that immorality is the accepted mode, and that "everyone is doing it. " This is mortal mind, or material, sensual thinking, using the big lie technique.