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Years ago as a college student, I joined a large branch Church of Christ, Scientist—my very first. I remember one lady telling me, as if confiding a joyful secret, that it’s in a branch church that one really begins to grow spiritually.

If one is studying math, it would be logical to apply the lessons of mathematics to everyday problems. Even a child who has just learned that 2+2=4 is thrilled to find as many opportunities as possible to demonstrate this new understanding.

All science requires universally repeatable proof. When a new scientific discovery is made, the application and study of it by a scientific community naturally results in the building up of a body of evidence.

One evening while my husband and I were having dinner, a topic in the news came up in our conversation, and we suddenly found ourselves in a battle of opposing opinions. The argument ended when I snapped at him and we left the table.

In the world of theater, to “break the fourth wall” is to remove the illusion of separation between the audience and the players onstage. A stage set usually has three solid walls, and then an invisible “fourth wall” between the actors and the audience.

Dear Reader, This is a response we received from some of you when we posted questions to elicit your views on the pages of the Sentinel for several months. More accurately, the questions that came in were asking, “Why, when you can turn to divine Mind for guidance, do you need our opinions?”  We don’t.

One day my husband came home feeling very upset. Someone had made a comment to him that was very hurtful.

I recently heard a man say in a Christian Science organization testimony meeting, “If you are afraid or unsure of sharing the healing power of Christian Science, just know that, for me, my life was a lot harder before I learned about Christian Science. ” I certainly echo this sentiment in regard to my own life, having spent many years wandering in the wilderness of human beliefs searching for answers and divine inspiration.

The darkening sky outside, threatening a winter storm, matched my sinking mood. It was my sophomore year of college, and I was feeling buffeted on all sides.

Recently I was quietly pondering these words of Christ Jesus: “He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father” ( John 14:12 ). As I did, I imagined what Jesus might say to us today regarding his life and teaching.