Branch Church News
Seen in historical perspective, mankind has always wrestled with conflicting values, changing standards, the resistance of material thought as it submits to spiritual authority. And yet there have been times when the most profound statement of spiritual values emerged and stood fast in the face of lawless and callous resistance.
"How involved should I be in church work?" This isn't an uncommon question. And it's often prompted by a reasonable and honest desire to do what is considerate of others and to achieve a balance in personal commitments.
This article was written especially for Church in Action. It is followed by an account of one of the many ways in which Truth and Love are becoming apparent, how God's kingdom and the operation of His law are being recognized and proved to be the actual facts of being here and now—how church is growing today.
"Do you love Jesus?" That question often comes up these days. Christians can answer yes, they love the man who established Christianity.
"If you guys want to get your act together, you should listen to what they say at the Christian Science church—it has something everybody needs. " The man who said this found Christian Science when he was in jail.
In this article a Trustee of the Publishing Society, a Monitor staffer, and a former Clerk of The Mother Church discuss the Monitor. Their comments emphasize how the Monitor is a timely response to the world's great need for daily perspectives on the human scene, and how it remains an integral part of Mrs.
Sunday Schools and growth Certainly there is nothing wrong with wanting to see Christian Science Sunday Schools overflowing with children. With nearly half the world's population of Sunday School age, it is right to expect more than a little interest among the under twenty in a religion that presents a healing understanding of God and man.
Suppose you were asked to give a major address to a large group of people only moments before the time you were to speak. Could you do it? On June 14, 1888, Mary Baker Eddy was faced with such a challenge.
Branch church membership provides many opportunities for growth. One aspect of joining a branch church is the commitment to solve collective and relationship difficulties by spiritual means—to let spiritual law uncover and annul all that would try to obscure the human expression of true individuality.
The task of a First Reader is to glorify God and His completeness. The intelligent nurturing of moral qualities, whether in the congregation or the community, includes knowing how Truth and Love impersonalize and destroy the claims of evil—whatever overtly or subtly denies God's love for man.