Interviews

If you’ve attended The Mother Church since April 22, you’ve likely noticed something new. The Sunday School has moved to a new location.

Yes, she’s been known to take the occasional practice call while rolling along a bike path on her roller blades. And she’s an ardent reader—these days everything from The Hunger Games trilogy to the biography of Apple founder Steve Jobs.

Over a hundred years ago, Mary Baker Eddy realized the need for loving, spiritually intuitive nursing care—in line with Christian Science healing. The seeds were sown, and since that time Christian Science nurses have become a vital link to the healing message of divine Science.

Phil Davis loves to share. Speaking with him, one hears a gentle voice and a loving heart yearning to help and heal others.

In March, Linda Kohler, a Christian Science nurse; Judy Wolff, C. S.

“Hi, honey” Mary Ridgway answers cheerfully from her office in Dallas, Texas. Her warm greeting set the tone for a series of phone interviews Mary recently granted the Journal during which we learned that she’s a native Texan, and so comes by the Southernisms (and drawl) naturally.

Julia, you recently completed seven years as soloist of The Mother Church. What’s next for you? Julia: So much of what I will be doing stems from my very deep experience at The Mother Church.

In March, Linda Kohler, a Christian Science nurse; Judy Wolff, C. S.

Christian Science has been in Lynn’s family for four generations. In 1988, immediately after college, she became a full-time Christian Science practitioner.

From his life résumé, it might seem that Rob Warneck would have been a shoo-in to become a Christian Science practitioner some day. He was raised in Christian Science, and his mother had her own healing practice.