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

John the Baptist, Christ Jesus, and Christmas

Every Christmas, I like to take my Bible and read about the arrival of the baby Jesus. I rejoice with the angels as they announce our Savior’s birth to the shepherds.

Just superimposed

In spiritual healing what we see as a problem is really a mortal thought that appears to be made manifest. It’s as if the mortal thought is the projector that overlays, or superimposes, an image of discord. The answer, then, is to remove the mortal thought, and then it cannot show up in our experience. 

Claiming dominion

The physical universe is really a false concept in human consciousness. Grasping this, and seeing the universe as God’s entirely spiritual creation, gives us dominion.

Christian Science nursing— a spiritual calling

Willingness to move out of her comfort zone geographically and praying to know her purpose led this author to discover the spiritual and practical rewards of Christian Science nursing.

Christ Jesus—“the man of joys”

Christ Jesus is understood to be the fulfillment of biblical prophecies such as Isaiah’s foretelling of “a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” ( Isaiah 53:3 ). But recently when I saw a painting of Jesus smiling and radiating with joy, I was immediately drawn to that image of our dear Master and Savior.

Exploring the meaning of spiritual sense

The gift of spiritual sense emanates from God, Soul, and enables us to discern God and His spiritual creation. In Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy defines it as “a conscious, constant capacity to understand God” ( p.

Christmas and handling the Herod-thought

How we can pray to see the powerlessness of the “Herod-thought”—the mental resistance to God’s law of peace and harmony.

Knowing God’s allness makes us free

One of the most spiritual statements I have ever heard is “God is All. ” Although I found this difficult to understand at first, I clung tightly to the idea until I began to gain its full meaning.

Believe the true report

What God reports is always accurate, and pure and true messages constantly flow to us, since we are His children. 

From insults to handshakes

When a rowdy group of teenage boys trespass repeatedly on his property, this author knows he needs to get to work to see them as God’s children.