James Spencer - The Christian Science Journal, Aug. ‘07
The Prayer That Heals Defining Christian Science treatment is a humbling task because its Principle—divine, eternal Love—is infinite, and therefore the outpouring of that Love has endless facets and limitless applications. Treatment is—must be—always fresh and new, like sunbeams pouring out of the sun. It can’t be stereotyped in any way. In fact, it’s not really Christian Science treatment if it even hints at ritual, thoughtless repetition, or formula.
Patricia Tupper Hyatt - The Christian Science Journal, Jan. 2000
PEOPLE IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS of medicine are reevaluating the conventional concept of body. They’re prompted to consider how beliefs affect body, and some are exploring the possibility that body might be something very different from what has been previously believed—not just how the body operates, but the very essence of it. They ask, If the body isn’t a machine distinct from mind, then what is it? And how can one gain control over it?
Cynthia - Adapted from The Christian Science Journal, February 2007
I grew up with my parents’ religion, but it wasn’t for me. So when I was 13, I began going on my own to some other churches. But they didn’t satisfy me either, and I continued searching. I wanted to find a place where God is only good, not good and evil. In the churches I attended, they said that if you didn’t obey certain rules, you would go to hell. That didn’t seem right or loving. (more…)
Liz Denison - Adapted from the Christian Science Sentinel, March 26, 2007
As I stepped off the plane in the middle of the summer, I began to think about all the commitments I would face during my upcoming sophomore year in high school. Between homework, volleyball practice, exams, and college visits, I wasn’t going to have much unscheduled time.
I was returning home after taking Christian Science class instruction. During the 12 days of the course, I’d had several hours each day to study and pray on my own. But now that I was back home, I began to worry that I might not be able to balance a busy daily routine with quiet time for spiritual study. (more…)
Snejana Andjelkovic - Adapted from The Christian Science Journal, March 2007
WHILE I WRITE THIS ARTICLE, I’m on a plane from Paris to the US for an exciting new work adventure.
As an international financial advisor, I’ve come a long way from my childhood dreams of being an actress someday. And yet my working life could easily be described as a sequel to different movies. Glamorous, like a fairytale—with some twists and turns—but always with a “happy ending.” Just like those good old black-and-white movies I used to watch as a young girl. (more…)
Caitlin Holland - Christian Science Sentinel, Feb. 26, 2007
Two summers ago, I left my home on the East Coast to attend college in Washington State. Surrounded by the Olympic Mountains on one side, and the Cascade Range on the other, I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful setting. Only an hour away from snow-capped Mt. Rainier, it’s the ideal place for students who love the outdoors. I especially enjoy the many opportunities to go backpacking, hiking, and sea-kayaking. Still, being away from home was a big adjustment for me. Even though my days were filled with classes and outdoor sports, I missed my family and friends back home. And then there was church—I loved attending my church at home, which was familiar and comfortable, but I wondered how it would fit into my busy schedule in college. Would a church in my college town offer the same warmth and support as back home? (more…)
The following appeared as an editorial commentary in the December 7, 1992, Sentinel.
Mention the name Judas and people all around the world are likely to think of one word: betrayal. What an awful legacy for an individual to have left—to be remembered for nearly two thousand years by hundreds of millions of people as a betrayer! The name Judas seems universally to call forth condemnation.
But there’s another side to the story, and it’s one that shouldn’t be lost sight of. This side calls for our compassion. Relatively few people caught enough of a glimpse of Jesus’ mission while he was here to commit themselves to close discipleship. Yet Judas was one of those few. He did make a beginning effort. But the most significant aspect of this other side of the story has to do with what happened after the betrayal. My feeling of compassion for Judas took quite a leap forward one day as I pondered Matthew’s account of the dramatic change that began to come over Judas when he saw what was happening to Jesus. Judas, according to the Gospel of Matthew, “repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood” (27:3, 4). (more…)
Johanna - The Christian Science Journal Feb. 2006
I live in Germany and my friends at school call me “Jojo.” I enjoy horseback riding, playing the guitar, listening to my CDs, and recently I’ve gotten pretty interested in studying the ancient Maya Indians. Someday, I think I’d even like to be a research explorer.
I also like to spend some time each day praying. Usually, I read something from the Bible and Science and Health, or sometimes I just think quietly about God. Since I was little, I’ve had a lot of healings through prayer and learning more about my relationship with God. (more…)
Lena Showalter - The Christian Science Sentinel Aug. 7, 2006
As a teenager I’d been to overnight summer camp, went on a five-week school trip to Spain the summer before my senior year of high school, and even successfully made it through my freshman year away at college–all without any homesickness. So I thought a year studying abroad in Valencia, Spain, would be just as easy. And I was right–well, about the first semester at least. (more…)
Flávio Colombini - The Christian Science Sentinel June 5, 2006
São Paulo, Brazil
A few years ago, I was feeling very eager to extend my church activities beyond the church edifice.
After giving Bible classes at a juvenile prison for over a year, I embarked on a second journey of “Church outside church” when I volunteered in a local public hospital. I went there once a week during visiting hours, going from room to room and offering to read passages from the Bible and to pray with the patients. Many patients accepted my offer and gladly listened to me reading psalms and other passages from the Bible, and rejoiced to pray the Lord’s Prayer out loud with me. Some patients just listened to me in awe, as if I were an angel visiting them, and others started happy conversations with me, asking questions and telling me about their faith in God to heal them. (more…)
