Spencer Keel - Christian Science Sentinel, Aug. 21, 2006

For as long as I can remember, since first joining a running club when I was 11, this is what a Christian Science practitioner has been telling me. Now I’m 16, and to me relaxing and running on the wings of angels means the run will be easy, fast, free of pain or obstacles-that I’ll be free to express God’s goodness and power. And with the wings of God’s angels holding me up, I cannot possibly fall.

Last year, right after my freshman year in high school, I competed in an 800-meter race at the state meet for Junior Olympics Track and Field in Georgia. During track season, just a month before, I’d run the 800 in two minutes and 23 seconds. That wasn’t a bad time for a freshman, but I’d hoped to do better this time and maybe shave off two or three seconds. It felt like another opportunity to prove the all-power of God. (more…)

Caitlin Heimerl - Christian Science Sentinel, July 10, 2006

I originally shared this as a speech for a formal dinner at Principia Upper School in St. Louis, Missouri. The evening honors the senior high-school girls and gives them the opportunity to share gratitude for their experience before they graduate. A month or so before the dinner, the girls in our high school vote for four senior girls whom they admire or feel would have an inspiring message to share at this dinner. I was honored to be one of those four seniors chosen to speak.

The opportunity to make comparisons arises every day. On the surface, comparisons may seem harmless, but when it comes to comparing ourselves, our work, or our achievements with those of others, we start treading on dangerous ground. (more…)

By Verona T. Garcia - Christian Science Sentinel, January 30, 2006

I used to be afraid that if I drew on the spiritual truths that I’d been learning in Sunday School, I’d find them faltering, and that they might even let me down. When other people prayed for me, their prayers worked, but my own prayers weren’t always effective.

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The Sentinel’s Suzanne Smedley interviews Australian artist Noni Clarke.
Reprinted from the April 25, 2005, issue of the CS Sentinel.

She’s an award-winning artist and a champion swing dancer — and a spiritually-minded young woman who always makes sure to put God first.
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Morgan Gavaletz
Reprinted from the Jan. 10, 2005, issue of the CS Sentinel.

High school can be hard, especially if you’re bigger than the average cheerleader. Morgan’s prayer takes her beyond coping to triumph…
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