Ian - Christian Science Sentinel, July 23-30, 2007
One day at school, our gym class had some free time to play a bunch of different sports. Some of the guys in the gym were playing dodge ball, throwing rubber playground balls at each other. I was standing near a concrete wall, and a ball flew toward me, hitting my hand against the wall pretty hard.
Anna - Christian Science Sentinel, Nov. 5, 2007
My school days are jam-packed with activity.
Before the sun is even up in the morning, I’m off to school where I scurry from one class to the next. When the bell rings at the end of the school day, I hop in the car to get a ride home, ready for another schedule of events—sometimes soccer practice, ballet class, or a piano lesson, doing my homework in between. Even though it can be tempting to find the incessant bustle and buzz of my busy days exhausting, my reliance on God for strength and intelligence provides me with an endless source of energy.
Brian Simpson - The Christian Science Journal, March, 2008
About a month ago I had a friend over. As we were going for a walk down my street, we began talking about parties and how nowadays, for it to be a good party you have to have alcohol. I told her that I really wanted to have a party at my house, but the one thing I was worried about was that I’d have to have alcohol for anyone to come. That’s when Christian Science came up. She asked me, “So, have you ever had a drink?” I said, “No, actually, I haven’t.” I told her that it wasn’t something I get into because of my religion, Christian Science. I’m always making jokes, and at first she thought I was trying to make something up, but I told her, “No, really, I’m a Christian Scientist.”
Erik Gates - Christian Science Sentinel, Oct. 8, 2007
Swimming is a big part of my life. I swim for two hours a day, four days a week, on a competitive aquatics team. Just like with swimming, I’ve realized that it’s equally important to practice the spiritual ideas I’m learning in Christian Science.
Lauren H. - Christian Science Sentinel, August 27, 2007
Last year at middle school, it felt as if I didn’t have a good group of friends I fit in with. The friends I’d known since kindergarten were growing apart. Some of them were only focused on schoolwork, some were ignoring me, and some were making new friends.
by Roger Gordon
“Man! I only got a 1450 on my SAT’s! I have to take them over again!”
I heard this type of remark from friends and fellow students all the time in high school. My high school was rated one of the best public schools in the country, and my thinking was challenged more in some of my high school classes than in some college classes I took. Unlike many people, I loved my high school experience and I will always be grateful for it. But it did have its drawbacks. Not only were the students I went to school with incredibly bright, but my high school was minutes away from the prestigious Stanford University, and I sometimes felt stuck in a sea of intellectual superiority.
by Christian K. - The Christian Science Journal, June, 2007
A few months after the school year started at my boarding school, I had an ear problem. One night I noticed a buzzing of some sort in my left ear when I went to sleep. It had been hurting for a while whenever I was talking, running, wrestling, and even sleeping, but I mostly ignored it. That night the noise in my ear got annoying.
by Lizzie Witney
Hi guys. Well I’ve started at my new school and I’m now having a great time so far. I have found some excellent friends who express loads of joy, peace, and love towards me and my other mates. I also get to eat loads of Indian curries at school, which I am slowly starting to like!
To be honest after the first few weeks at my new school, I was feeling quite low, I missed my old friends and my grades were going down. There were many topics I had not previously studied.
Noelle - Adapted from the Christian Science Sentinel, Oct. 16, 2006
It was my junior year of high school, and one day I felt overwhelmed trying to prepare for three major tests at the same time.
I decided to study for the test in my honors US history class first. This was not the best choice, because I knew I would struggle much more for my chemistry test than for history. But I pushed this thought aside and waited until the last minute to study for chemistry. When the time came to study for chemistry, I felt I would not understand the material, so I just gave up and decided to go to bed.
Jonathan B. - “Exams/papers/DOMINION!” part 2 (or “Exam Time”) has been reprinted from the Christian Science Sentinel, Jan. 15–22, 2006
Wasn’t sure which forum to post this in—but here it is: I was wondering if y’all would want to bounce ideas around on how to prepare spiritually for exams. Historically, I have found this time of year (now until mid-December) extremely stressful. The human picture—very little time to pack a lot of information into the grey matter in my head. Of course—in the divine sense, God supplies the answer to every question and need. For me, exams are exhausting and frightening. I know they don’t need to be—and any advice or spiritual inspirations would be greatly appreciated! (more…)
