Today is election day in the UK. As citizens of a free democracy, it is our privilege to vote for our choice of government.

We have had exciting, American-style electioneering, including viewing major political leaders publicly debating on our TV screens. But while the excitement brings a certain energy to the process, I’m finding it a great relief to know that we are not at the mercy of one political party or another, but ultimately ruled by a higher government. This higher government? A spiritual one in which God governs.

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I was really thirsty this morning. I poured a glass of juice and, anticipating a big cool gulp, spilled some of it on the floor. So I had to find a rag, get down on my knees, and clean up the mess. Thinking about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, most of us are thousands of miles away and we can’t get down on our knees and just clean up the mess…or can we?

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The Concepción, Chile airport, from which I’m writing this, seems to have been barely damaged in the 8.8-on-the-Richter-scale earthquake of February 27. In Concepción we saw buildings not affected by the quake, structures destroyed, and buildings whose outside walls remained but whose inside walls had collapsed. We saw heaps of rubble outside of many of these latter buildings, a sign of reconstruction. Last night the government adjusted the curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 1 a.m., another step towards normalcy. (more…)

World, community, school and family issues—all these things need our tender thoughts and radically truth-filled prayer. I’ll tell you though, sometimes it can feel overwhelming, like I’m one tiny person lost in a great big pile of issues.

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I’ll be honest with you, I’ve been dreading the American president’s State of the Union on TV this week. Don’t get me wrong, I’m interested in politics and I like following the news and staying informed about what’s going on in the United States and around the world. But recently I’ve seen so many Facebook statuses with political rants, name-calling, and frustration that my interest in politics has worn thin. (more…)

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Nuestros viajes en Argentina comenzaron en Buenos Aires. El movimiento de la Ciencia Cristiana tiene raíces profundas aquí con la primera iglesia habiendo sido formada en 1921. Hoy, hay tres iglesias y una sociedad en la ciudad y varias iglesias más y una sociedad en Gran Buenos Aires. (more…)

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Our travels in Argentina began in Buenos Aires. Christian Science has deep roots here, with the first church being formed in 1921. Today, there are three churches and a society in the city and several more churches and societies in Greater Buenos Aires. With twelve million inhabitants, towering skyscrapers, wide streets, department stores, and restaurants, Buenos Aires is a modern, cosmopolitan metropolis, similar to many major US cities. Yet, there are also distinct differences.

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For many Filipinos, the day typhoon Ketsana hit was memorable.  Everyone remembers where they were, what they were doing, and who they were with.  Although it has already been three weeks since the storm hit, some parts of Metro Manila are still flooded in knee-high waters that may not recede until December. Ketsana was immediately followed by Parma, though bypassed Manila and hit the provinces of northern Luzon instead.  This category-5 typhoon caused a lot of landslides in Baguio and its neighboring areas. (more…)

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake damaged thousands of houses, other buildings, and bridges in West Sumatera on September 30th. Three villages were buried underground and hundreds of people are still buried under buildings today. There were follow up earthquakes in Jambi (Sumatera), Papua and Gorontalo (Celebes) just yesterday, but they weren’t as big as in Sumatera. (more…)

Prayer and action go hand-in-hand.  Over the past three days I have dedicated myself to a prayer marathon. It was a time for me, and others, to prayerfully support the Ngochoni Petals of Africa School in Kenya, East Africa.

When I traveled and volunteered at the school last March, I discovered that it had overwhelming needs. At first I had no idea where to start. After a spontaneous inspiration, I got approval from my church to hold a prayer marathon in the church’s Christian Science Reading Room to support the Petals School in prayer, awareness, networking, and new ideas that came along the way.

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