This week's issue | March 20, 2023
Evil is not inevitable
March 27, 2023
To be “a better transparency for Truth”
February 27, 2023
Being a sheep, not a shepherd
March 6, 2023
What’s truly in control of us?
March 13, 2023
Our right to be inspired
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Editorial
Evil is not inevitable
Moji George
God, Truth, destroys evil by exposing its falsity, its contrariness to truth. As we consistently prove this for ourselves, we can begin to see lurking sin, simmering hatred, frightening physical symptoms—even war, disaster, or a pandemic—from a new and healing perspective.
Article
Being 'the fruit of the Spirit'
Susan Booth Mack Snipes
As I reached out to God for the inspiration that would transform self-righteous judgment to a sense of the divinely righteous judgment, a surprising question came to thought: “Are you willing to be the fruit of the Spirit?”
Article
God gathers up your talents for His glory
Elizabeth Ragsdale
I have learned to look daily for the ways in which God brings together the abilities that He has given to me and to others and puts them to use for His holy purpose.
Article
My son and I talked about embracing the entire campus and community in our prayers, and that included praying about our view of the alleged gunman. But why include this in one’s prayers when someone has done such a terrible thing, and in a location that put a loved one at risk?
Poem
First person
Bobby Lewis
Our God
is a first-person God,
the “I am” God,
the God that is Love, Spirit, Mind,
revealing continually that
the Divine is more than
something we think about.
is a first-person God,
the “I am” God,
the God that is Love, Spirit, Mind,
revealing continually that
the Divine is more than
something we think about.
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Article
Giving up the gossip habit
Katelyn Wigmore
I longed to more fully express the Christlike love that would enable me to refrain from gossip and to see what was needed to bring about healing.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When I lost someone I loved
Dyllan McClain
For this author, losing someone she loved wasn’t just heartbreaking; it also shook her faith in God. Read on to find out how going back to church helped her feel close to God—and whole again.
Sentinel Watch
Women in the Bible: How their stories help us
With Madelon Maupin
When you think of notable women who've shaped the world we live in today, do you think of Lydia? Or how about Abigail? Our guest this week discusses the stories—and impact—of these and other female biblical figures and invites you to consider with her their continuing relevance.
Article
No more scary images
Angel
I started to understand that God is always protecting me whether I am awake or asleep, so the pictures of the incident couldn’t harm me or make me feel scared.
Testimony of Healing
During the forty-five minutes or so of letting my thinking be washed clean by divine Love, I forgot all about the cold.
Testimony of Healing
Reliance on medication overcome
Paul Sedan
Eventually I realized I couldn’t succeed by employing two opposing methods of treatment.
Testimony of Healing
Mobility pain gone
Roger Whiteway
I prayerfully worked during the day to be alert to refute the suggestions that I was material and at the mercy of pain and disability.
Letters
Letters & Conversations
Nancy Buckwalter, Madelon Maupin, John Richards
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March 20, 2023 issue
Editorial
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Evil is not inevitable
Moji George
Keeping Watch
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Being 'the fruit of the Spirit'
Susan Booth Mack Snipes
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God gathers up your talents for His glory
Elizabeth Ragsdale
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Heart’s longing
Robin Scott Collins
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How I’m praying after the Michigan State shooting
Rick Lipsey
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First person
Bobby Lewis
Kids
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No more scary images
Angel
Healings
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Cold symptoms and stress healed in the warmth of Love
Ann Kneeland
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Reliance on medication overcome
Paul Sedan
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Mobility pain gone
Roger Whiteway
Bible Lens
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Reality
March 20–26, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Nancy Buckwalter, Madelon Maupin, John Richards
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Editorial
To be “a better transparency for Truth”
Thomas Mitchinson
We can wash away the dirt of materiality with spiritual understanding gained through prayer and study of the Bible and Science and Health.
Article
“My best, my ever Friend”
Kathryn Johnson
Turning to God lifts us out of loneliness as it lifts our thinking out of darkness and despair to behold the ever-shining light of divine Love that is all around us.
Article
It matters not what be thy lot,
So Love doth guide;
For storm or shine, pure peace is thine,
Whate’er betide.
—Mary Baker Eddy, Poems, p. 79
So Love doth guide;
For storm or shine, pure peace is thine,
Whate’er betide.
—Mary Baker Eddy, Poems, p. 79
Article
God “chariots” humility
Patricia Kadick
I was learning to lean on God, divine Love, rather than my—or anyone else’s—preconceived view of how church should look or be. To vanquish self-righteousness. To be kind. To love as Jesus loved.
Article
The restoring power of Love
Jenny Sawyer
Love is ever active, so its rescuing, restoring activity is ongoing, unstoppable. It reaches, touches, comforts, every heart. It breaks through the deepest darkness.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When I was doubting myself
Logan Cadey
I found I was starting to let go of feeling that my life was falling apart.
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Article
Giving up the gossip habit
Katelyn Wigmore
I longed to more fully express the Christlike love that would enable me to refrain from gossip and to see what was needed to bring about healing.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When I lost someone I loved
Dyllan McClain
For this author, losing someone she loved wasn’t just heartbreaking; it also shook her faith in God. Read on to find out how going back to church helped her feel close to God—and whole again.
Sentinel Watch
Women in the Bible: How their stories help us
With Madelon Maupin
When you think of notable women who've shaped the world we live in today, do you think of Lydia? Or how about Abigail? Our guest this week discusses the stories—and impact—of these and other female biblical figures and invites you to consider with her their continuing relevance.
Testimony of Healing
Fractures healed after a fall
Peter Miller with contributions from Leslie Miller
Within two weeks, all evidence of the incident had vanished.
Testimony of Healing
Injured toe restored
Kerstin Schaeffer
I vehemently countered the pain with something specific: What does God know about me? Only good, because He made me.
Testimony of Healing
I had all the help I needed
Hannah Schlomann
I stopped on this single line: “Is not the Lord your God with you?” (I Chronicles 22:18). That simple question broke through the fear.
Article
No more elbow pain
Connie Crandell
I am grateful
for an experience that showed me the healing efficacy of Christian Science.
Letters
Letters & Conversations
Uta Kühnast, Bonnie Wood, Thomas von Cardinal
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March 27, 2023 issue
Editorial
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To be “a better transparency for Truth”
Thomas Mitchinson
Keeping Watch
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“My best, my ever Friend”
Kathryn Johnson
- Image and Inspiration
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God “chariots” humility
Patricia Kadick
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The restoring power of Love
Jenny Sawyer
Teens
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When I was doubting myself
Logan Cadey
Healings
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Fractures healed after a fall
Peter Miller with contributions from Leslie Miller
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Injured toe restored
Kerstin Schaeffer
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I had all the help I needed
Hannah Schlomann
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No more elbow pain
Connie Crandell
Bible Lens
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Unreality
March 27–April 2, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Uta Kühnast, Bonnie Wood, Thomas von Cardinal
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Editorial
Being a sheep, not a shepherd
Larissa Snorek
To follow God as Shepherd is to accept our own true nature—by listening and trusting God’s direction and seeking God’s guidance in all we do.
Article
Needed: Less “I” and more God
Bob Cochran
Whatever abilities or knowledge we appear to possess are minuscule compared to the infinite capacities possessed by God, omniscient Mind, who created all and knows all.
Article
Spiritual forgetting
Pamela Savage
In pure moments of Christlike illumination, when we awaken to God’s eternal peace and harmony, both evil and the memory of it disappear.
Article
An “Even if” protest
Elaina Simpson
Listening prayerfully to Love, God, reverses every “What if.” Love says, “Even if things feel troubling, I am here, and you cannot be separated from Me.”
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Article
Giving up the gossip habit
Katelyn Wigmore
I longed to more fully express the Christlike love that would enable me to refrain from gossip and to see what was needed to bring about healing.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When I lost someone I loved
Dyllan McClain
For this author, losing someone she loved wasn’t just heartbreaking; it also shook her faith in God. Read on to find out how going back to church helped her feel close to God—and whole again.
Sentinel Watch
Women in the Bible: How their stories help us
With Madelon Maupin
When you think of notable women who've shaped the world we live in today, do you think of Lydia? Or how about Abigail? Our guest this week discusses the stories—and impact—of these and other female biblical figures and invites you to consider with her their continuing relevance.
TeenConnect: Trending
Who am I really?
Inge Schmidt
I felt comfortable being true to myself and the values I’d discovered.
Testimony of Healing
Perfect timing from God
Sylvia Herczeg
God took me, not just halfway, but all the way, including the healing of my leg. What a blessing!
Testimony of Healing
Burn on child’s face healed
Veronica Kline
This diligent prayer helped me to deeply understand that my daughter’s true identity was entirely free of any record of the event.
Testimony of Healing
Praying daily brings freedom
Heidi Kleinsmith Salter
While I’m certainly grateful for this quick healing, what I’m most thankful for is that I saw more clearly the importance and effectiveness of daily prayer.
Letters
Letters & Conversations
Kelly Michaels, Verna Balch
We love hearing from readers. Here’s the conversation this week.
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February 27, 2023 issue
Editorial
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Being a sheep, not a shepherd
Larissa Snorek
Keeping Watch
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Needed: Less “I” and more God
Bob Cochran
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Spotless
Elizabeth Jones
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Spiritual forgetting
Pamela Savage
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The answered call
Sky De Jersey
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An “Even if” protest
Elaina Simpson
Teens
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Who am I really?
Inge Schmidt
Healings
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Perfect timing from God
Sylvia Herczeg
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Burn on child’s face healed
Veronica Kline
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Praying daily brings freedom
Heidi Kleinsmith Salter
Bible Lens
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Man
February 27–March 5, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Kelly Michaels, Verna Balch
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Editorial
What’s truly in control of us?
Tony Lobl
We can stand firm for our capacity to think and act rightly, and lean on God’s power to enable us to identify and refute opposite thinking.
Article
We all need Church
Leide Lessa
Supporting and participating in church isn’t a burden but a joy. It’s an opportunity to transform lives for the better.
Article
Practicing Christian Science and health-care law: My journey so far
Leslie Ann Connery
I realized that I could mentally replace the “facts” I was reading in my files with what I knew to be spiritually true about everyone involved in these difficult situations.
Article
God made all His creatures free;
Life itself is liberty.—James Montgomery, Christian Science Hymnal, Hymn 83
Life itself is liberty.—James Montgomery, Christian Science Hymnal, Hymn 83
How I found Christian Science
The church service that changed my life
Pamela Myers
When a woman attends a Christian Science church service, she is surrounded by love and feels spiritually nourished.
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Article
Giving up the gossip habit
Katelyn Wigmore
I longed to more fully express the Christlike love that would enable me to refrain from gossip and to see what was needed to bring about healing.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When I lost someone I loved
Dyllan McClain
For this author, losing someone she loved wasn’t just heartbreaking; it also shook her faith in God. Read on to find out how going back to church helped her feel close to God—and whole again.
Sentinel Watch
Women in the Bible: How their stories help us
With Madelon Maupin
When you think of notable women who've shaped the world we live in today, do you think of Lydia? Or how about Abigail? Our guest this week discusses the stories—and impact—of these and other female biblical figures and invites you to consider with her their continuing relevance.
Kids
Fynn walks in the light of God
Davya Flaharty
Fynn’s mom got the idea to change the words of the hymn as a way of praying.
Testimony of Healing
Grace and repentance bring healing
Kurt Lancaster
I had been letting this problem dominate my thinking, but I could choose not to let it do so.
Testimony of Healing
Eyeglasses no longer needed
Robin Mulcahy
I recognize that God is what enables me to see.
Testimony of Healing
Divine Love’s warm embrace heals
Nancy Humphrey Case
To know God not just through what I have heard or through what I have read in the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, but through what I have experienced of this divine Love, is a precious gift.
Testimony of Healing
Fatigue overcome on multi-peak hike
John Sheasley
As I held to these truths, I felt revived, energetic, and physically unaffected by the miles we had traveled and the elevation we had gained.
Letters
Letters & Conversations
Joan Greig, David Parkinson, Carol Ames Sewell
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March 6, 2023 issue
Editorial
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What’s truly in control of us?
Tony Lobl
Keeping Watch
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We all need Church
Leide Lessa
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Practicing Christian Science and health-care law: My journey so far
Leslie Ann Connery
- Image and Inspiration
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The church service that changed my life
Pamela Myers
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Seeking peace
Kate Gould
Kids
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Fynn walks in the light of God
Davya Flaharty
Healings
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Grace and repentance bring healing
Kurt Lancaster
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Eyeglasses no longer needed
Robin Mulcahy
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Divine Love’s warm embrace heals
Nancy Humphrey Case
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Fatigue overcome on multi-peak hike
John Sheasley
Bible Lens
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Substance
March 6–12, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Joan Greig, David Parkinson, Carol Ames Sewell
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Editorial
Our right to be inspired
Ethel A. Baker
We can all experience Spirit’s animating divine influence by turning to God—and not just in times of need but as a daily practice.
Article
This way of “preaching” results in a healing church service. The pastor opens the door for anyone to feel God’s presence and to hear Him speak directly to their heart.
Article
You are not matter
Melissa Hayden
The concept of being made in God’s image and likeness is key to understanding that matter is nothing.
Poem
Never out of place
Jack Schaberg
Rather than feeling out of place, we can find the peace and permanence that come from knowing we are always one with the good that is God.
Article
Understanding Christian Science step by step
Sheida Hodge
When I thought about the ever-presence and goodness of God, I started to have healings.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
My healing of a bad burn
Favour Odenyi
Healing doesn’t come from me pushing for it to happen but through understanding God.
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Article
Giving up the gossip habit
Katelyn Wigmore
I longed to more fully express the Christlike love that would enable me to refrain from gossip and to see what was needed to bring about healing.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When I lost someone I loved
Dyllan McClain
For this author, losing someone she loved wasn’t just heartbreaking; it also shook her faith in God. Read on to find out how going back to church helped her feel close to God—and whole again.
Sentinel Watch
Women in the Bible: How their stories help us
With Madelon Maupin
When you think of notable women who've shaped the world we live in today, do you think of Lydia? Or how about Abigail? Our guest this week discusses the stories—and impact—of these and other female biblical figures and invites you to consider with her their continuing relevance.
Testimony of Healing
A rescue at sea
Christian Hagenlocher
I prayed, “Peace, be still.” The waves only grew bigger, but I felt an immediate peace and calm in my thinking. At that point, I knew I would get through this unharmed.
Testimony of Healing
Discomfort in eye quickly healed
Rosemary P. Deary
I reasoned that I must be perfect, painless, and whole—unable to manifest any condition that is unlike God, good.
Testimony of Healing
Prayer dissolves skin growth
Charlene Anne Miller
Keeping my thought on the spiritual fact of God’s allness and goodness, I became less and less impressed by the physical appearance.
Letters
Letters & Conversations
Ellen White, Bob Whittlesey, Lorraine Mahon
We love hearing from readers. Here’s the conversation this week.
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March 13, 2023 issue
Editorial
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Our right to be inspired
Ethel A. Baker
Keeping Watch
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A pastor that is the voice of good news for all
Ute Keller
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You are not matter
Melissa Hayden
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Never out of place
Jack Schaberg
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Understanding Christian Science step by step
Sheida Hodge
Teens
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My healing of a bad burn
Favour Odenyi
Healings
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A rescue at sea
Christian Hagenlocher
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Discomfort in eye quickly healed
Rosemary P. Deary
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Prayer dissolves skin growth
Charlene Anne Miller
Bible Lens
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Matter
March 13–19, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Ellen White, Bob Whittlesey, Lorraine Mahon