This week's issue | May 29, 2023
An invaluable resource
June 5, 2023
Living Church
May 8, 2023
Our role in healing
May 15, 2023
Admit it!
May 22, 2023
Too many demands?
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Editorial
An invaluable resource
Ethel Baker with contributions from Tony Lobl
Each of these periodicals is a vehicle that captures the ways in our times that we’re grasping the immortal Truth—the healing Truth—that Jesus and his early followers proved.
Article
The Science of invariable laws
John Tyler
Many things change over time, but there are certain things that never change. The teachings of Christ Jesus fall into this latter category—they’re eternally true.
Article
Rethinking concerns around carbon
Curtis Wahlberg
Turning to God is always the solution, but we’ve got to earnestly pursue a better understanding of God in order to solve the issues that confront us.
Turning points in spiritual growth
I learned how powerful prayer can be
Joan Wolcott
The irritation, self-consciousness, and fear I had felt were replaced with a feeling of peace, a focus on God instead of me, and a calm trust in Him.
Kids' Video
Abigail's Story
Jenny Sawyer
Abigail's story is all about how God made us to be peacemakers.
Testimony of Healing
Recovery from back injury
Martine Blackler
As these truths filled my thought, I was able to release my husband, the government, and the power utility from any resentment.
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Poem
Why join church?
Chris Jones
A poet shares his journey on finding himself as part of the family of the Church of Christ, Scientist.
Article
Fresh inspiration for a fresh start
Mark Swinney
Thought by thought, we move through each day. If we are watchful, the power of God’s boundless goodness can override each lie about us.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Even though she grew up going to Christian Science Sunday School, this teenager realized that she’d never really taken the time to understand Christian Science for herself. That changed when she began reading Science and Health.
Sentinel Watch
How does God see you?
With Tom McElroy
What steps can you take to change things when you feel like you know yourself better than anyone—and you don’t like what you know? This week’s guest thinks it starts with humility. Not a humility that puts down who you are, but a willingness to let go of strong opinions to be open to learning how God sees you.
Testimony of Healing
From a mental abyss to a new life
H. Renner
The blooms of the crocuses show that even when pressed down by wind and rain, they never stop fulfilling their purpose.
Testimony of Healing
Ankle and knee injuries healed
Brandon Buckner
I worked to cast out of my thinking characteristics such as fear, self-justification, and pride, and to express instead moral qualities, including honesty, affection, and faith.
Bible Lens
God the Only Cause and Creator
May 29–June 4, 2023
Each believer is identified as an integral part of the “building” founded by Christ Jesus.
Article
Letters & Conversations
Nancy Holmes, Deb Hensley, Richard Arlen
We love hearing from readers. Here’s the conversation this week.
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May 29, 2023 issue
Editorial
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An invaluable resource
Ethel Baker with contributions from Tony Lobl
Keeping Watch
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The Science of invariable laws
John Tyler
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Rethinking concerns around carbon
Curtis Wahlberg
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I learned how powerful prayer can be
Joan Wolcott
Kids
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Abigail's Story
Jenny Sawyer
Healings
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Recovery from back injury
Martine Blackler
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From a mental abyss to a new life
H. Renner
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Ankle and knee injuries healed
Brandon Buckner
Bible Lens
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God the Only Cause and Creator
May 29–June 4, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Nancy Holmes, Deb Hensley, Richard Arlen
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Editorial
Living Church
Moji George
What part do we play in helping humanity, including ourselves, recognize the privilege and joy of church? By living Church—the spiritual idea of Church.
Article
You are irreplaceable
Betty Jean O’Neal
What is most needed today is this deeper understanding of God’s invariable love and the fact that God’s plan of universal salvation includes every individual, and that nothing can replace His ideas or displace their harmonious arrangement.
Article
“Such as I have give I thee”
Name Withheld
Opportunities came for sharing Christian Science with others, as a church member who is open to interacting with people in the larger community. For instance, a memory care facility asked local churches if anyone would be willing to volunteer to conduct Sunday services for their residents.
How I found Christian Science
God meets our needs
F. Paco Garcia Garrido
I see that my search for Truth as a young man led me to discover signs that Life is Spirit, and from there to find Christian Science.
Kids
God gives us good thoughts that help us when we feel scared.
Testimony of Healing
Freed of arm pain
Christian Martin
I immediately thought that during the afternoon my goal had been to let the Christ light, which illuminates a darkened sense, shine through me, and that my health couldn’t be disturbed by doing so.
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Poem
Why join church?
Chris Jones
A poet shares his journey on finding himself as part of the family of the Church of Christ, Scientist.
Article
Fresh inspiration for a fresh start
Mark Swinney
Thought by thought, we move through each day. If we are watchful, the power of God’s boundless goodness can override each lie about us.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Even though she grew up going to Christian Science Sunday School, this teenager realized that she’d never really taken the time to understand Christian Science for herself. That changed when she began reading Science and Health.
Sentinel Watch
How does God see you?
With Tom McElroy
What steps can you take to change things when you feel like you know yourself better than anyone—and you don’t like what you know? This week’s guest thinks it starts with humility. Not a humility that puts down who you are, but a willingness to let go of strong opinions to be open to learning how God sees you.
Testimony of Healing
Gratitude for many healings
Joy Hardman Oldemeyer
My heart overflows with gratitude for the many ways divine Love reveals good.
Testimony of Healing
Home for parent quickly found
Stephanie Summerlin
God’s angels certainly had come to me in just the right way and met the need beautifully—better than I had imagined.
Poem
A clarion call to church
Trudi J. Carter
What it really means to live out the purpose of church.
Bible Lens
God the Preserver of Man
June 5–11, 2023
From Genesis to Revelation, angels announce God’s nearness, convey His messages, and bring comfort and guidance.
Letters
Letters & Conversations
Katherine McCoy, Martin Vesely
We love hearing from readers. Here’s the conversation this week.
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June 5, 2023 issue
Editorial
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Living Church
Moji George
Keeping Watch
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You are irreplaceable
Betty Jean O’Neal
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“Such as I have give I thee”
Name Withheld
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God meets our needs
F. Paco Garcia Garrido
Kids
Healings
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Freed of arm pain
Christian Martin
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Gratitude for many healings
Joy Hardman Oldemeyer
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Home for parent quickly found
Stephanie Summerlin
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A clarion call to church
Trudi J. Carter
Bible Lens
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God the Preserver of Man
June 5–11, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Katherine McCoy, Martin Vesely
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Editorial
Our role in healing
Moji George
When I catch the slightest glimmer of God’s perfect nature, it replaces fear with peace, and I begin to see more clearly the perfection of God’s creation.
Article
Reasoning from a spiritual basis
Elizabeth Crecelius Schwartz
Spiritual reasoning removes the illogical suggestion of sickness or inharmony of any kind.
Article
The Mother Love that heals
Janet Clements
Nothing can resist omnipotent Love. It’s a health-giving presence that allows nothing to harm us but provides everything needed to keep us safe and well.
Article
Drought conditions and earnest prayer
Aaron Dyer
The effect of Christian Science is to reveal the universal harmony that is already true.
TeenConnect: Trending
Overcoming adversity
Natalia Darling
Color, culture, gender, social status are not held against me because God, the only creator, recognizes all of us as His beautiful children, as being individual and equally valuable.
Testimony of Healing
Facial growth gone
Don Johnston
I felt certain that I could expect healing with Christian Science treatment.
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Poem
Why join church?
Chris Jones
A poet shares his journey on finding himself as part of the family of the Church of Christ, Scientist.
Article
Fresh inspiration for a fresh start
Mark Swinney
Thought by thought, we move through each day. If we are watchful, the power of God’s boundless goodness can override each lie about us.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Even though she grew up going to Christian Science Sunday School, this teenager realized that she’d never really taken the time to understand Christian Science for herself. That changed when she began reading Science and Health.
Sentinel Watch
How does God see you?
With Tom McElroy
What steps can you take to change things when you feel like you know yourself better than anyone—and you don’t like what you know? This week’s guest thinks it starts with humility. Not a humility that puts down who you are, but a willingness to let go of strong opinions to be open to learning how God sees you.
Testimony of Healing
Thyroid dysfunction overcome
Melissa de Teffé
Tests confirmed that the thyroid was normal in every way. The doctor declared it a miracle, but I knew that it was the natural outcome of prayer in Christian Science.
Testimony of Healing
Painful knee healed
Hans Braun
As stress and mental flare-ups abated, my knee returned to normal.
Poem
A psalm for Mother’s Day
Meredith Jackson Smith
In celebration of Mother’s Day, this poem shares inspiration from Psalm 23 about our one, divine Mother.
Bible Lens
Mortals and Immortals
May 8–14, 2023
In contrast to the transitory nature of human existence, God’s Word is unchanging, reliable, eternal.
Letters
Letters & Conversations
Elise L. Moore, Jacquelyn Reid
We love hearing from readers. Here’s the conversation this week.
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May 8, 2023 issue
Editorial
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Our role in healing
Moji George
Keeping Watch
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Reasoning from a spiritual basis
Elizabeth Crecelius Schwartz
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The Mother Love that heals
Janet Clements
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Drought conditions and earnest prayer
Aaron Dyer
Teens
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Overcoming adversity
Natalia Darling
Healings
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Facial growth gone
Don Johnston
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Thyroid dysfunction overcome
Melissa de Teffé
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Painful knee healed
Hans Braun
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A psalm for Mother’s Day
Meredith Jackson Smith
Bible Lens
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Mortals and Immortals
May 8–14, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Elise L. Moore, Jacquelyn Reid
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Article
Who knows?
Cheryl Ranson
I’m no longer defeatedly wondering “Who knows?” because I’m convinced that divine Mind knows each of its ideas intimately and that our concerns will be answered through God’s Christ in ways we can comprehend.
How I found Christian Science
In Christian Science Sunday School, all of my questions were answered, and the answers made sense.
Article
“Is that your job?” A question sparks healing.
Nancy Mullen
I realized I could leave my loved ones in the care of their Father-Mother God, knowing that in reality they are obedient to Him and in harmony with each other. The burden and fatigue I’d been feeling melted away.
Poem
The Christian Science practitioner
Lori Kleski
This poem shares an experience the author had with a Christian Science practitioner.
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Poem
Why join church?
Chris Jones
A poet shares his journey on finding himself as part of the family of the Church of Christ, Scientist.
Article
Fresh inspiration for a fresh start
Mark Swinney
Thought by thought, we move through each day. If we are watchful, the power of God’s boundless goodness can override each lie about us.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Even though she grew up going to Christian Science Sunday School, this teenager realized that she’d never really taken the time to understand Christian Science for herself. That changed when she began reading Science and Health.
Sentinel Watch
How does God see you?
With Tom McElroy
What steps can you take to change things when you feel like you know yourself better than anyone—and you don’t like what you know? This week’s guest thinks it starts with humility. Not a humility that puts down who you are, but a willingness to let go of strong opinions to be open to learning how God sees you.
Kids
The next morning, I woke up feeling great!
Testimony of Healing
Prayer about age-related issue brings freedom
Pamela McKnight
I determined that I was going to gather the facts about my being only from God.
Testimony of Healing
Warts on knee gone
Karina Bumatay
I was seeing myself as wholly unblemished, healthy, and free.
Testimony of Healing
Healing from studying the Bible Lesson
Susie Johnston
The Lesson’s healing truths that I pondered and prayed with resulted in an immediate healing.
Bible Lens
Soul and Body
May 15–21, 2023
Seeking God’s face or countenance is a biblical metaphor for turning to Him for help.
Letters
Letters & Conversations
Robin Krauss, Mayal Tshiabuila, Nancy Holmes, Carol Rounds
We love hearing from readers. Here’s the conversation this week.
Other formats
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May 15, 2023 issue
Editorial
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Admit it!
Tony Lobl
Keeping Watch
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Who knows?
Cheryl Ranson
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My questions were answered in Christian Science Sunday School
Linda Sylva
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Rooted and grounded
Devon Burr
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“Is that your job?” A question sparks healing.
Nancy Mullen
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The Christian Science practitioner
Lori Kleski
Kids
Healings
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Prayer about age-related issue brings freedom
Pamela McKnight
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Warts on knee gone
Karina Bumatay
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Healing from studying the Bible Lesson
Susie Johnston
Bible Lens
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Soul and Body
May 15–21, 2023
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Robin Krauss, Mayal Tshiabuila, Nancy Holmes, Carol Rounds
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Editorial
Too many demands?
Larissa Snorek
What if we were to recognize divine Love as the only real demand on us?
Article
Your name is written in heaven
Susan Booth Mack Snipes
With each moment of resisting the temptation to believe in the presence or power of disease or evil of any kind and seeing it melt into nothingness, we are seeing the unchanging continuity of Life, where we abide eternally with God.
Article
Being a faithful witness to God
Edwina Aubin
A faithful witness is steadfast in their understanding of God’s true nature and deeply aware of the allness and ever-presence of the Almighty’s power, even in the face of difficulties.
HOW I FOUND CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
I was searching for the truth
Yetel Macias Reyes
I completely surrendered to God and fell to my knees, saying, “God, if You exist, please show me.”
TeenConnect: Your Healings
When I lost someone I loved
Dyllan McClain
I felt God right there with me, and I knew that the love I’d felt from my Sunday School teacher would always be with me, too.
Testimony of Healing
No aftereffects from a fall
Ronald A. Gatten
Even as I hit the ground, I continued to hold to the fact of my pure spirituality. Knowing this allowed no fear of injury to enter my thought.
This Week’s Featured Online Content
Poem
Why join church?
Chris Jones
A poet shares his journey on finding himself as part of the family of the Church of Christ, Scientist.
Article
Fresh inspiration for a fresh start
Mark Swinney
Thought by thought, we move through each day. If we are watchful, the power of God’s boundless goodness can override each lie about us.
TeenConnect: Your Healings
Even though she grew up going to Christian Science Sunday School, this teenager realized that she’d never really taken the time to understand Christian Science for herself. That changed when she began reading Science and Health.
Sentinel Watch
How does God see you?
With Tom McElroy
What steps can you take to change things when you feel like you know yourself better than anyone—and you don’t like what you know? This week’s guest thinks it starts with humility. Not a humility that puts down who you are, but a willingness to let go of strong opinions to be open to learning how God sees you.
Testimony of Healing
Grill burn quickly healed
Elaine Ten Eyck Knight
I was confident that I could rely solely on God’s goodness for healing.
Testimony of Healing
Standing up to leg pain and weakness
Margaret Jane Seymour
I understood that God is ever present and the only creator and only ever causes good for His children, including me. Since this painful condition was obviously not good, I knew it couldn’t be true.
Article
The sapling bends to the breeze, while the sturdy oak, with form and inclination fixed, breasts the tornado. It is easier to incline the early thought rightly, than the biased mind. —Mary Baker Eddy
Bible Lens
Jesus emphatically denies his cooperation with evil and announces his ability to exercise divine dominion over it.
Letters
Letters & Conversations
Donna Fletcher, Uta Kühnast, Patrick O’Connor
We love hearing from readers. Here’s the conversation this week.
Other formats
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May 22, 2023 issue
Editorial
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Too many demands?
Larissa Snorek
Keeping Watch
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Your name is written in heaven
Susan Booth Mack Snipes
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Being a faithful witness to God
Edwina Aubin
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I was searching for the truth
Yetel Macias Reyes
Teens
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When I lost someone I loved
Dyllan McClain
Healings
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No aftereffects from a fall
Ronald A. Gatten
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Grill burn quickly healed
Elaine Ten Eyck Knight
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Standing up to leg pain and weakness
Margaret Jane Seymour
- Image and Inspiration
Bible Lens
Letters & Conversations
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Letters & Conversations
Donna Fletcher, Uta Kühnast, Patrick O’Connor