In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

For this teen, Mary Baker Eddy was more than just a historical figure. As she learned more about Mrs. Eddy’s life, she began to see how practical Mrs. Eddy’s ideas are—and how they can even bring healing today.

Unmoor and set sail!

After much prayer, I realized that God would be with me no matter where I was, and the fear dissolved. I then took my first of what became several trips. 

Meekness isn’t wimpy

Thought centered on what God knows—the complete goodness of His creation—cannot be made to believe that suffering is real. And this clear knowing brings harmony to our experience.
Sometimes, if you’re praying about a problem, you might get questions from your friends about prayer or Christian Science. This author shares how she’s dealt when that’s happened to her.
Many students of the Bible believe “forty days” indicates a period of spiritual growth or transformation.
Toward true progress, both personal and worldwide, inspired changes of thinking always lead the way.
To know God as our Father and Mother, our Minister and Physician, is to know where we can unfailingly find love, support, comfort, direction, and healing.

A fresh perspective

I discerned that the better thinker I was striving to be would find it more effective to ask God what He understands about Himself and His creation, including me.

Counter political hostility with Love

Just as the very best dancers gracefully move together in joy and beauty, God’s children move together harmoniously with delight. Through spiritual sense, we can understand this and can know and see that God is governing.
God had helped us with the angel message we needed.
When I was first learning about Christian Science, I encountered what seemed to be a real challenge in my thinking: How could I gain an understanding of myself as constituted of Spirit—of my substance as being completely spiritual?

The pure language of joy

As we grow in our understanding of true, spiritual joy, we naturally want to share this quality in the larger context of all humankind.