Items of Interest
June 4, 2012
The simplicity of the exhibit
—copies of the Bible resting in glass cases—can be deceptive.
May 28, 2012
Lots of laughs
Submitted by Marilyn L. Trump
You might not be aware of it, but the Bible actually contains a great deal of humor.
May 28, 2012
Conference encourages revolution in health & medicine
Eric D. Nelson
Revolutions seem
to be a dime a dozen these days.
May 21, 2012
UNC students combine soccer, religion
Adam Thompson
Despite their religious backgrounds,
Sasha Seymore, Dylan Simel, and Ahmad Saad share one passion—soccer.
May 14, 2012
Giving rebounding for churches
Churches suffered from
plummeting donations after the recession began in 2008.
May 14, 2012
Committed to Christian hope
Shirley T. Paulson
The Faith & Order Commission
of the National Council of Churches launched its new 2012–2015 Quadrennial project in Boston March 15–17.
May 7, 2012
Revised Science and Health translations
In October 2011
the Christian Science Board of Directors released a revised Spanish translation of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
April 30, 2012
Women in military ministry
Sentinel staff
Over the past winter,
The Mary Baker Eddy Library presented a series of programs called “Paths of Peace in Crisis.
April 30, 2012
Honor everyone
Sentinel staff
Miroslav Volf,
Yale theology professor, prolific author, and a leading voice for Christian/Muslim reconciliation, was the speaker in the Price lecture series at Trinity Church, Copley Square, on March 13, the night Boston’s Back Bay was plunged into darkness by a generator explosion.
April 23, 2012
Call on faith
Kim Shippey
“Your Daily Lift,”
a series of audio and video presentations by Christian Science lecturers, has become a staple of christianscience.
April 16, 2012
A Bible collector's discoveries
Donald L. Brake, Sr.
The building was
honeycombed with interconnecting hallways, heavily secured side rooms, and huge wire bins with gates requiring security card swipes from appropriate authorities.