December 19, 2011
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Upfront
Stephanie Paulsell, who teaches at Harvard Divinity School, once wrote that when the first candle is lit and the voices of Advent sing out across the church, “Wake up! It’s time to begin again!” it feels like the most graceful invitation she’s ever heard.
Items of Interest
On October 25,
in celebration of the King James Bible’s 400th anniversary, The Mary Baker Eddy Library hosted the Massachusetts Bible Society for an event in its annual Beck Lecture Series.
Items of Interest
According to a new study,
93 percent of American Christians say they are concerned about global poverty, but many of them are unaware of the progress that has been made in the quest to eliminate poverty worldwide.
Items of Interest
In the United States,
more than 70 percent of deaths are due to chronic diseases, and communities of color are disproportionally affected.
Article
Look for the Christmas story to touch and embrace you in a new way this year.
Article
A humble prayer for harmony when differing views try to get in the way.
Article
The writer's daughter finds quick healing in the promise of God's "presents."
Article
With her kids away for the holiday, this mom reaches out to feel God's love.
Article
A fresh spiritual look at what holiday gift-giving signifies.
Article
We each can follow the guiding star of God's love in our daily activities.
Article
Early in 1906, The Ladies’ Home Journal asked Mary Baker Eddy if she would prepare an article on the meaning of Christmas for its December issue.
Article
This teen discovers her spiritual wholeness and finds healing on a ski trip.
Through a spiritual lens
This photo was taken along the Thames Embankment in London.
Sentinel Watch
Spiritual resources can't be limited: We naturally recognize that they are available for everyone.
In the Christian Science Bible Lesson
Through his healing ministry Christ Jesus shone a light on the way, heralding the dawn of the Science of Christ–or Christian Science–as Mary Baker Eddy named it.
Testimony of Healing
My son, Joel, and his buddies in middle school loved baseball.
Testimony of Healing
Last spring, a large bump appeared on the top part of my foot.
Testimony of Healing
Once, while I was on vacation in a warm climate, my health deteriorated to the point that my family decided to take me to a clinic.
From the Editors
The real homecoming is in waking up to our spiritual, divine nature, defined by the Christ, Truth.
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