Living Church January 5, 2026 Issue

Writing for the periodicals? Let Christ lead.

Jesus would not have asked us to take up this work of communicating the gospel if we were unable to do it.

Kit Cornell Kurtz

In the gospel of Matthew, Christ Jesus promises: “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations: . . . lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world” (Matthew 28:18–20). What an assurance!

Though the man Jesus ascended, his divine nature, the eternal Christ—the “divine manifestation of God” (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 583)—is with us always. Christ shows us all the power of God that fulfills Jesus’ directive to his followers to heal the sick, cast out sin, raise the dead, and preach the kingdom of God. The Christ does not present just a dab, a bit, or some, but the full picture of what God provides to support us in our grand mission of preaching the gospel—in sharing with others the healing power of divine Love, God.

Writing for the Christian Science magazines can be thought of as preaching the gospel. It is one aspect of apostleship, and it is a joyous privilege. But how do students of Christian Science put a burning desire to follow this directive into practice? Not many of us are trained or experienced writers, and it may feel hard. Or perhaps we have so many article ideas in notebooks, on the computer, half-written, or tucked away in files that it can seem difficult even to begin, let alone complete the work, especially when we’re busy or distracted by other activities. So, how do we start?

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