Just as the idea of a beautiful rose is eternal and cannot be destroyed, neither can any spiritual idea, including the man and woman God created. Each of us as God’s idea is unique, irreplaceable, and exists forever in divine Life.
Sometimes the concept of matter can be a tricky one when, if you know something about Christian Science, you know that it teaches that God’s creation is 100 percent spiritual. So what is this stuff we see with our eyes, anyway? Christian Science practitioner and teacher Ethel Baker joins us this week to share what she’s learned about the concept of matter from the best healer of all time: Christ Jesus.
As the United States celebrates its 250th year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, let’s accept “the glorious liberty” every one of has been given as the child of God. This includes freedom from every form of oppression, whether it’s fear, hatred, lack or disease.
If it feels intimidating to think about healing a chronic condition, this week’s show is for you. Guest Martine Blackler shares some helpful spiritual insights about overcoming long-standing conditions that she has seen bring healing. Chronic conditions don’t scare her!
If practicing Christian Science is about more than just fixing our problems, then what is the higher goal? This week, we speak with Bob Cochran, who shares what he’s learned is the goal and how this new understanding has strengthened and blessed his practice of Christian Science.
Aiming to follow God’s direction in whatever our lifework is, enables us to bless and be blessed. Despite obstacles, the author followed his highest calling, wholeheartedly going into the public practice of Christian Science healing, contributing meaningfully to others’ lives.
Concerned about age and the limitations that seem to come with it? This week’s guests, Alison Hughes and Abe McLaughlin, share refreshing perspectives and experiences on how Christian Science has taught them—and how they’ve proven—that we are actually ageless.
“Let freedom ring!” This week’s editorial speaks eloquently about true independence and the inalienable divine rights bestowed on each one of us by our Creator.
Writing from South Africa, this author shares how she learned that the answer to water shortages—or any kind of shortage—lies in understanding more about God as the true and boundless source of supply.
There’s no situation or circumstance that’s too big or impossible for God, as this author learned when a potentially devastating fire broke out in her community.
A man finds these words, “His [God’s] arm encircles me,” from a poem by Mary Baker Eddy, inscribed on a D-Day memorial headstone in Normandy, France—and he discovers that the spiritual signification of those words heals the grieving heart.
Working prayerfully for regeneration in her community, the author contributed to the significant turnaround of an individual who’d posed a threat to a large part of the community. This gave strong evidence of a Christly, restorative approach bringing healing.
When we encounter Goliath-type traits or actions in either small situations or larger arenas, we can learn from David’s biblical example of trust in God’s all-power and can expect to see evidence of the ultimate powerlessness of anything not of God.
When something is stolen from her son, this author realizes that she needs to turn to God in humility, especially after authorities urge her just to accept that nothing much can be done.
This week, we speak with George Nutwell, who shares inspiring stories and insights on God’s ever-present, practical help when we feel unsafe. Paige Matthys-Pearce also joins us. She was in Jordan when a conflict between Israel and Iran broke out, and shares how she prayed about—and witnessed—peace.
Divine Love meets people’s needs, no matter how dire, as the author saw when a man described to her how walking into a Christian Science service had prevented him from committing violence elsewhere.
What makes Christian Science scientific? This week’s guest, Mark Sappenfield, shares inspiring and foundational ideas about what Christian Science healing is, and how the ideas in the Bible aren’t just theory—but actively provable every day.
If you’ve ever felt far away from God, this week’s show is for you. Our guest, Deborah Packer, shares what she’s learned from Jesus’ teachings, and her own experiences, about how close we actually always are with God. And how understanding this oneness better can bring us healing and help us heal others, too.
The groundbreaking discovery of Christian Science and the practice of it are transformative in individual lives and in society as a whole. As our consciousness shifts from a material to a spiritual basis, we contribute to genuine, on-going progress for humanity.
“It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that every single bit of genuine good in my own life, my community, my country, or the world is from God. Every bit of good is evidence of the ever-presence of the kingdom of God.”
After a challenging start in a new country where she didn’t speak the language, this contributor wound up learning about Christian Science. Her initial needs were met, and she’s now had many healings through her practice of Christian Science.
A middle-school friendship led this author to find out about Science and Health. Once she had her own copy and started attending Sunday School, she was on a path which has led to spiritual growth and healing.
“I felt like a new person,” writes this author about how things changed after he found Christian Science. His spiritual practice transformed so much about his life—most importantly, his concept of himself.
Who hasn’t battled with the need to be right on occasion? The author shares the honest self-examination and spiritual growth in humility that lifted her–and promises to lift us—out of this unproductive mindset.
This week, we speak with David Fowler, who shares two incredible experiences—one of his own healing of a drug addiction and overdose, the other of working with a violent offender who’d been incarcerated—and how it’s never too late to “resurrect” and transform your life.
Why prioritize your study of Christian Science? In this author’s own words, “Growing in my understanding of Christian Science brought clarity to other actions, including my job search.”
After narrowly avoiding a crash on a cross-country bike trip, this author wondered if she’d be able to finish the ride. Could understanding more about God help her break through her lingering fear?
Whatever your summer plans, this teen’s experience of discovering how present God always is—no matter where you are or what you’re doing—is a comfort for time spent at camp or anywhere else.
If you don’t have your life all planned out, that’s OK! As this author found, being open to our God-given purpose and place leads us to where we can bless and be blessed.
This author appreciated the ideas she was learning in Christian Science Sunday School, but she wasn’t convinced they all applied to her … until she had a healing that proved otherwise.
In dark moments, when we feel impossibly stuck, is there anything that can move us forward? As this author learned, even the smallest amount of faith can do that.
Facing a dangerous situation at school, this author leaned on what she’d learned about God from attending Christian Science Sunday School. The healing that followed included not just her, but the potential perpetrator, too.
If you’re struggling to get off your phone, this author has some spiritual insights—gained from her own prayers about how to stop scrolling—that can help.
Even though her dad was a Christian Scientist, it wasn’t until this college student needed answers to life’s big questions that the message came to pick up Science and Health for herself.
This author felt like she had every right to be mad at her friend. But, she discovered, the anger and hurt couldn’t stick—not in the presence of divine Love.
With a pile-up of work and the end of the semester looming, this college student got a new insight from her prayers that surprised her: Gratitude can be an antidote for feeling overwhelmed.
“I like reading other kids’ testimonies because it gives me proof that healings through prayer are possible and that they happen every day, even to kids like me.”
“As I make my understanding of God bigger by learning more about Him—and then hold tightly to this bigger and bigger sense of God—it lifts me up, and I feel happy.”
The latest Bible collection has been posted on JSH-Online.com. This month’s collection pulls together articles on Nehemiah. And in case you missed, read about the special college issue of the Sentinel coming on July 20, and an update to the Sentinel and Journal delivery schedules.
Read about the upcoming July 20 special college issue Sentinel and the new video about how to mark the Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lesson in your books. And in case you missed it, the new “Sports and prayer” digital collection prompted by this Summer’s FIFA World cup is now available on JSH-Online.com.
Read about adjustments to the periodical delivery schedules. And in case you missed it, learn about the release of the Sterling Student Edition of the King James Bible and a new video about how to mark the Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lesson in your books.
Read about the release of “Sports and Prayer,” a motivating set of articles about leaning on God in athletics. And in case you missed it, two recent updates to support our sharing of Christian Science with the public.
Mary Baker Eddy once spoke of there being “Millions of unprejudiced minds—simple seekers for Truth.” When soccer fans geared up for the 2014 World Cup games in Brazil, the local Christian Science churches geared up, too, with prayer and plans, to reach the “seekers” who were coming to town.
Read updates about the publication of the Sterling Student Edition of the Bible, a new video to help students learn to mark their books, and the posting of the latest Bible collection on JSH-Online.com. And in case you missed, a link to register for Annual Meeting.
This writer increased his commitment to pray for his local church and to support it in other ways. At a discouraging time, the members joined together in prayer, and the church later experienced welcome renewal with increased attendance and engagement.
Read about a new “What is Christian Science?” brochure to support your sharing Christian Science with the public. And in case you missed it, see details about Annual Meeting and recent updates to christianscience.com.
Learn about a rotation in office on the Board of Trustees, and about how to tune in to Annual Meeting, which this year centers on the theme, “Ye are the light of the world. Let your light so shine....” - Matthew 5:14, 16
“Read in the light of Christian Science, the Bible is a road map to health and holiness—to reality as God made and knows it.” We invite you to learn more about this precious book and what the periodicals are doing to help us find even more inspiration in its pages.