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Let go of “graven images” 

Beverley Almaraz

I began to have confidence in God’s power to govern my life. I let go of personal control and moved out from the sidelines.
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The groundhog and the form divinely fair 

Scott C. Jenkins

I had been able to help the groundhog because I had recognized the spiritual qualities it represented, and I could carry this lesson forward in my daily practice. 

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Practice is essential 

Deborah Packer

Being alert to minor situations and using them as practice opportunities prepares me for the times when I am tempted to be afraid. Then when something like this comes up, I am and receptive to the spiritual truths that God is sending me.

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TeenConnect: Your Healings

Can I trust God to give me what I need? 

Azalea Dietz

This teen shares how what started out as a bike ride to get ice cream turned into a major spiritual lesson.
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Writing without ego healed anger and disappointment 

Susan Dawson Cook

Who was writing this narrative? A boasting mortal ego, or the me healed of personal ego and yielding to God’s, Mind’s expression of His own intelligence and wisdom? 
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Forgiveness is spiritual liberation 

Liesl Ehmke

As we deepen our understanding of Christian Science, we learn that divine Love, God, empowers us to forgive ourselves and others without limit.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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TeenConnect: Your Healings

Standing up for my freedom 

Dean Ziesler

After a mountain biking accident, this teen was worried his whole summer would be ruined. But thanks to Christian Science, just the opposite happened.
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Religion’s future 

Russ Gerber

It would be a mistake to overlook the divine influence, stirring and uplifting human thought and transforming hearts and minds, and the greater potential for spiritual growth that comes with that. 
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When something goes missing 

Elizabeth Mata

Prayer in Christian Science is not about making things appear in order to fill voids. It’s about our inherent ability to grasp the eternal substance and unity of all the good, useful, God-given ideas that are present every moment.
TeenConnect: Your Healings

Is that You, God? 

Virginia Anders

This author wondered, If God ever spoke to her, what would He sound like? And would she recognize that it was Him? The answers she got might surprise you.
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A table in the wilderness 

Ann Nelson

When we realize that good is the truth of our existence, we begin to see and hear God telling us what to do, what to say, and even where to go, like Elijah going to Zarephath.
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I was looking for a church 

Emilia Fasanaro de Assanelli

By grasping the spiritual truths I was hearing, and especially by playing the hymns, which were full of inspiration, I was permanently healed of recurring flu symptoms from which I had suffered every winter for many years.