Articles

PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE

This article by Mary Baker Eddy was first published in the Christian Science Sentinel of September 1, 1917, nearly seven years after her passing.

WHY I AM A CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST

Eight people from around the world explain why they are committed to the practice of Christian Science.

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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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Christian Science separates error from truth, and breathes through the sacred pages the spiritual sense of life, substance, and intelligence. In this Science, we discover man in the image and likeness of God. We see that man has never lost his spiritual estate and his eternal harmony.

—Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures

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A WINNING—OR HEALING—STREAK

WHEN, THROUGH THE OMNIPOTENCE OF DIVINE LOVE, YOU PROVE THE SUPERIORITY OF SPIRIT OVER MATTER, YOU CREST "ALPS" YOU MAY NEVER HAVE EXPECTED TO CROSS.

BEAUTIFUL LIFE

I often visit my grandparents in Vermont.
Jesus said to love your neighbor as yourself. It's also important to do it the other way around!

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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Anthology of classic articles II

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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BEAUTY SECRETS

Here are three prayer-based beauty tips that don't have to do with cosmetics or makeovers.
Even though this writer didn't see it at the time, God was guiding each step in her career.
An urgent need for physical healing brought the writer to a Christian Science Reading Room. A growing sense of his spiritual perfection kept him coming back.

'MY JOB IS TO LOVE YOU'

In a school for students who don't benefit from traditional education, Paul White teaches from a successful, prayerful basis.
We can turn in an instant to God as Love itself—a power that frees us from anything obstructing health or happiness.

Take it to church

When I was growing up, if there was a problem, we were advised to “take it to church.