Articles

Is it so hard to love someone who hates and rejects you because you are different?

To my world family

I need to talk with you and share what's giving me some peace after the anguish that has been shadowing these past weeks.

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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The peace of God

One of the requirements of members of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, given in the Church Manual reads in part: "It shall be the duty of every member of this Church to defend himself daily against aggressive mental suggestion.

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There was a song I loved to sing when I was in school.
Two years ago I attended a luncheon at a World Council of Churches meeting held in Nashville, Tennessee.

Calm during the storm

The shrieking winds and gray, foreboding skies painted a vivid and accurate picture of my inner mental turmoil that stormy winter day.

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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.

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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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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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In 1983, I was a new reader of the Bible and Science and Health, studying international relations and Latin American history in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

United in prayer

When evil feels big and dominant, it's sometimes hard to know how to begin praying.

An unstoppable prayer

No matter how world or personal events have stirred and shaped my views, I will pray to You, O God, the source of all good, who blesses all humanity.

Blessings of peace

In praying for world peace, I find myself frequently turning to these words of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount: "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you".
With the war in Iraq intensifying and global tensions increasing as we prepared this issue, our staff recognized the need for a heightened state of prayer.

Courage in sports

Courage and endurance have long been an integral part of sports.