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A Chicago TV news anchor explains why even when the world seems full of famine, disease, and political corruption, there is reason to be optimistic.
A long-time Monitor writer explains his approach to viewing the "facts" through the lens of spiritual perfection—a style of journalism practiced since Mary Baker Eddy founded the newspaper in 1908.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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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A funny thing happened on the way to the grocery checkout—Washington statistics debunker David Murray tripped into a tabloid pothole. The lesson? What leaps to the eye needn't penetrate the heart.

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The news is a call to action

Discerning how to act on the news is part of the purposefulness of our lives.

Grateful hearts

Sometimes you wonder what results your prayers are having.
A nurse said it looked like she'd had a stroke and should get to a hospital. But a quick recovery came when the author turned to prayer, the way she always had.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

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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 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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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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Getting off the roller coaster

The Dow isn't always going to go up. Unemployment isn't always going to stay down. So where to turn? God is always going to be around to open up new doors.
When she asked God what she should do to deal with intense resentment, a young flutist got one answer again and again. Finally, she listened up.
In 1987, a father and mother injected lasting energy into Northern Ireland's search for peace by summoning the ultimate in forgiveness.

YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN

When I was growing up, my mother was very difficult to live with.

The power of forgiveness

70 x 7 = 490. That's how many times Jesus said we should forgive our neighbor. But if you're just holding out for number 491 to say what you really think, you might be missing his point.
I was getting an annual physical required for my service in the US Army.