In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

A Friend of mine once asked a woman who was preparing for an academic career how she could feel comfortable with her commitment to Christianity.

On the subject of sexual intimacy

Refraining from sexual involvements outside of marriage is a way of nourishing relationships.

Pursuing your education?

At a small college or a large university, you can sometimes feel more processed than enlightened by your schooling. How can you find the genuine understanding that leads to a more effective life in school and later?
From The Union Leader, Manchester, New Hampshire, June 3, 1986
A professor of applied mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology explores the experiences that have convinced her of the practical nature of God's power.
To give what the Bible calls "a reason of the hope that is in you" can be a refreshing, if challenging, opportunity. It may deepen your own as well as another's understanding.
Ceaseless prayer — it's something the Bible urges. But how do we do it?

New home, no friends?

When it's your senior year in high school and your family moves to a new town, how do you find friends? What difference does prayer make?
Not too long ago there was a photograph in The Christian Science Monitor of a soldier who had found a quiet moment to play with his small son.
When justice seems frustrated in our own experience or in our community, maybe we need to understand more of God's power to transform lives.
A woman, who was subjected to months of harassment by a neighborhood gang, continued to love as Christ Jesus taught. The resolution is a lesson in genuine peacemaking.

Jeremy's great big smile

Jeremy knew what to do when his mom didn't feel well. He told her the truth.