In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

The Sugar Plum Fairy and my Christmas Lesson

BY RACHEL HOLLAND RICHARDSON

While rehearsing for a holiday ballet, this teen learns her part is bigger than she ever expected.

This week we've invited four photographers to share their favorite seasonal photographs, taken in various part of the world.

BY DAVID A. CORNELL

Scientists expect a new project will reveal more about how the universe formed. What can our prayers reveal?

BY CAMILLE CARANDANG

A lonely night gives way to pure Christmas joy.

BY BEVERLY GOLDSMITH

The Christmas landscape may change in families and cultures, but the life-changing message of the Christ endures.

BY KWADJO BOAITEY

An unexpected meeting with a friend teaches this writer the importance of not just passing by.

BY BARBARA VINING

The real centerpiece of the holiday season is found in spiritual giving.

Ginger Mack

Last year, during the New Year’s holiday, I was visiting my aunt and uncle in a city that I’d never been to before.

TONI NAYBACK

I SUDDENLY SAW THAT GOOD QUALITIES CAME FROM GOD AND COULD NOT DISAPPEAR FROM MY LIFE ANY MORE THAN FROM HIS.

JOHN KOHLER

Next in our biweekly series on how people have nurtured their public practice of Christian Science.

EVAN MEHLENBACHER

You're never beyond the reach of divine aid—even when you're stuck on the side of a mountain with no apparent way out.

Nate Talbot

ONCE AGAIN I have the happy privilege of writing you to share news of the most recent admission of new members.