In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

It's about savvy and self-control

AS A WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH at a liberal arts college, there's no way for me to escape some frank discussion about what's been going on in recent weeks in professional sports in the US.

PRAYER AND THE CALIFORNIA FIRES

Reprinted from The Christian Science Monitor
A 10km race during Johannesburg's celebration of Nelson Mandela's birthday provided the setting for some unexpected spiritual insights—and the budding of a new friendship.
An Agnostic responds to an inner calling to discover his spiritual identity. Thus began an ongoing journey of transformation that moved him "to the depth of [his] being."

PLEASE GOD

Sometimes the simplest message can bring healing. This writer found that message, of all places, on a billboard.
Advice from friends and family didn't go far enough. But Susan Cobb eventually discovered that God's counsel was the only sure guide to wise and good decisions.

Following my own path

After years of searching for the "right" answers, this writer found that trusting her own spiritual intuitions was the right path for her.
Constrained by rigid, "institutional" thinking? Even in the military, you can rely on divine inspiration to think "outside the box."

THINK for yourself

Thinking for oneself is a spiritual imperative, and helps a person break through negativity and the "herd mentatlity" to the normal, natural thoughts we're all endowed with

ONE FAMILY the world over

A look at the importance of "divine identification"—recognizing the spiritual identity given to every man, woman, and child.

God was GREATER than the pain

Even in desperate situations, God is what the Bible says He is: "a very present help."
The idea that living a "half-normal life" was the best he could hope for felt like a prison sentence. So young Ralph Wright and his family turned to prayer to find full freedom.