In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

I was returning from a short vacation to Texas.

Adopting a brother

I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING WITH CHILDREN , playing with children, being with children.

Player to mentor to social entrepreneur

Ned Eames and the organization he founded help city kids develop a better tennis game—and much more.
John Edem Koko Ablordey may not be using his eyes—but the way he's helping abandoned children in Ghana value themselves proves he has the sight that matters most.
Here's how one teenager began finding prayer to be a practical help to him in everyday life.

CHURCH—a city set on a hill

When neighborhood kids arrived at the doorstep of their church, the members put their own needs to the side, invited them in, and offered what they had.
In anticipation of the opening of The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity later this year, the Sentinel regularly prints excerpts from the collections of previously unpublished writings.

It was a beautiful snake

They call it the "17-pace snake." After it bites you, you walk 17 steps and drop dead. But thanks to prayer, the author is still alive—and walking.
You can harness the power of gratitude to God—and find the healing that goes along with it.
Reprinted from The Herald of Christian Science, German Edition

MERCY on INTERSTATE 5

Sometimes you don't even realize how much God is looking out for you.
A longtime newspaper journalist explains her conclusion that news focusing only on what's bad is completely out of focus.