In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

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the Betterment of Humanity later this year, the Sentinel regularly prints excerpts from the collections of previously unpublished writings.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.

Finding hope

ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON a few years ago, inching my way through the magazine racks at one of my favorite bookstores, I spotted a new title: Hope.
How do we assess today's information stew that stimulates both the best and the worst of human nature?

----100 years ago

GATHERING NEWS STORIES with a spiritual perspective week by week, we wondered what kinds of material the Sentinel of 100 years ago carried.