In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

Passengers aren't the only people who have to cope with in-flight rudeness . . . what about the airline personnel? Here's how one of them prayed about it.
Regardless of religious tradition, much good has come from each sincere prayer that asks, in essence, "Thy will be done."
'I became a writer, I now believe, to sort out words used and misused by the church of my youth.
Gathering news stories with a spiritual perspective week by week, we wondered what kinds of material the Sentinel of a century ago carried.

A Church less rigid

Part 2 of our series "The changing face of church" profiles religion writer Philip Yancey.

The Sentinel asks... 'What brings lasting happiness?'

Happiness is a mental and physical state of complete serenity and peace.

'Thou hast turned my mourning into dancing ...'

Two women tell how they were able to conquer grief and despair over the passing of loved family members.
When the author found herself suffering from the symptoms of manic depression—an illness that ran in her family—she tried many different remedies. Prayer was the only one that worked.
Actual physical healing is one of the byproducts of feeling the gladness God gives us all.

A reason to be glad

With the power of God, it's possible to take tough situations and turn them into steppingstones to greater joy.
How one woman went about finding the kind of happiness that isn't at the mercy of anyone or anything.
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the Betterment of Humanity later this year, the Sentinel regularly prints excerpts from the collections of previously unpublished writings.