In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

"I have a taxi waiting outside.
A simple analogy about trusting God might have you thinking back to when you first learned to swim.
At first she thought the headachy, queasy Monday she was having entitled her to a nice, miserable nap. Then she thought again.

The Psalms: prayers of affirmation

These 150 chapters get just about as much exposure as anything in the Bible. Maybe you've heard them called songs. Have you ever thought of them as prayers?
"I'll never do anything like that again," our teenage son said as he plopped himself down dejectedly on the couch beside me.
The mouth of the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts is treacherous for boaters and swimmers alike. Many people have drowned there in the strong tidal currents. When the author found herself being sucked out to sea on her windsurfer, it looked like a recipe for disaster. She needed help beyond her own strength ... and fast.

When people need your help?

Interview With Noel Fischer We've all probably run into situations in which we need to help someone who's injured or sick or has lost a loved one. Sometimes it's hard to know what to say or do. A man who has spent years praying for people in need explains that God is always there to help us help others.
I was in my office, and my buddy Frank came in and said, "Hey, you want to go jump this afternoon?
A newspaper reporter tells how she prayed when she found herself staring down the barrel of a gun, at a roadblock, in a Chechen war zone.

Relying on God from generation to generation

Herlinger When you give a child the gift of knowing how to pray, the blessing starts in the moment... and reaches far into the future.
Is there any point in praying when the dentist says, "This kid's going to need braces"? Read about the difference it made for Doug, and his mom, and the family's bank account.

"GOD WILL PULL US OVER"

Just when you think that all your child hears when you talk about God is "blah, blah," something like this happens.