In the Christian Science Bible Lesson

One night in the park ...

Read how an encounter with a man in a dark New York City park turned from threatening to inspirational.

He intended rape

Waking up out of a sound sleep to find an intruder leaning over her in the dark, there wasn't a thing the author could do, except pray.

Behind the walls of respectability

When abuse ricochets through a family, nobody is left untouched. Here's how a woman who'd seen more than her share was able to touch everyone involved, with healing.

You can begin the process gently, by finding within yourself enough hope that you can help someone else.

Burned out?

A professional athlete tells how prayer has helped her break barriers and increase her endurance level.
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, invited 55 prominent citizens, mostly men, to write messages for the future—100 years ahead, in fact.

Mental chemistry and healing

There are changes that go on in our thinking that alone have the power to radically improve our health.

Painting as prayer

An artist finds a way to bring hope and healing to many people through her love of oil painting.
In a line of work where struggling and starving are often seen as prerequisites to success, it pays to remember who the creator really is.

Writing fiction

A published short story writer talks about the important need we all have to separate fiction from fact.

Witness to creation

It's "the worst feeling in the world" for a lot of writers. It's happened in some form to just about everyone. Read how one news reporter has successfully un-blocked writer's block.

How two dads prayed for the ski team

We considered the team's needs, wrestled with the problems, sought guidance and insight from one another, and prayed together.