Living Church

Volume 128, Issue 43

Why should I care about church? 

With Lynn Jackson, Scott Shivers, Anjuli Carr, and Audrey MacKenzie

If you’re not really interested in church, or feeling a lack of motivation to go, our guests this week may inspire you to see things a bit differently. They share what church means to them, and how it not only blesses us, but our communities and the world.
Article

Teaching spirituality in Sunday School 

David Grier

A Sunday School teacher shares what he’s found helpful in teaching about Spirit, God, and how this helped one of his former pupils with a challenge.

Audio Collection

These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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Announcement

Weekly updates: October 19, 2026 

Stay in the loop with updates on the latest Bible collection on JSH-Online.com, a note from the Treasurer of The Mother Church, and previous church news from Boston and beyond.

Write for JSH

Does your branch church or society have an update, healing, or inspiration they’d like to share with the global Christian Science movement? We’d love to hear from you. Visit Writer’s Corner to get started.

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Announcement

Weekly updates: October 12, 2026 

Read about the new online benefits for print subscribers to the Journal and Sentinel.
Announcement

Weekly updates: October 5, 2026 

The Christian Science Quarterly Thanksgiving Bible Lesson is available to read and share. There’s also a new Bible collection on spiritual sight on JSH-Online.com. And if you haven’t read about it, there will be a summit in Australia in November.
Announcement

Weekly updates: September 28, 2026 

The Concord team just released the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy for digital study in four new languages—French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. And stay up to speed with other news, including the Monitor’s back-to-school issue, a summit at Principia College, and new pamphlets for teens.

Audio Collection

Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

Audio Collection

Shared reflections

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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Does your branch church or society have an update, healing, or inspiration they’d like to share with the global Christian Science movement? We’d love to hear from you. Visit Writer’s Corner to get started.

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Article

Getting beyond cultural norms in our spiritual practice 

Kim Crooks Korinek

If we feel our churches are hampered by the division that can come from adhering to cultural norms, we can find a freer, more joyful expression of Church by focusing on the primary importance of our love for God and each other.
Announcement

A message from the Christian Science Board of Directors 

Christian Science Board of Directors

A message from the Christian Science Board of Directors.
Article

Welcoming words 

Mark Catlin

Bringing to Wednesday testimony meetings the spiritual consciousness that heals and testifying to the power of divine Truth to restore harmony and health—that’s what makes a truly healing meeting.
Announcement

Weekly updates: September 14, 2026 

Learn how readers have been inspired by the 2025 book, Christian Science: Continuing Evidence of Christ-Healing. And if you haven’t already seen it, watch a fun and informative video about to how to mark the Bible lesson in the Bible and Science and Health.
Announcement

Weekly updates: September 7, 2026 

Explore how AI is reshaping education, parents are mobilizing to get screens out of the classroom, and kids are finding new ways to get the most out of their school experience.
Editorial

In support of Sunday School 

Larissa Snorek

Loving and valuing Sunday School, as both pupil and teacher, is embedded in the heart of this author. She writes that since, in reality, we’re all the children of God, it’s natural to want to attend or teach Sunday School.