Praying for the World

Prayerful scrolling

Monica Karal

Though mindless scrolling seems to be the norm, it’s divine Love that moves us to engage in a more thoughtful, prayerful way with the things we encounter in our news feeds.

Sentinel Watch

Sticking with God in—and out of—election season

With Lauren Crandall

When this week’s guest, Lauren Crandall, ran for local office, she did something unusual: She relied on God to lead her campaign. Listen to find out how trusting and listening to God, who is Love, brought many blessings to her community.

Article

“For God so loved the world . . .”

Pete Paciorek

The biblical declaration that “God so loved the world” gives each of us a context in which we can aim to see more of the true nature of others and get beyond rivalry, hatred, and division—and genuinely love more.

Article

Neither left-wing nor right-wing, but whole

Paul Sedan

When sometimes we seem to be coming from very different viewpoints, it is vital to go back to basic spiritual truths—such as that there is one divine Mind, God, and that each of us is governed by that one Mind—to see glimmers of resulting genuine unity.

Article

Music, God, and joyful camaraderie

Annette Dutenhoffer

When troubled by world events for several nights, the author felt in despair that these circumstances were beyond her help.After yearningly reaching out to God, she was assured by hymn lyrics that her sincere prayers could help.

Article

Living in God’s sustaining love, never in limbo

Abigail Mathieson Warrick

This author sees more clearly that her identity is not defined or limited by a state bureaucracy or a personal history and that her God-given mission in life could not be thwarted.

Editorial

AI, Jesus’ tomb, and our newness in Christ

Scott Preller

With the steady growth of AI or artificial intelligence, it’s incumbent on us to actively look to God for genuine answers and guidance rather than relying on material sources of information no matter how sophisticated they appear to be.

Article

The Ebola outbreak: Our prayers are needed

André Kisonga

In the face of an outbreak of disease in his country, this Christian Science practitioner shares what his prayers have shown him: As we understand man’s spiritual nature, “we help lift ourselves and others out of the plague of infectious disease and the fear of it."

Editorial

Praying about contagion

Tony Lobl

With the global rise of infectious disease, we have an opportunity as Christian healers to help hasten its eradication—to heal even the most serious disease as Christ Jesus did, through an understanding of God’s all-power and ever-presence.

Sentinel Watch

What do sports teach us about spiritual qualities?

With Seth Johnson and Tony Lobl

As we’ve reached the knockout stages of the World Cup games, we chat with a former soccer player and coach who shares how he sees God’s qualities in everyone from players to fans—and how this can elevate and improve even a sports event.

Editorial

“Let freedom ring!”

Beth Schaefer

“Let freedom ring!” This week’s editorial speaks eloquently about true independence and the inalienable divine rights bestowed on each one of us by our Creator.

Article

God’s affluence, already in place

Michelle Douglas-Joffe

Writing from South Africa, this author shares how she learned that the answer to water shortages—or any kind of shortage—lies in understanding more about God as the true and boundless source of supply.

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