Overcoming conflict: Why trust matters

With Mark Sappenfield

This week, the Editor of The Christian Science Monitor, Mark Sappenfield, shares his perspective on why trust is useful in overcoming—and even healing—conflict. What does that look like for us in our own lives? What about for the world?

Citations referenced in this episode:

Judith Hardy Olson, “Overcoming conflict: Every prayer counts,“ cssentinel.com, March 4, 2024

From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p. 353
Science and Health with Key to the Scripturesp. 587
Science and Healthpp. 16–17

To hear Mark talk about The Christian Science Monitor’s new emphasis on trust, follow the link to his appearance in their “Why We Wrote This” podcast:

Mark Sappenfield, “Introducing ‘Rebuilding Trust,'” csmonitor.com, February 9, 2024 

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