Web Originals

Glued to your phone for updates on the latest terrifying thing sweeping the globe? Christian Science can help us productively navigate our consumption of—and response to—information.
It was the end of three amazing days of snowboarding when this author discovered that his phone was missing. It seemed like finding it would be impossible: Night was coming, and the snow was falling fast. Was there anything he’d learned in the Christian Science Sunday School that could help?
I certainly want my prayers to be powerful and effective and not an empty exercise in wishful thinking.
This writer really wanted a girlfriend, but nothing he was doing was working. How about praying about it? suggested a friend. Pray about getting a girlfriend? Can you even do that? Read on to find out what he discovered.

You do you?

Are there certain moral choices that are right or wrong? The teens in a Christian Science Sunday School class took a look at a variety of moral issues using both the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy as their guides.

Truth unobscured

What I really needed was willingness: a willingness to embrace whatever Truth had the capacity to reveal, even if it meant bringing my own biases to light to deal with.
After hurting his ankle in a basketball game, this author decided to try praying about it in Christian Science the way he was learning to. Read on to find out what that looked like—and how it helped.

Getting a stepmother

This teen was blindsided by the announcement that her dad was remarrying. How could she overcome the drama and upset? Christian Science had an answer.

Think new thoughts

What do you do when your thoughts seem stuck on repeat? One writer shares the inspiration that snapped her out of unproductive thought patterns.
Years ago when I was employed as an English teacher at a school in Germany, I volunteered on weekends at a refugee house.

Found: Freedom from an injustice

One Friday afternoon, I received a message that my son and a classmate had been apprehended by members of the National Bureau of Investigation.
As problems piled up around her, this writer felt overwhelmed by darkness and despair. But a simple message turned her toward the light—and solutions.