Sentinel Watch

A weekly supply of thought-provoking Christian Science ideas.

December 4, 2023

Changing your world: How to stop fighting with someone

With Francine Kiefer

Francine Kiefer, a longtime journalist for The Christian Science Monitor, is this week’s guest. Her work as a journalist and her practice of Christian Science have helped her...

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November 27, 2023

Changing your world: Dealing with sudden fear

With Amelia Newcomb

This week’s guest, Amelia Newcomb, shares how she dealt with her son being detained and then imprisoned in another country. As she worked to get him released through every channel...

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November 20, 2023

We’re grateful for YOU!

With Carlos A. Machado, Amy Richmond, and Julia Schuck

In this week’s episode, a few of our colleagues on the Sentinel Watch team share how they’re uniquely grateful for this podcast and its listeners, and how it’s brought inspiration...

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November 13, 2023

God is always center stage

With Peter Daniel

This week’s guest, Peter Daniel, an artist and educator, shares how prayer and the study of Christian Science opened wide his career in the arts and helped his students discover...

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November 6, 2023

A spiritual practice that heals

With Honor Hill

What does it mean to practice Christian Science? What does “practicing” entail? This week’s guest, Honor Hill, shares insights and experiences that have forwarded her spiritual...

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October 30, 2023

Healing, even in the middle of war

With Makengo Ma Pululu

Can we really see resolution and healing in times of war and conflict? This week’s guest, Makengo Ma Pululu from the Democratic Republic of Congo, shares how Christian Science...

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October 23, 2023

The rewards of giving

With Melanie Wahlberg

Most everyone has experienced hardship at one time or another and we’ve all seen it in our communities and world. How can we support others if we feel like we don’t have much...

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October 16, 2023

Sharing Christian Science means sharing what you love

With Bill Carawan, Erika Parrish-Wilcox, Schuyler Sackett, and Masiah Wess

Do you find it daunting to share Christian Science with others? This week’s roundtable guests, who work in the How Do You See the World? experience in Boston, give some examples...

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October 16, 2023

Practicing Christian Science—what it means and why it matters

With Abigail Warrick

What does it mean when we say that we practice Christian Science? Our guest this week, Abigail Warrick, shares her firsthand experiences of how she practices Christian Science...

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October 9, 2023

Prayer: What's it all about? (Part two)

With Deborah Packer

When Christian Science practitioner Deb Packer last joined us on Sentinel Watch, she shared several remarkable healings that made listeners wonder, “How does she pray? ” That’s...