How I found Christian Science July 14, 2025 Issue

The day my life changed forever

Tamie Kanata

I found Christian Science through a lecture.

I was a busy graduate student at Penn State. One evening I was attending an academic writing workshop when I suddenly had a persistent nudge in my heart that I should not be there but should be somewhere else instead.

I reached into the pocket of my backpack, and right there was an invitation that a new friend had sent me. She had written on it, “It’s a lecture worth making time for. We prayerfully chose a good speaker.” On the bottom it said, “Christian Science Board of Lectureship.”

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