By Kevin Ness, Manager of Christian Science Committees on Publication Boston, MA — For many people today, the phrase “sending thoughts and prayers” has become a meaningless cliché. Christian Scientists’ annual meeting on June 4 offered the view that it doesn’t have to be that way. Church members gathered at the denomination’s Mother Church in
With the Easter season upon us, as a Christian Scientist I have been giving extra thought to why I love Jesus. And with that in mind, I’d like to share here, for my readers, this thoughtful piece by a colleague of mine – Tim Mitchinson from Naperville, Illinois – who expressed it so well, sharing how
My latest article on how I, as a Christian Scientist, find Christ Jesus relevant today — and not just on Christmas, but every day — published in the Dearborn Press and Guide. Here’s the link: Is Christ Jesus relevant today?
By: Richard Evans, Manager, Christian Science Committees on Publication Boston, MA — When Christian Scientists convened in Boston, Massachusetts, Monday, June 6, for the annual meeting of their denomination, they faced a question that many mainline Christian churches also confront: can church be relevant today? Their perspective on this question—as on just about everything else—runs
Why would a doctor limit the number of patients in his practice to 1,000 rather than 4,000? Dr. Rob Lamberts offers a different model where he takes fewer patients so he can provide them with more care. Lamberts prefers to live his faith rather than talk it: “I’d rather people see Christ in me than
This video below showed me that the Christmas story can be told in the language of today’s Social Media and still share the same message.
So here’s a question: does something have to be new and popular to be relevant?
“The memory of the Bethlehem babe bears to mortals gifts greater than those of Magian kings, — hopes that cannot deceive, that waken prophecy, gleams of glory, coronals of meekness, diadems of love.”¹
Mary Baker Eddy, the Founder of Christian Science, wrote these words in an article entitled, “Christmas Gifts”¹.
Christmas is a special time for me as a Christian Scientist, as it is for all Christians. It is a time to celebrate Jesus and what his coming upon earth means for us all. He is the Son of God. God is his Father. And God is our Father. Jesus taught us to pray, “Our Father, which art in heaven…” Two very significant aspects of Jesus’ ministry stand out to me – love and healing.