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
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
A new class of graduates is heading into summer and then very likely college or career. Here are two articles with some helpful ideas applying spiritual perspectives to this exciting time in their lives. Do our graduates know how to love? By Eric Nelson on Communities Digital News Excerpts: “In an era in which so
Hieroglyphs, those pictorial characters that the Egyptians used for language, were the way Mary Baker Eddy, 19th century pioneer in spirituality and health, described flowers. She said, “The floral apostles are hieroglyphs of Deity.” What an interesting connection. Flowers communicate – or picture – to us something about Deity. In their beauty, color and symmetry
Writing in the Huffington Post ‘Healthy Living’ Blog, Sharon Frey McElroy examines how abuse victim Ben Bosinger learned to let go of years of resentment toward his father. And she shares how she was able to forgive a couple of fellows at a cafe that upset her by talking about women in a derogatory way. McElroy then shares
Health blogger Joel Magnes, writing in The Eden Prairie News in Minnesota, draws lessons from the documentary, “Escape Fire – the fight to rescue American healthcare” in discussing patient choice. He shares how he once made a choice that at the time was a very different one for him – a spiritual approach involving prayer. It helped, and
Remember in the movie, “What About Bob?” how Bob’s Psychiatrist recommended “baby steps”? Writing in his regular health column on Chron.com (Houston Chronicle), Keith Wommack took a look recently at how “ridiculously small steps” can be utilized to achieve a healthier lifestyle. He writes: “Motivation and willpower fail us…” “Frustration and discouragement set in.” “Spirituality
What connection, if any, is there between prayer, healing, Albert Einstein and William Randolph Hearst? What is the current trend in the level of research on prayer? Is there an increasing desire to “explore rather than to ignore” the relationship between prayer and healing? And is there a “potential measurable health benefit associated with prayer
The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia are drawing to a close. Here are three articles by colleagues of mine that look at achieving better health through the lens of Olympic ideals, athletes and their remarkable efforts. There’s a common thread running throughout these articles. See if you can identify what that is. 1. Can