Turning away from even mild forms of gambling helps remove the influence of chance from our lives, placing firm reliance on God as the only source of good we can count on. God can be understood as our dependable Father-Mother, and He will bless us.

News reports indicate corruption can show up in government anywhere. Citizens who turn to God, though, can help get rid of corruption, replacing it with the qualities of God’s government.

Angels are spiritual ideas that come to us directly from God and that meet our needs in ways that not only bring spiritual assurance but also make apparent practical solutions to challenges we may be facing. And they are always within range of our prayerful call and come in response to our humble yearning for spiritual enlightenment.

The relationship with God that this man finds through Christian Science heals him of bipolar disorder and substance abuse, transforming his life.

Football or any contact sport doesn’t have to be seen as a contest of brute body against brute body. It can be a schoolroom for proving the teachings of Jesus and their explanation in Christian Science.

Looking to be the best parent you can be to help children be the best people they can be? Christian Science practitioner and teacher Mark Swinney emphasizes one key idea: Parents and children both are at one with God, and God never leaves any of us. We’re not on our own. We always have God’s help.

Questioning hell’s existence as God-ordained marks a healthy sign that the Christ—God’s message of love for His creation—is lifting public thought and pointing people toward understanding more clearly that their lives are forever under God’s control.

As a child, this writer thought evil hid under the bed. By college, he thought it was unreal but couldn’t figure out exactly how to reconcile this theory with day-to-day life. Now, he feels free of the puzzle. Find out how.

In an age in which terror alerts and homeland security play an ever-increasing role in everyone’s daily life, it is encouraging how prayer is becoming more widely recognized as a reliable antidote to terrorism. While spiritual thinkers don’t naively and foolishly embrace a terrorist’s hateful acts, they do acknowledge deeply and clearly the oneness we all share in God, who is utterly good.

About two years ago, numerous incidents and crises occurred that rocked the very foundation of my family and marriage. … Neither one of us wanted the marriage to end, but we saw little hope of reconciliation. With divorce looming, I turned to God and Christian Science as my last salvation.