Selected articles from the Christian Science Sentinel
My journey from terminal to joyful and healthy
Suzy Feeney | from the Christian Science Sentinel
As I watched the almost nonstop television tributes to Senator Edward Kennedy and his fight against brain cancer recently, I saw them from a personal perspective—as one who was in a similar state 15 years ago. The terms “hopeless,” “tragic,” and “unfortunate” were used to describe me. My journey started there, but led to real healing and a place of love. read
Reaching beyond racism
from the Christian Science Sentinel
When we identify ourselves and others spiritually rather than materially, racism, ethnocentrism, gender discrimination, and other forms of separation begin to fall by the wayside because we are looking at creation through the eyes of Truth—something that is totally transformative. read
Dysfunction can be healed
from the Christian Science Sentinel
The word dysfunctional finds its way into lots of conversations these days— dysfunctional families, dysfunctional bodies, dysfunctional governments, and so on. But any sort of dysfunction can be resolved if we start with the spiritual fact that peace, with its spiritual lawfulness that includes normal functioning, is at hand right now. read
A spiritualized view of childbirth
from the Christian Science Sentinel
Although childbirth now is commonly viewed as a medical scenario, there’s a spiritual dimension to birth that, like the spiritual realities of life itself, needs to be more widely understood—for humanity’s health and welfare. read
Two crucial questions about prayer
from the Christian Science Sentinel
Is praying for one’s own health and welfare selfish? And can prayer help those affected by natural and social disasters? Christian Science has answers. read
Allergic reactions healed
Lois Degler | from the Christian Science Sentinel
Each time we wake up to some aspect of our spiritual reality, the human experience changes. It falls in line with the facts of divine reality. And this is what spiritual healing is all about. It shows us the presence of God in our lives. This healing of allergies is an example. read
My ‘arranged’ marriage
Christine Driessen | from the Christian Science Sentinel
Love, sensuality, marriage—these are subjects that occupy many people’s thoughts. One woman struggles with them for years and then discovers that she wants her Father-Mother God, divine Love, to arrange every aspect of her life, including marriage. read
What is scientific religion?
Nathan Talbot | from the Christian Science Sentinel
What is scientific religion? Can there be a scientific religion? Yes, it does exist. It’s a system of laws that, as in any science, can be relied on, but in this case they’re spiritual laws. And it’s practical. read
Enlarging the prayer tent
Fred Andresen | from the Christian Science Sentinel
People constantly read and see graphic evidence of cruelty inflicted on the innocent. When we wonder what one person can do when the noise of evil’s rant is so overwhelming, there’s a firm answer: “It’s not about numbers or volume. It’s about trust in God, and about divinely directed thinking that knows no limitations.” read
Hope and the bamboo seed
Janet Clements | from the Christian Science Sentinel
Similar to bamboo, whose roots are actively developing beneath the surface for five years before a shoot breaks through the ground, divine law is a force for good that often operates unseen to the five senses. Hope involves putting the weight of prayer behind the idea that all the good in life has the support of unencumbered, spiritual law behind it. read
