Selected articles from the Christian Science Sentinel
What will calm violence at home and abroad?
Carl S. Taylor | from the Christian Science Sentinel
Violence has no legitimate source, and its ultimate nothingness is the same whether it appears in local or global communities. As the Bible puts it, our weapons are spiritual, not physical, and they are “mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.” read
Forward to school
David Stevens | from the Christian Science Sentinel
There’s a promise of good for everyone beginning a new school year because God’s love and intelligence are already active in every situation we enter. Each person’s role is already established in the divine continuum of good. God’s plan is to lead us out of limitation to limitlessness—and forward to a fitness for doing and being good. read
Comfort in times of grief
Michelle Nanouche | from the Christian Science Sentinel
Beyond mere coping, Christian Science shows a way out of grief, devastation, and death. It’s a way that works for everyone, because we all are created by God, who is divine Life itself. read
What’s really going on?
Beverly Bemis Hawks DeWindt | from the Christian Science Sentinel
Anyone willing to trust God and to pray from the standpoint of His uninterrupted care for His creation can experience this care. The key is not to ask why a problem arose and then to be fixated on the circumstances. The key is to realize that what’s really happening is always under God’s control and is always entirely good. read
Employment status: no change
David DeWitt Boggs | from the Christian Science Sentinel
During an economic downturn, this business owner changes his limited view with its incumbent fears and doubts for a more expansive view of God’s creation and His protective, guiding sense. As a result, his company became more active than ever, employing and serving more people. read
Let Christ calm the economic waters
from the Christian Science Sentinel
With economies slumping around the world, some people are worried about the future—and the present! A former investment banker who now is a Christian Science practitioner as well as the treasurer of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, says that knowing who God is and who we are as His loved creation can solve any economic problem, large or small. read
Jumping life’s Olympic-sized hurdles
Mark Swinney | from the Christian Science Sentinel
Faced with some Olympic-sized hurdles in your life? Can you get over them? Yes, you can, through divine reserves and strength. As 400-meter runner Sanya Richards says, drawing on a Bible verse, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!” read
Expect transitions toward good
Catherine Hellman | from the Christian Science Sentinel
It’s been said that the only constant thing is change. But no matter how many changes we face, we can find a sanctuary in the security of God’s presence. Turning to God gives us a sense of purpose and direction as well as peace despite any changes. read
No longer stuck on replay
Jenny Sawyer | from the Christian Science Sentinel
We’ve all been there at one point or another: repeatedly reliving a moment when we’ve been wronged, hurt, or betrayed by someone. How do we move ahead? Maybe it isn’t so much about how good we are at forgiving but about how committed we are to honoring our own and others’ relationships with God. read
Love moved me . . . to Spain
Susan Rynerson | from the Christian Science Sentinel
As a woman prays to let the will of infinite, vigorous Life be done, the parable of the Good Samaritan teaches her to love in fresh ways—and moves her from the US to Spain and back again. read
