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?
Here’s a thoughtful piece from Health writer and colleague Eric Nelson of Petaluma, California, writing about what he’s thankful FOR and what he’s thankful TO. Thanksgiving: An attitude of gratitude that inspires health It was a moment that literally stopped me in my tracks. As I was walking through San Diego’s Balboa Park — the Spreckels
Here’s a very thoughtful article by my colleague Karla Hackney published earlier this week in the Oregonian. Seldom heard are the stories of autistic adults. And rarely do they report the challenges of those who seek companionship. It’s believed that autism blocks the ability to intercommunicate and express feelings in a normal way. These difficulties
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
“On the night before his assassination, Martin Luther King said in a speech in Memphis, “We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop…” Self-syndicated health columnist Tim Mitchinson in Illinois, writing on Fit for Life, applies this idea of a mountaintop view to taking a
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
You don’t put sugar in the gas tank of your car, right? And if your car takes “Regular”, you don’t put in ‘Diesel’. As society becomes more aware that thought affects the body, it becomes clear that it is important for our health that we watch our mental intake. Consider the following: a 2014 study
Expectancy, when it connects to the power of God, can do more than sustain us emotionally; it can help heal us physically. Read more about how expectancy benefits health in my first post on a relatively new social media platform called IdeaPod: Expectation for Good Health. To read the full-length version of this article published in
Have you noticed that there have been quite a few news stories in the local media lately about drug addiction? For example, a search for articles using the word “heroin” in The Oakland Press in the past 90 days yields 21 results, including an article in April entitled, Heroin use, deaths are on the rise