Category: Christian Science

Treatment versus prayer

July 23, 2007 | 11 comments

I’ve often been asked, “What is the difference between giving a Christian Science treatment and prayer?” On one hand, there is no difference for a treatment is a prayer for healing. But, on the other, there is a distinction to

Looking through a straw

July 12, 2007 | 5 comments

The statement that “Spirit is real and matter is unreal” is a concept that sometimes causes consternation amongst seekers striving to understand Christian Science. I find it easy to accept the unreality of matter. For me, if something is truly

Hospital visits increasing

June 30, 2007 | 13 comments

A reader just alerted me to an article put out by MSNBC.com, reporting that “Hospital and doctor visits in the United States have surged by 20 percent in the past five years…” I read the piece with dismay for it

Answers to college student questions

June 5, 2007 | 15 comments

My post “Benefits of sharing Christian Science,” spurred several emails from curious readers wanting answers to the questions I said college students asked me in the comparative religions class I spoke to a week ago. So, here are a few

Benefits of sharing Christian Science

May 30, 2007 | 4 comments

There is an exhilarating power that builds within when one shares Christian Science freely with neighbors. Last Friday, I spoke at a Seventh Day Adventist college to a comparative religions class about Christian Science. I was well received and eagerly