Category: Christian Science

Putting a medical view into proper context

February 11, 2010 | 8 comments

It came pointedly to my attention this week how a medical view can sometimes not see spiritual healing happening right under its nose. I was reviewing a major healing that happened in my practice years ago. It involved a pregnant

Science and Health is easy to understand

January 7, 2010 | 10 comments

Occasionally, I’ve heard someone tell me that the book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, is difficult to understand. I’ve puzzled over the years how to respond to this type of observation because when

God working out a divine purpose in you

December 30, 2009 | 21 comments

I’ve been reading about 50 pages a day in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, in order to catch a better overall vision of Christian Science that Mary Baker Eddy so ably writes about in her book. Every

Health, not disease

November 30, 2009 | 6 comments

An interesting concept regarding the measurement of health and disease came to my attention recently. I’ve read in a number of places that cold cannot be measured. There is no such thing as cold. What we call cold is less

Healthcare reform and prayer treatment

November 3, 2009 | 6 comments

There was an interesting article printed in the Los Angeles Times today that highlights a wrestling in our society over the merits, value and legitimacy of treatment for health problems through prayer. Three prominent senators inserted a little-noticed provision in