Category: church

Don’t judge by appearances

March 14, 2012 | 3 comments

Kathy and I attended church at the Wanganui branch on Sunday morning, and were delighted to meet a small band of generous, out-going welcoming members. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wanganui   Attendance at church was quite modest that day,

The cure for junk mail

March 6, 2012 | 7 comments

In Canberra Friday evening, I took a walk down a long street to find a restaurant. On my jaunt, I passed a collection of mail boxes that immediately caught my eye. On several post boxes were little plaques that read,

Stay in Church

December 22, 2011 | 7 comments

While praying for a better understanding of church recently, I pondered Eddy’s definition of Church, in part, as “The structure of Truth and Love…” This “structure of Truth and Love,” is very large! I concluded. It’s so large, that there

Individual demonstration appears collectively

December 13, 2011 | 5 comments

In the November 7, 2011, Christian Science Sentinel, Louise White wrote a short “Church Alive” piece that ended with a revealing thought. She explained that she was ready to quit as a member of the lecture committee at her branch