Category: hope

Conquer discouragement by conquering will

July 22, 2021 | 31 comments

I picked up this thought from a patient who heard it spoken on a recent Christian Science Sentinel broadcast: “Discouragement is disappointed will.” Mortal mind gets discouraged when it doesn’t get its way, which is always some type of preconceived

The sun comes out tomorrow

June 30, 2021 | 24 comments

A neighbor was telling me of several troubles she was facing and how dreary and dark life looked to her. At the end of her saga, she stopped talking, thought for a moment, then smiled and said, “But I know

Finding lost items with prayer

May 24, 2021 | 15 comments

If you ever lose an item that is important to you, don’t lose hope. Gain faith! My local newspaper, The Tri-City Herald, published a piece I wrote about a time when my wife lost her diamond in acres of sand

Conquering dismay

April 13, 2021 | 26 comments

If you’ve ever been dismayed about something going on in your life, you can conquer that dismay by moving your hopes over into God. Dismay comes from mortal mind outlining a material outcome, and then not achieving it. Its material