The plumber and his tree

September 20, 2019 | 39 comments

A story I came across while traveling… I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a flat tire made him lose an hour of

Live every day anew

September 19, 2019 | 19 comments

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” ~ Will Rogers If something not so good happened yesterday, don’t carry negative feelings about it into the next day. Leave the error behind! As the offspring of Spirit, we don’t

Have respect for yourself

September 17, 2019 | 12 comments

“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.” ~ Abraham Heschel Do you have enough respect for yourself to say “No,” to actions and habits you know are not

Does God cause suffering?

September 16, 2019 | 19 comments

It’s a common perception among many people that God causes suffering. From a Christian Science point of view, this belief is impossible, for God is Love, as the Bible teaches (I John 4:8). God would never inflict harm on His