July 1, 2008 | 2 comments
Now here’s a new angle on what makes us happy that I hadn’t read before. An opinion piece in The Christian Science Monitor titled, “Does money make you happy?” by Arthur Brooks, claims that feeling successful is more closely related
June 30, 2008 | 4 comments
I’ve had fun in recent months thinking of church as a metaphysical place to occupy rather than a building one walks into. Common usage teaches that church is a building or common sanctuary where people gather and pray together. And
June 28, 2008 | 5 comments
Have you ever made a major blunder that affected a large number of people, and then struggled with guilt about your mistake afterward? Last Sunday, I made a big error while playing organ for my local branch church. While the
June 26, 2008 | 1 comment
I love this innovative idea that came in from a teacher in a Christian Science Sunday school. She wrote, “Since the Church Manual specifies only “Hymn,” in the order of the services without reference to what hymns we have to
June 23, 2008 | 6 comments
“He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” Malachi This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to