Tag: evil

Don’t fear hatred

April 2, 2013 | 6 comments

Someone called for help to protect himself from the vicious attack of a co-worker venting cruel hatred at him. The caller was terrified of the evil being slung his way, and was groping for ways to fend it off and spare

Disempower evil

March 25, 2013 | 6 comments

One of the more thought-provoking teachings of Christian Science is that evil is neither person, place, nor thing. It sure doesn’t look like it, at least to the mortal mind. Evil and its forms appear all over the place. Conflict,

Where Sandy Hook must take us

December 17, 2012 | 7 comments

When I first read about the mass slaughter of innocent children at the Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, last Friday, my mind numbed. I could not fathom what the parents of those children would feel and wrestle with

The Greatest Cause

December 12, 2012 | 5 comments

What is the most significant Cause you could ever put your time, energy and resources into to bring the greatest benefit to yourself and to mankind in the long run? That is a question millions of people seek answers to

Sin’s necessity

November 19, 2012 | 8 comments

Here’s a view of sin I’d never considered in depth before: “This is sin’s necessity,– to destroy itself.”  Mary Baker Eddy (S&H 405:19) Sin is often viewed in terms of the harm it brings the sinner. A caught thief is sent