Tag: perspective

Where’s your church?

June 3, 2006 | 3 comments

Where do you find church? One thinker told me recently that he discovered church in the towering trees, in the shimmering lakes, in the happy songs of birds and in the squishy turf he felt under his shoes as he

Where is God?

May 23, 2006 | No comments yet

“I don’t feel God’s presence,” many people have complained. “How can I feel close to God,” they ask. It’s a common belief, that one can be separated from God. But this is impossible, for God and man are forever united.

The light and the closet

March 29, 2006 | 4 comments

People wonder how they can keep a perspective of goodness when there are so many bad things going on in the world. Christian Science teaches us to know God as omnipresent good. The more we know God’s ever-present goodness, the

The Land of Oz

March 25, 2006 | No comments yet

Mortality is no more real than life in the Land of Oz as depicted in the classic book, “The Wizard of Oz.” After reading the book or seeing the movie, the characters and place of Oz take graphic form in

God doesn’t discriminate

February 27, 2006 | 1 comment

Years ago, a black family moved into a totally white neighborhood. The mother was very concerned about their young boy being socially accepted into the public elementary school. With great apprehension and worrisome fear, she sent the 8 year old