December 3, 2008 | 3 comments
After a doubles tennis match I played last night, one of the players talked about a recent ordeal he and his wife had in dealing with their son’s fever. The baby’s temperature was running very high, and they gave him
July 2, 2008 | 6 comments
One of the most liberating truths Christian Science teaches is that we are spiritual right now. People are commonly taught that they are mortal, fallible, and inevitably held hostage to sin, disease and death. Human experience confirms this belief with
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
March 14, 2008 | 3 comments
A reader sent in a link to a fascinating article on The Nocebo Effect. You’ve heard of placebos, I suspect. Placebos can be pills given to a patient that are supposed to have no effect, but in fact, have a
February 23, 2008 | 1 comment
Have you ever heard someone say, “Christian Science is hard to practice?” I have, and I’ve been pondering an appropriate response. Recently, a friend commented, “It takes hard work to suffer!” What he meant was it takes a huge effort