Tag: spiritual mindedness

The after effects of Christmas

December 26, 2008 | 5 comments

On the radio, I was listening to lamenting and bemoaning over the “after effects” of Christmas by talk show hosts and call-ins complaining about gaining too much weight over the holidays and accruing heavy debt from gift purchases. After a

Benefits of Christian Science healthcare

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

You are spiritual

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

Did you go to Church yesterday?

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

The Nocebo Effect

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