Tag: spiritual mindedness

Christian Science is easy to practice

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

What’s your worth?

September 28, 2007 | 3 comments

I have a new blog posted on tmcyouth.com “What’s your worth?” It begins “Does a fast food cashier earning $14,000 a year have as much worth as a software programmer earning $150,000? In light of the huge disparities that exist

Is life without matter conceivable?

July 29, 2007 | 11 comments

I’ve witnessed students of Christian Science wrestle with the unreality of matter, wondering how life could be possible without the atomic stuff. They try to envision existence without things, without cars, without physical bodies, without houses, and wonder, “What’s left?”

Treatment versus prayer

July 23, 2007 | 11 comments

I’ve often been asked, “What is the difference between giving a Christian Science treatment and prayer?” On one hand, there is no difference for a treatment is a prayer for healing. But, on the other, there is a distinction to

Don’t give into defeatist thinking

May 23, 2007 | 3 comments

My USTA team had a terrific time last weekend in Spokane for the regional tennis tournament we had advanced to this spring. We placed second with scores of 4-1, 1-4, 4-1, and had hoped for better, but considering the stiff