Tag: thought

Arguments of MAM

February 2, 2012 | 12 comments

MAM: Acronym for Malicious Animal Magnetism. It’s a term used in Christian Science to sum up all the aspects and characteristics of the carnal mind that seek to destroy and prevent good from happening in our lives. The wise student does not

Don’t be a murderer

January 18, 2012 | 8 comments

“Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart.” NLT, I John 3:15   I’ve never thought of myself as a murderer, but there has been a person or two over the decades who has brought

How good can things get?

January 16, 2012 | 3 comments

On occasion, the economic news pouring over the media is depressing, disheartening and discouraging. Woes in Europe, gridlock in Washington D.C., a bloated real estate bubble in China, government budget cutbacks, and more, can paint a dismal picture. “How bad

The best exercise program

January 6, 2012 | 6 comments

I’ve often had students of Christian Science who love to run, swim, workout or participate in vigorous sports, express guilt about their routines in light of the reality that in absolute Truth, man is a spiritual being expressing a spiritual

My run-in with a paper cutter

November 18, 2011 | 9 comments

What I’m about to tell you rarely happens to my thought, but it happened recently, and I learned a valuable lesson from it.  So here goes… I had a stack of flyers to cut in half.  Kathy had a paper