Tag: understanding

Children overmedicated

April 7, 2009 | 5 comments

A thought-provoking article I just read in “The Washington Post National Weekly Edition,” states that the debate over the effectiveness of long-term drug treatment of children with hyperactivity or attention-deficit disorder has been reignited. For years, millions of parents have

Think for yourself

November 3, 2008 | No comments yet

I read in the newspaper this morning that the combined Obama/McCain campaigns are spending $8 per vote in this election campaign. Around $1 billion have been donated and spent to affect the outcome on November 4th. One billion dollars! Oh,

St. Moritz

August 20, 2008 | No comments yet

We drove through the town of Maurice, Switzerland, today, and heard a most interesting story of why the town was named Maurice, plus hundreds of churches, and even two countries, including Mauritania, after the namesake of Moritz. Moritz was much

The second coming

August 14, 2008 | 3 comments

Last May, I spoke about Christian Science to a Seventh Day Adventist college class of around 25 students. I’ve spoken to this comparative religion class several times in the past, and it has always been a very good experience. This

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