Tag: understanding

Raising children

July 6, 2011 | 5 comments

Parents are often tempted to think they create their own children, determine their personality, affect their health, outline their future and give them a good or bad start. There certainly is merit in appreciating the influence a parent’s thought has

Be prepared

June 7, 2011 | 6 comments

It’s crucial to be prepared to receive the blessings God is sending your way if you want to experience those benefits to the fullest. This lesson was brought home to me on the tennis court recently. To play your best on

What is Christian Science?

May 12, 2011 | 8 comments

If you’re a student of Christian Science, and someone walked up to you and asked, “What is Christian Science?” what would you say in ten words or less? There are a number of answers that work, but a definition I’ve

Theory of Evolution

February 1, 2011 | 1 comment

I was thinking through the Theory of Evolution recently and pondered how impossible it is to learn anything about our identity as a child of God through its conclusions. According to my understanding of the theory, the universe began mega-eons ago

Lecture highlight

January 17, 2011 | 14 comments

Last Friday night, I lectured to a packed house at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Pasadena, CA. It was part of the Southern California Church Alive Summit, and what an evening it was. Ginny Luedeman, another Christian Science lecturer,