Thanksgiving Articles and Services
On behalf of local Christian Scientists, Monday evening I officiated (with other faith groups) in the Interfaith Thanksgiving service in Danbury,
Spirituality
The Two Places Jesus Told Us to Go
We are to go “into the closet” where materialism is silenced to pray and commune with the divine. We are then to go “into all the world” to make our relationship with God a practical blessing to all mankind.
Quote About Power and True Ambition
Right is the only real potency; and the only true ambition is to serve God and to help the race
My Newspaper Article About Evil
I think we will all ultimately experience evil as impotent, because we will each realize that we prefer to do and experience the will of divine good.
Quote about God in the Driver’s Seat
When he sees little kids sitting in the back seat of cars, in those car seats that have steering wheels, with grim expressions of concentration on their faces, clearly convinced that their efforts are causing the car to do whatever it is doing, he thinks of himself and his relationship with God…
Historical Christian Science Lectures
Our website for the Christian Science Churches in Connecticut has just been redone, and I thought it might be of interest to blog readers to know that it also features access to historical lectures on Christian Science downloadable for free on audio.
Quote by Martha Graham about Practice
I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same…
Notes Made on Art and Spirituality at Camp
I love Creative Arts Camp in Maine. The people are terrific: the convergence of art with Christian Science is an amazing combination.
New Poem: Be Vulnerable
Let the angels tell them what they need to know. Trust God’s steady hand and correcting rod for thankfully that is not our job.
The Distinction Between Jesus and the Christ
I was struck while studying the Christian Science Bible lesson for this week by the distinctions made between Jesus and the Christ.
Is God the Only Power?
I read recently something written by Edward A. Kimball in 1909 originally published in the Bloomington Illinois Daily Bulletin newspaper titled “Answers to Questions Concerning Christian Science.” One of the major questions he answers is: What are the fundamental points of difference between Christian Scientists and other Christians? Here is the first part of his answer:
My Newspaper Article on Forgiveness
Throughout my life I have had many opportunities to forgive people. My indispensable go-to approach in these situations is to follow Jesus’ example on the cross when he magnanimously said, “Forgive them for they know not what they do.”
Our Hostess this Week
Our hostess for this week in Sacramento was someone I had met only for a couple minutes once in Boston, but she knows my kids, who all think she is awesome.
The Reading Room in Downtown Sacramento
I enjoyed visiting this awesome Christian Science Reading Room in downtown Sacramento. I love how it was designed to coordinate with the trade edition of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. And their enormous window was well used for quotes, articles, and ideas.
Bible Lesson Journal: Recent Pages
Each double page spread represents the study of one week-long lesson.