Commentary A Christian Science Perspective
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What helps me be a better parent
Today’s contributor shares how a more spiritual perspective of fatherhood has helped him become a better dad.
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A way out of darkness
In light of growing public concern about suicide rates, today’s contributor shares how considering God as endless Love freed her from feeling that it would be better if she were no longer around.
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Lessons from a rearview mirror
The idea that there’s a divine basis for growth and progress freed today’s contributor from the pull of disturbing memories.
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A ‘Mr. Right’ search
Today’s contributor was freed from self-condemnation and remorse over failed marriages as she gained a more spiritual sense of the nature of love.
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Taking the side to end conflict
This contributor learned how letting God guide us gives practical ways to resolve divisive issues, which helped her avoid a repeat of a racially motivated altercation.
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Overcoming thoughts of suicide
Today’s contributor shares spiritual ideas that enabled her to help a friend struggling with the question of whether his life was worth living.
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Holy, healing awe
Setting aside quiet moments to experience God’s presence and peace brings healing and inspiration.
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Developing our talents
For today’s contributor, who had a passion for dance, limitations fell away as she came to understand God as the source of limitless good.
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Peace on earth begins with us
The realization that God loves us all enabled today’s contributor to let go of the resentment and hostility she was feeling toward someone, leading to an improved relationship.
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A path out of hopeless situations
Left without money, home, or job, today’s contributor found practical answers to her needs as she gained a life-changing conviction that God abundantly cares for all.
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Can God still love me if...?
Today’s author shares how no circumstance can separate us from the love of God.
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United, not divided
For today’s contributor, a politically charged breakfast with friends became an opportunity to better understand the unifying effect of God’s love.
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Humility and ‘the fruit of the Spirit’
Today’s contributor brings out the importance of humility and what it has to do with expressing and understanding God.
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A lesson from ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Everyone has what it takes to redeem mistakes and move forward with a fresh start.
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Value that’s not contingent on circumstance
Today’s contributor writes of a woman gaining freedom from the baggage of an abusive upbringing through a clearer sense of her spiritual worth.
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Selfless service we can all participate in
For today’s contributor, Memorial Day is an opportunity to think more deeply about what it means to selflessly serve others.
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‘Charity begins at home’
As he found a more spiritual way to think about others, today’s contributor found a richer relationship with his dad and saw him freed from alcoholism.
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Beyond positive thinking: thoughts that heal
When today’s contributor prayed for his injured dog, he experienced how God’s thoughts come with a power that brings tangible healing.
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Trusting God, finding home
Facing uncertainty and worry about where she would live next, today’s contributor found practical answers to her needs as she learned more about God’s care for all.
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Preparing for the US-North Korea summit
Today’s column explores the idea that prayers in the quiet of our home serve as windows of light for humanity and of progress for our world.
Photos of the day 05/05
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects the defence detachment on Jangjae Islet and the Hero Defence Detachment on Mu Islet located in the southernmost part of the waters off the southwest front, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on Friday.
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Tackling peer pressure
Today’s contributor recalls how a rethink of his and others’ worth helped him respond productively when college friends began conversing inappropriately about women.
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Countering hopelessness when violence looms
Today’s contributor explains how prayer brought hope rather than fear when she heard about a potentially violent confrontation.
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The Jerusalem we can all call home
At a time when the concept of “home” is too often fraught with conflict, as in Jerusalem today, today’s contributor reflects on the idea of a deeper sense of home we each share with all humanity.
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Safe in an emergency
It’s one thing to believe that God is always present, but at a moment when a car crash seemed inevitable, today’s contributor had to know it.
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Listening to our Mother
In today’s column, a mom of three reflects on spiritual lessons that helped her navigate parenthood.
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Success at exam time
Today’s column considers how a spiritual view of our abilities and their divine source can free us from fears that would hinder success in the classroom and beyond.
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More than just a feel-good day
What started off for today’s contributor as an experience of being alone and desperate turned into a time of discovering just how tangible, practical, and familiar God’s love truly is.
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Always ‘above water’
Today’s column explores how we can meet life’s challenges with spiritual poise that does more than just keep us afloat.
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Prayer beyond words
True prayer isn’t just asking for goodness, love, and peace. It is letting God show us how to live them.
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Healed of chronic back pain
Today’s contributor found that leaning on God for strength to help a family member after a snowstorm led to freedom from a long-standing back problem.
