Safety
Safe at school
Every school and child is embraced and protected in God’s kingdom, the “peaceable habitation” described in the book of Isaiah in the Bible.
How I’m praying about school shootings
One teen takes us on her journey from feeling helpless in the aftermath of school shootings to discovering the power that comes from actively praying to prevent them.
Helping to overcome gun violence
Everyone would agree that even one life lost to violence is one too many, but it is equally true that even one life saved is cause for great rejoicing. As Christian Science military chaplains, Matt...
You will always exist
What does it mean to be immortal? That we are each immortal is an essential aspect of the teachings of Christian Science, and I confess I’ve struggled to understand the concept. To be honest,...
Helping to overcome gun violence
Everyone would agree that even one life lost to violence is one too many. But it is equally true that even one life saved is cause for great rejoicing. Through their work as Christian Science...
School shootings: What can we do?
Two of the teens in my Christian Science Sunday School class were crying as we talked about the most recent school shooting, at a high school in Florida. Many in my class said they’d prayed when th...
Eye on the world: True manhood
True manhood can’t be corrupted or taken from us, because its source is God, whom we reflect.
PRAYER FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND CHILDREN
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION'S website, schools "continue to be one of the most secure places for our children," statistically speaking. But the NEA's "Safe School...
A story of peace not violence
Understanding that God is the source of all existence, we find peace in our own consciousness, and the beginnings of peace for those around us.