A round-table discussion on animal magnetism
This spring, the Journal invited several teachers of Christian Science to come together via conference call to talk about "animal magnetism"—what it is and how its negative effects can be...
Church made my life better—honest!
The Journal's Jenny Sawyer talks with J. D. Roger, a middle-schooler from Ashburnham, Massachusetts.Seventh-Grader J. D. Roger is a busy guy. He plays saxophone in a jazz band. He works hard in sch...
Spiritual healing: a conversation with Jer Master of Bombay
Jer Master has always been a healer. Once a medical doctor, she is now a Christian Science practitioner and teacher. Her home is Bombay (officially called Mumbai), India's economic, educational, an...
Finding the real 'me'
When she first got to college, Kerri Henderson Martina was shy and reserved. "I was happy just blending into the background, being a face in the crowd," she says. But by the end of her ju...
Sharing Science and Health—one neighbor at a time
Rita Smith, who participated in 2003 Annual Meeting of The Mother Church & Conference, has taken the story of the good Samaritan to heart. Rita has visited over 300 of her neighbors in her home...
Report on interfaith panel discussion
Our church, in Washington state, participated in an interfaith panel discussion on the topic "Nurturing Spirituality in Families." The discussion was sponsored by the Mercer Island Clergy...
'It felt like my feet were praying'
Recently, several American thought-leaders gathered to informally discuss religious freedom. They were interviewed by Richard Biever of the Christian Science Committee on Publication Office in Bost...
Christ: for all times, all people, all places
Last fall, Rita Polatin, senior producer for the Christian Science Sentinel—Radio Edition, talked with several people about the presence of Christ in their lives. At the time of this interview, the...
Spiritual healing: a conversation with Hildegard Arnesen
Metaphysician Hildegard Arnesen lives in two worlds. One is Olympia, Washington, the Evergreen State, in the Pacific Northwest, where she has lived with her husband since 1974 in an idyllic place i...
Toads and gardens—sorting out what's imaginary from what's real
Historian Allen Weinstein is founder and president of The Center for Democracy, a Washington-based nonprofit organization and a Trustee of The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity...