Internet sites and online message boards are buzzing with people who despairingly refuse to believe they are well even though a physician has given them a clean bill of health. There’s Jimmy, for example, who confessed: “I have no reason to believe I have a particular ailment, and against all reason … [Read more...]
The call for rebellion – and revelation
The specific statements made by Jesus throughout his ministry have become timeless instruction for those who want to practice Christian healing today. There’s also much to learn about Christian healing from the spirit of his work—not just what he said, but from the manner in which he spoke and … [Read more...]
The search for better health care
The other day I was browsing through an issue of Time Magazine from 30-years ago. It took me back to a year when cutting-edge products such as electric typewriters and telephone answering machines were “sure-fire, can’t-miss” gifts for Christmas. At the back of the magazine I found a sobering … [Read more...]
Victory over fear, victory over illness
Modern Medicine has come a good distance in its shift from a strictly physiological view of patients to one that includes mental factors. Unquestionably, the mind-body connection has garnered the serious attention of many of today's researchers and medical professionals. One highly respected … [Read more...]
In 1946, a correspondent wrote this to The London Times
To many who come to it with little knowledge of its background the Bible may at first seem remote and somewhat irrelevant. It is rather like reading a guidebook describing a country which the reader has never seen. Once the country has been visited, the book comes alive. The purpose of the Bible is … [Read more...]
‘The hour is come’
I felt beaten. Two years of preparing to make Christian Science healing my full-time profession, and it looked as though everything was falling apart. I had resigned my job, and so a significant portion of our family's regular income had stopped. We’d planned to move across country, and our house … [Read more...]
Willingness to advance
The town meeting began routinely enough. What soon occurred, however, was a dispute between a handful of residents and a land developer. Some pretty sour feelings came to the surface. Wide differences needed to be resolved. A few people were visibly disturbed over certain issues. And yet, in … [Read more...]
Life’s journey: discovering the ageless work of God’s hand
Driving up Highway 1 in California, from San Luis Obispo to Big Sur and then into the San Francisco area, you see some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Along the way are rolling hills dotted with oak trees, mile after mile of spectacular coastline, and acres of forest that occasionally … [Read more...]
The lesson from Canyon Road
This time Canyon Road greeted us with a few surprises. Biting cold, rather than the dry summertime breezes typical of the New Mexican high country. Wall-to-wall people, instead of the usual meandering of summertime tourists that stroll the three-quarter-mile stretch of art galleries, studios, and … [Read more...]
No more strangers
Michael is German, he’s married, he thrives on classical music, and has a passion for sailing. Eric comes from a long line of native Hawaiians, he’s single, loves techno dance music, and would rather sit on the beach and watch sailboats. They are the best of friends. At one time, both men … [Read more...]