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A guest post written by Diana Colarossi
December is the “gift giving” month when religious holidays become an occasion for exchanging tokens of love. January, on the other hand, isn’t thought of in these terms – and neither is any other month of the year – but valuable gifts are given every day of the year.
Millions of people give caring gifts throughout the year by volunteering. According to the Corporation for National & Community Service, in America more than 62.8 million adults (excluding minors) volunteered in 2010, logging more than 8.1 billion hours of service. The value of this gift is estimated at $173 billion. Think of what all of those gifts included: gifts of food for those who are hungry, permanent housing for those needing shelter, babysitting for parents so they can work, caring for and finding loving homes for animals that would otherwise be euthanized.
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A guest post written by Lani Meanley Collins
For me, it takes concerted daily effort to overcome the hurry and worry – can I get all the things completed and respond to all the people and the circumstances that demand or need attention? I am reluctantly and humbly coming to the conclusion that the answer is, “No, not alone.” I ask, sometimes minute by minute, “Dear Lord, what should I do right now?”
Sharing this idea of reaching out to God is not intended to exclude anyone. The purpose is to raise thought above the din of “life” to the comfort and security of Life in God (or whatever it is you rely upon) especially when the human fails or disappoints. Lifting thought enables each of us to give gratitude for our many blessings.
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Jesus healing a woman with issue of blood - Photo illustrated by Sharon Mollerus
A guest post written by Jennifer Glaser
The Santa Monica Christian Science Church recently hosted an area Interfaith Meeting to discuss the topic: “Science and Faith: Are these compatible, in conflict, or irrelevant to each other?” Although spirituality has been the core of healing as far back as human existence, physical scientists, including those in the medical community, have not recognized it as legitimate method until recently. Increasingly, though, modern medicine is convinced that a holistic approach to science and spirituality is necessary for healing.
This meeting was opened with prayer by a Sikh member who expressed gratitude for all the goodness of Mother/Father God, for all life, and for the opportunity to hold the meeting with friends of many faiths. After the prayer, the discussion of science and faith started with a Muslim member who asked for a Christian Scientist to explain what is meant by the words Christian and science, why they are linked, and how this teaching can heal the body. § Read the rest of this entry…
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A guest post written by Bonnie Prest
With the holidays behind us, Christmas seemed to have come and gone as quickly as ever! However, as fleeting as the holidays were, they still showed me something new this season.
My husband Tim passed on at the beginning of 2011 and I have spent the balance of the year getting a better perspective on the situation – a spiritual perspective. Although I made some good progress during the year through prayer and study of the Bible, it wasn’t until the holidays rolled around that what I really needed to know was revealed to me. § Read the rest of this entry…
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A guest post written by Will Heining
I am starting to disappear.
I say that, not out of a sense of increasing powerlessness or irrelevance in the current political climate, but because I have begun a process that, carried to its fullest extent, I calculate will cause me to completely disappear.
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A guest post written by Stewart Moses
Can there ever be a time when it is too late to pray to God for help? We may be tempted to answer “yes”, but I had an experience in college that challenges that notion.
This occurred after a midterm exam in one of the more difficult courses that I took at school. I always did a lot of praying before exams to help me study effectively and to get rid of the common fears and anxieties that come with tests. I usually prayed to know that I reflected the one perfect, Divine Mind, namely God, and that this same Mind had created the exam (through the teacher) and was going to take the exam (through me). § Read the rest of this entry…
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Guest post written by Curtis Wahlberg
Probably no one would dispute that individuals today have an unprecedented opportunity to influence other lives – through a video that goes viral, a tweet that ripples across the country, or a posting on any of countless websites. This power is difficult to measure, but experience suggests it’s significant. Individuals shape groups. And individual communications shape group thinking and behavior.
On occasion, I have sent an email resulting in better lives for others and subsequently for myself. I’ve also sent emails I later regretted. And this is different than say a regrettable comment at the dinner table, where there’s a contained environment for explaining yourself or for receiving correction. § Read the rest of this entry…
Guest post written by Virginia Castor Early
The following blog by an intern provides some insight into how she felt working on the health bill in Washington D.C. I think you’ll enjoy the passion and understanding this intern has.
In many ways, I was exactly like every other college student in Washington, D.C., last summer. I interned on behalf of a cause that I care strongly about.
But unlike many other interns thronging the halls of the House and Senate office buildings, I didn’t work for an elected official or an agency, but rather for my church.
Why intern for my church on Capitol Hill, you might ask? What role does my Christian Science faith have in what is happening there? § Read the rest of this entry…
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A guest post written by Karen Sevaly
Ever since I was little, I have been familiar with Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed where Jesus instructs, “if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence hither, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.”
When this parable appeared in the Christian Science Bible lesson a few weeks ago, I suddenly had a completely different view of what Jesus was attempting to teach us. I had always thought that the story of the mustard seed was basically telling us that all we needed was just a “little faith” in order for us to demonstrate God’s divine power. Oh, I was so wrong! § Read the rest of this entry…
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A guest post by Marsha Cunningham, originally posted December 10, 2010
Question: How can anything calling itself Christian be considered science?
Answer: The Bible advises us, “Come, let us reason together” Isaiah 1:18. God, as creator knows His creation thoroughly, understanding and maintaining it precisely. So God, to start with, must be the supreme Scientist and taught His Divine Science to Christ Jesus who overthrew the material sciences in his healing work and ministry. § Read the rest of this entry…
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