Lives Lived
Meet Scott. During a routine prenatal exam with his wife, the doctors discovered their baby had an erratic heartbeat. After praying as taught in Christian Science, the heartbeat normalized by the end of the exam.
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Are we listening?
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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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Science and Faith
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…
Who Covers Christian Science Care?
Photo illustrated by Leslie Martindale
There is a great amount of information on the Federal Committee office web site and I encourage you to peruse it. The article below on insurance is just one of the many items that are presented on this web site. The comments from readers and the answers from the Federal office that follow this article are very informative.
Insurance Plans Covering Christian Science Care
Various federal, state, and private health insurance plans provide for the reimbursement of Christian Science nursing care and practitioner treatment. Additionally, 17 Christian Science nursing facilities across the country are Medicare providers, which means individuals who have Medicare Part A can receive reimbursement at those facilities. § Read the rest of this entry…
Federal Committee on Publication
photo illustrated by Alison Jackson-Bass
The following are just a few of the current topics you’ll find on the Christian Science Committee on Publication Federal Office Web Site. If you would like to check it out click here.
Q&A: Is the health care reform law constitutional? U.S. Supreme Court will decide
We’ve fielded several questions asking how the Supreme Court’s involvement in determining the constitutionality of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will affect the work of the Federal Office. In a Q&A session, Manager Gary Jones responds to some of these queries. The first question is: “How likely is it that the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of the health care reform law?”
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Spiritual health care concerns intern
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…
Let’s reason together
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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…
What’s the Federal Committee doing?
Ever overlook something you were trying to find and it was in plain view all the time?
You might find that true of your Christian Science Committee on Publication Federal Office Web Site. If you would like to check it out click here.
The following are just a few of the current and up-to-date topics you’ll find on the web site. § Read the rest of this entry…
San Onofre-A Blessing or a Curse?
Photo illustrated by Jason Hickey
by Don Ingwerson
On October 20, 2011 California had a statewide earthquake preparedness day called The Great California Shake Out. It was so realistic that some elementary students weren’t able to sleep that night, worrying that their parents could be injured like some of adults at their school who had sustained simulated injuries. For others, it reminded them that they live within a few miles of a nuclear reactor, San Onofre.
San Onofre is rated as the 2nd worst nuclear plant out of the 104 nuclear power plants in the US. The memory of the Fukushima meltdown caused by an earthquake and tsunami becomes more vivid as the public realizes that those same conditions could be in their backyard. According to an article in the San Clemente Patch, “The death and destruction they anticipate is staggering, and even at that, emergency quake plans have no consideration at all for nuclear fallout in case there are problems at San Onofre.” § Read the rest of this entry…
A Healing Ministry
Photo illustrated by Waler Stronbeck
A guest post written by Stanley Swanson
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” This statement, found in the law book of all time, The Holy Bible, has kept me in good stead for over four decades ministering within the department of corrections. Working in Boston and in California has brought me many lessons that can only be acknowledged as heaven sent.
I was recently reviewing the many blessings received through this holy work with another chaplain and afterward he asked me if any of these accounts had been written down. His question prompted me to share the healing power of the Christ through the practice of Christian Science. § Read the rest of this entry…
