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An Olympic Edge

A guest post written by Keith Womack, Legislative liaison for spiritual healing & Christian Science in Texas The London games have begun. Does your favorite athlete have a leg up? Are they aware of the latest formula for speed? The newest way to win? The development of bigger and stronger bodies brought many record-setting Olympic performances in the past. However,
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Walking a Tightrope

A guest post written by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan Could YOU walk on a wire across Niagara Falls? Nik Wallenda made it look pretty easy. He was so calm and looked to be always in control. In interviews with Wallenda on TV I heard two elements of a spiritual practice that helped him
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Optimism Can Help Boomers in a Funk

A guest post written by Steven Salt, Committee on Publication for Ohio The country’s largest generation feels they have gone from boom to bust. And the situation is turning their mood rings dark.  Baby boomers have a lot on their minds. Living longer and healthier is getting some intense focus as Boomers begin turning 65. This year 10,000 of them
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Town Hall Meeting Tonight!

This is a reminder of the important Town Hall meeting on the Federal Committee on Publication website that is being held tonight, July 12, 2012 at 4:30 PST or 7:30 EST! On June 28,  the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of most of the health care reform law, ruling that the individual mandate is constitutional as a tax.
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The Healing Power of Music

A guest post written by Keith Wommack, Legislative liaison for spiritual healing & Christian Science in Texas Henry Garza, guitarist and vocalist with Los Lonely Boys, wrote the lyrics to their song, Heaven. It was a prayer; a prayer motivated by his families financial and emotional hardships, combined with the death of his first-born son from sudden infant death syndrome. The prayer expressed
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The Pastor

The Christian Science pastor is a little unique among religions. Instead of it being a person, it’s two books. I shared this video over a year ago, but thought it had a good message. Featured photo by Diego David Garcia  

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Independence Day and Summer Camp

A guest post by Ingrid Peschke, legislative liaison for Christian Science and spirituality in Massachusetts I just found out that New England was the birthplace of the summer camp during the late 19th century. Aside from face painting, barbecues, and flag cakes, what does summer camp have to do with July 4th? It has me thinking about the value of
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Thought controlled robotic arm

A guest post written by Bob Cummings, media and legislative spokesperson for Christian Science in Michigan. “They’ve found that it is possible for a person to mentally control a robotic limb in three-dimensional space.” This profound news comes from Roderic Pettigrew, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, in a press
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Moses and the Supreme Court

A guest post written by Robert B. Clark, Committee on Publication for Florida Whatever ruling the Supreme Court hands down in regard to the Affordable Care Act and its “individual mandate” our lawmakers will have to continue their monumental struggle to find common ground if health care reform is to move forward. How can we help? On a recent trip
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Respect transforms and heals

A guest post written by Keith Wommack, Legislative liaison for spiritual healing and Christian Science in Texas I didn’t know George. He’d called me out of the blue and asked if I could take him shopping. I reluctantly said, “Yes.” George had heard that I took Hugh, a friend of his, to the grocery store just about every Saturday. Hugh
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