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Tony Lobl is the British and Irish media/legislative representative for Christian Science, and is also a representative for Christian Science to pan-European institutions. Here is an excerpt from his article published in The Independent titled “Facing Modern-Day Stress with Time-Tested Tools.” It takes a look at the spiritual angle on dealing with today’s added stresses. Some researchers into stress have
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A guest post written by Ingrid Peschke, legislative liaison for Christian Science and spirituality in Massachusetts, Christian Science practitioner. “If you’re healthy and you know it clap your hands….” Are you clapping your hands every day? What if the whole world did that–would it be loud? I think the sound of people standing up for their health and the care
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The Church of Christ, Scientist has been in active dialogue with the National Council of Churches on possibly becoming a member of this Council. An ecumenical blog forum is available for all readers interested in keeping up with this open dialogue and is located on christianscience.com under the “Community” tab. My friend Brian Talcott shares his experiences in connection with
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A guest post written by Robert B. Clark, Christian Science Committee on Publication for Florida “Some soldiers respond to the trauma of combat with a new sense of hope. How crazy is that?” With a subtitle like that one, Jim Rendon’s New York Times Magazine article, “The Postwar Attitude Adjustment” this past Sunday was an automatic must-read for me. I
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The following information may be found on the blog site of the Christian Science Committees on Publication’s Federal Office in Washington D.C. It is reprinted here to remind you of the information available on the Federal Office’s site. Harvard Law professor discusses Christian Scientists, Supreme Court oral arguments, and health care reform law in National Law Journal article When Harvard
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A guest post written by Ingrid Peschke, health blogger, legislative liaison for Christian Science and spirituality in Massachusetts It’s Mother’s Day this coming Sunday so today’s blog is a tribute to moms everywhere. Mother’s Day in America had its beginnings back in the late 1800s when grieving mothers from both the North and the South came together after their sons
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A guest post written by Steven Salt, Committee on Publication for Ohio Religion and spirituality have often been viewed in medicine as largely irrelevant, even conflicting with care. That impression is changing according to Dr. Harold Koenig, Director of the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke University. He has studied the links between health and spirituality for nearly
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A guest post written by Keith Wommack, a legislative liaison for spiritual healing and Christian Science in Texas. I am intrigued by the power of expectations; by the impact they have on our well-being. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Thomas Curry, a licensed Texas psychotherapist about this phenomenon. Dr. Curry explained, “Expectations are a hot topic
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A guest post written by Steve Salt, contact for Christian Science in Ohio Scene: A regular Joe driving home to see his family after a hard day. He comes upon a beat-up broken-down car along the side of the road. This average guy, named Jim, doesn’t hesitate to stop and see what help he can give to the stranger standing
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