A guest post written by Madelon Maupin There is a Scriptural guideline for how we build church – or spread the healing message of Christ – in the book of Acts 13:4 – 11. It’s the story of Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey and their encounter with two individuals that represent the types of people we may
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A guest post written by Diana Booth How many times in our lives are we challenged with the possibility of forgetting God? All we have to do is tune into or pick up any number of media, which could make us forget God and his qualities of love, mercy, justice, and truth. Everywhere there seems to be controversy and human
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by Don Ingwerson It seems to me that people’s attitudes are changing as they become more conscious of the need for health goals to be achieved through interrelationships and world connectedness. People are finding that personal health goals like losing weight, eating better, exercising, and quitting smoking, while very important to the individual, also need to be considered in the
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A guest post by Sheila Kelly A friend with a gentle sense of humor recently sent me an email that said: Two of the greatest qualities in life are patience and wisdom. Below was a picture of a big brown and white dog on the deck of a large log chalet – looking mighty patient and wise – observing a
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A guest post written by B. B. Prest Ready for that turkey dinner this year? And what about giving thanks – will that be on the menu? For many of us it will be. But for others, it may not. In thinking about giving thanks, I am reminded of the Biblical account from Luke about the ten lepers who were
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A guest post written by Ginny Nilsen This list of the 12 Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening has been posted on many, many web sites for quite a while now, but I just saw it for the first time a couple of weeks ago. A smile came to my heart and complete joy and gratitude filled my day as I thought
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A guest post written by Suzie Sandberg I was part of a process to combine two well-functioning middle schools with declining enrollment, one affluent and one with two minority groups. To work through this process, the school board formed a committee that included parents from each neighborhood and the new school’s personnel. As the first meeting approached there was distrust,
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A guest post written by Noie La Rue Dear Friend, Now don’t panic! I don’t expect you to sit down and read these books (Science and Health and Bible) from cover to cover right this minute! In fact, maybe you will just put them on the shelf for a while. I have been serving in our church bookstore/reading room and
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A guest post written by Scott Fitz-Randolph In his 1973 autobiography, The Name Above The Title, famed motion picture director Frank Capra tells of an unusual experience that changed his life. It was not about making a movie, but rather about his personal survival and finding purpose in his successful life. Though I was reading the book in 1974 because
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A guest post written by Leanne Nemeth Christian Science lectures are a great place for people unfamiliar with this religion to understand a bit more about its concepts. One such lecture I went to I found extremely helpful – the lecturer used a hula hoop and a bucket of water to demonstrate how we are eternal, spiritual children of God,
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