A guest post written by Keith Wommack, Christian Science Committee on Publication for Texas Today, some health care providers are realizing there is more to medicine than, well, medicine. For example, there is Mehmet Oz, best known as Dr. Oz. Oprah crowned him America’s doctor in 2004. He is a heart surgeon and the host of the weekday hit TV
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This is the latest update from the U.S. Committee on Publication Federal Office on the health care reform efforts: For more than three years, the U.S. Federal Office has been actively engaged in the conversation about health care reform on Capitol Hill to represent the unique perspective of Christian Scientists and others who use spiritual care services—and we are making
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A guest post written by Marc Thompson I had a very normal childhood spending most of my time outside with friends after school and on weekends – riding bikes, hiking, swimming, running, climbing trees, etc. On Sundays my family attended the local Christian Science Church, where my sister and I went to the Sunday School. Whenever I would get hurt
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by Don Ingwerson I wanted to share with you the recap by the Federal Office on efforts to include spiritual care in the upcoming health care reform bill and/or exempt Christian Scientists from the bill: For more than two and a half years, the Federal Office has been actively engaged in the conversation about health care reform on Capitol Hill
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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 Susan Berry Can we be fooled on April 1st? Probably not, because we know it’s coming and we’re prepared. But what about on other days of the year? With the bombardment of information coming at us every day, how do we handle the constant stream of news, opinions, and warnings? It can feel like we’re
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Guest post written by Anne Cooling For a long time our country has been using predominately one type of healthcare, but more frequently the public is turning toward the successful use of alternative medicines. Deepak Chopra, MD states in “Medicine’s Great Divide – The view from the Alternative Side” that, “Over a decade ago, …the New England Journal of Medicine
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A guest post written by Bonnie Prest We are well into summer and enjoying the outdoors more than ever. Unfortunately, with summer there comes the warning about sun exposure: heat exhaustion, burning, and even skin cancer. It’s enough to keep you out of the sun indefinitely! Many years ago, our family made frequent trips to Laguna Beach to visit my
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A guest post written by Ken Girard, Committee on Publication for Massachusetts I was looking at Twitter the other day and came across an interesting “tweet” by Ed Silverman, the editor of Pharmalot – an industry online magazine that keeps track of controversial issues. Mr. Silverman’s tweet led me to his piece “Harvard Docs Disciplined For Conflicts Of Interest.” His
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When Bill Scott, Committee on Publication for Washington, began blogging last September, he asked a few people what they knew of Christian Science and if they’d like to subscribe to a blog designed to explain it. The following unscripted video is of one of these individuals: Thanks Brooke! Below are my brief answers to your questions: Why are we here? Of
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