Spotlight on Spirituality & Health

Do you wonder if you’re giving your children everything they need? In the April 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, Author Anne Lamott provides an interesting insight into something that she missed as a child – an atmosphere of love. She writes, “The food and life my parents created would have been delicious and [...]

“Bugs,” the two year old boy said as he pointed to an irritated patch of skin on his face. Mary Leitao looked closer, and although she found no visible insects, she was startled to find colored fibers sprouting from her son’s skin. It was a summer evening in 2001 that would change the lives of the Leitao [...]

Did you catch the PBS series on Prohibition this week? As the “King of the Puget Sound Bootleggers,” Seattle’s legendary Roy Olmstead made an appearance in the second episode of the three-part series. I’m writing to add more to his story after he was arrested and convicted of bootlegging. When Olmstead was sent to prison [...]

Do our thoughts impact our health? Dr. Anne Harrington, chair of the history of science department at Harvard University, has been researching this question for many years.  Convinced that there is a connection between mind and body, in 2008 she authored, “The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine.” In a favorable review, The New [...]

Ever wonder how misunderstandings get started or continue to be perpetuated?  In his recent espionage novel, “The Tourist,” author Olen Steinhauer has presented a view of Christian Science that regrettably feeds existing misperceptions and even creates new ones. Since it is a New York Times best-seller and the film rights have been purchased by actor [...]

Dear R2: Thank you for commenting on my Oct. 5 blog post titled, “The importance of viewing ‘Christian’ and ‘Science’ together.”  (Readers may wish to read R2-D2′s Nov. 21 comment to see all of the questions in full.) R2, I hope the following responses are helpful.  Thanks so much for following my blog and writing [...]

Writing from the big state of Texas, friend and colleague Keith Wommack shares his thoughts on the discoverer of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy. In 1907, a New York newspaperman was sent, with other reporters, to dig up sensational stories about a woman in Concord, New Hampshire. It was said that they were a belligerent [...]

Tomorrow, December 3, 2010, marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of the discoverer of Christian Science and the founder of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Mary Baker Eddy.  Friend and colleague Steve Salt has authored the following post regarding the occasion.  Steve is a Christian Science practitioner and teacher, as well as the Christian Science [...]