I had a hard time coming up with a theme for this column, but then, while fixing lunch, I got, “God’s Presence.” So let’s talk about this and see if ...

"The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us everything he promised and that he had purchased us to be his own people." --Ephesians1:14 (NLT) Guarantees can be the difference between misery and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Showing up makes God’s love tangible when people need it most. My first deathbed visit as a pastor was with a person I’d never met. On the drive over, I wondered what I would say and if I’d be able to ...

Standing in the Rose Garden at the beginning of May, President Donald Trump took the lectern to commemorate the National Day of Prayer. Wearing an American flag lapel pin, and with a life-size flag a ...