Thankful Thursday Online Bible Study – Metro Washington D.C. Area Christian Science Reading Rooms https://christiansciencemetrodc.org Serving Spiritual Seekers in the Nation's Capital (sponsored by area churches) Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:53:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/christiansciencemetrodc.org/files/2022/10/cropped-JMRR-DC-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Thankful Thursday Online Bible Study – Metro Washington D.C. Area Christian Science Reading Rooms https://christiansciencemetrodc.org 32 32 211780677 Biblical Healing — today! Listen to this week’s podcast and more https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/biblical-healing-today-listen-to-this-weeks-podcast-and-more/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biblical-healing-today-listen-to-this-weeks-podcast-and-more Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:53:29 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1346
Night time sky with galaxy
I rejoice as I see and hear and feel
     ever-dawning understanding.
I trust God’s guiding star . . .
     forever shining.

 

                              Sentinel Watch  podcast
This week, we continue our series by speaking with three guests 
who discovered that through reading the Bible, 
we can see ourselves—and our lives—in a new, more spiritual light. 
Understanding this spiritual view is truly healing.


Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch programs

(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
This week’s Christian Science Sentinel print edition includes articles about the spiritual renewal of life, that we function in a larger divine harmony, that God controls rather than a political party or individual, and more spiritual inspiration and healing. Read testimonies of recent spiritual healing.  (All articles are offered in audio format as well as print.)
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
csmonitor.com
Reporting on America’s political evolution calls for understanding what drives it.
Understanding calls for respectful listening and some real introspection.
Two veteran Monitor reporters join our podcast to talk about their approaches.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOMS
There areReading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around theworld) where you can discuss the ideas in these Sentinel and Monitor articles and share your questions 
Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
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Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
The regular Thursday evening Bible study continues this week. 
Feel free to join this online gathering.
Sponsored by Christian Science Reading Room, Black Lives Matter Plaza
 
Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm
Join the Bible Study group (offered online only)
Online Conference at:  https://bit.ly/first church dcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782
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Plan to listen to a free online talk
“Make Room at the Inn”
December 24, 2024
7:30 pm
with Bobby Lewis, CS
Sponsored by Third Church of Christ, Scientist, New York city
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Explore free online spiritual resources
 
Listen to and explore many audio resources--podcasts, articles, books, and more.
 
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to 
a book dedicated to the spiritual seeker.
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And there is always a star
showing the presence of Christ,
the light of Life within,
the reliable light of divine Love
offering
the warmth of a universal affection
anytime, any season.
Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash
]]> 1346 Safe and supported, wherever we are: Listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch podcasts https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/safe-and-supported-wherever-we-are-listen-to-this-weeks-sentinel-watch-podcasts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=safe-and-supported-wherever-we-are-listen-to-this-weeks-sentinel-watch-podcasts Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:58:26 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1343 Rushing stream
Heaven is here.
You live in God’s kingdom—
in the ever-present now—
proven, cherished.

(from poem in this week’s Christian Science Sentinel)

                              Sentinel Watch  podcast

 

Two programs are offered this week

Safest place to be

Our guest this week doesn’t remember much about the Sunday when she became unconscious at church. But her fellow church members remember it very clearly—along with the healing that resulted. Hear the full story.

One day, while her husband was away on business, our guest became very ill. 
And while it might sound surprising, she knew the help she needed could be found … in a book. Listen to what happened.


Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch programs

(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
This week’s Christian Science Sentinel print edition highlights the power of humility in healing, the relevancy of Christian Science, finding peace–daily–through prayer and forgiveness, and more. Read testimonies of recent spiritual healing.  (All articles are offered in audio format as well as print.)
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SPECIAL PROGRAM
Reading “What Christmas Means to Me”
We are offering the opportunity to read together this compilation of articles by Mary Baker Eddy related to the meaning and deep significance of Christmas, the coming of the Christ to humanity. (It takes about an hour to read this.)
 
Please plan to join us and invite a friend 
(The text will be displayed on the screen so you do not need to have the book itself.)
 
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
csmonitor.com
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOMS
There areReading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around theworld) where you can discuss the ideas in these Sentinel and Monitor articles and share your questions 
Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
___________________________________________
Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
The regular Thursday evening Bible study continues this week. 
Feel free to join this online gathering.
Sponsored by Christian Science Reading Room, Black Lives Matter Plaza
 
Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm
Join the Bible Study group (offered online only)
Online Conference at:  https://bit.ly/first church dcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782
________________________________________________________________________
Explore free online spiritual resources
 
Listen to and explore many audio resources--podcasts, articles, books, and more.
 
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to 
a book dedicated to the spiritual seeker.
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… all that you are seeking
already is …
]]> 1343 Gratitude! — it’s fulfilling effects. Wishes for joyous Thanksgiving holiday https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/gratitude-its-fulfilling-effects-wishes-for-joyous-thanksgiving-holiday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gratitude-its-fulfilling-effects-wishes-for-joyous-thanksgiving-holiday Tue, 26 Nov 2024 02:52:44 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1337 Thankful

 

Bask in Love’s clear and guiding light;
be thankful as you walk.
Step by step, from stone to stone,
just listen—hear God talk. 

(from poem in this week’s Christian Science Sentinel)

                              Sentinel Watch  podcast

The fulfilling effects of gratitude

Are you a fearless giver? Would you like to be? Sometimes it’s hard to give when you feel like you don’t have much yourself. This week’s guest learned that he had more to give than he knew, and once he did, he discovered some rich blessings of his own.


Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program

(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
     
This week’s Christian Science Sentinel print edition highlights the power of gratitude to heal, that peace is not dependent on our human circumstances. One author shares prayer about protection from wildfires and another about protection during a robbery. Others share about quietly listening and receiving God’s truth and letting God reform one’s thinking. Read testimonies of recent spiritual healing.  (All articles are offered in audio format as well as print.)
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
csmonitor.com
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOMS
There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) where you can discuss the ideas in these Sentinel and Monitor articles and share your questions 
Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
___________________________________________
Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
The regular Thursday evening Bible study will not meet this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday
but will resume on December 5
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Explore free online spiritual resources
 
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to 
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Thanksgiving

“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
— Psalms 118:24.

Sharing our gratitude inspires others, and ultimately leads to recognizing God, divine Love, as the source of all good. Experience the healing effect of gratitude and divine Love in this year’s Thanksgiving Bible lesson. (Learn more about our Bible Lessons here.)

Read the 2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson online. 
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Wishing you a blessed and joyous Thanksgiving holiday
]]> 1337 Addressing hatred, and podcasts that support those seeking truth https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/addressing-hatred-and-podcasts-that-support-those-seeking-truth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=addressing-hatred-and-podcasts-that-support-those-seeking-truth Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:52:13 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1333 Light shining on the water
The lightest touch of Love
reaches deep and
heals a heart.

 

(from poem in this week’s Christian Science Sentinel)

                              Sentinel Watch  podcast

How I left hatred behind

How should we deal with hatred? This week’s guest shares how hatred had consumed her for decades—and how transformative and healing love truly is when we understand God as Love — and Love as a power. 

Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program

(This program references the Sentinel article of September 16, 2024  The path out of hatred
and the Sentinel Watch program of September 9, 2024  Surrender to God? Why?)
 
There is a second special program this week, 
                     which will be offered following the above podcast.
Behind the scenes with the producers 
 
Meet the producers behind our family of podcasts, and learn how each program is unique, yet fundamentally connected—and why you might want to check all of them out at ChristianScience.com/audio, the new webpage that features all current podcasts.
(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
     
This week’s  Christian Science Sentinel print edition explains that healing is still possible today as in Jesus’ time, that we can allow God to define and fulfill our purpose,  so that we can fulfill our mission to serve God just as Daniel did, and includes testimonies of recent spiritual healing from those applying lessons learned in Sunday School instruction.  (All articles are available in audio format.)
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
csmonitor.com
  • Read this week’s lead story about “sisters in the brotherhood” — women in construction and who are union members. 
  • Go to the website for important news from around the globe– the COP29 Conference,  the Middle East, Ukraine, the plans of the President-elect, and more. 
  •  Listen to the most recent podcast Why We Wrote This  that revisits a discussion of civility as a follow-up to the election process.  
  • Check out the regular feature Points of Progress reporting this week on positive changes in energy production and countries that have successfully cut carbon emissions. 

    The majority of the world cares about climate change

    Research shows people underestimate support for climate action. Yet one survey of 130,000 people across 125 countries found that 89% want to see more political action addressing climate change, and 69% would be willing to pay 1% of their income to fight climate change.

    Closing section on  Points of Progress  page this week. 

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOMS
There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) where you can discuss the ideas in these Sentinel and Monitor articles and share your questions 
Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
___________________________________________
Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
The regular Thursday evening Bible study continues this week, continuing the discussion of Job.
Sponsored by Christian Science Reading Room, Black Lives Matter Plaza
Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm
Join the Bible Study group (offered online only)
Online Conference at:  https://bit.ly/first church dcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782
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Explore free online spiritual resources
 
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to 
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Read the 2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson. 
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And we know that all things work together for good 
to them that love God, 
to them who are the called
according to his purpose.
(Romans 8:28)
]]> 1333 Weekly Podcast and articles of prayer for health, political calm, and the climate https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/weekly-podcast-and-articles-of-prayer-for-health-political-calm-and-the-climate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekly-podcast-and-articles-of-prayer-for-health-political-calm-and-the-climate Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:57:09 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1321 Bird in sunset

 

O glorious hope! there remaineth a rest for the righteous, 

a rest in Christ, a peace in Love. 

The thought of it stills complaint; 

the heaving surf of life’s troubled sea foams itself away, 

and underneath is a deep-settled calm.
(Message to The Mother Church for 1902, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 19)

                                       Sentinel Watch  podcast

Spiritual healing: Seeing what is already there

The doctor said she had a calcified shoulder that would take from 12 to 18 months to get better
and would require a variety of treatments in the meantime.
That’s when Anita decided to try what she’d learned about growing up: Christian Science.

Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program

 
(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
     
This week’s  Christian Science Sentinel print edition explains overcoming temptations, praying about climate change and how the prayer of a hymn brings calm during a storm,  finding peace and calm amid political upheavel, listen to a new musical setting for the well-known Christian hymn text “Abide with me”, and hear testimonies of recent spiritual healing.  (All articles are available in audio format.)

Spiritual peacemaking
Does not focus on conflict
Spiritual peacemaking
Begins with the allness of God. 

 Here are some articles and podcasts that can help us be healers as we view and pray about local and global political developments.

There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) where you can discuss the ideas in these articles and podcasts.
Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
___________________________________________
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
              csmonitor.com
 
The Monitor’s Coverage of the U.S. Election
Our political reporters are hard at work covering the aftermath of the 2024 election. 
Their incisive analysis and on-the-ground dispatches 
are available on our website.
Please visit www.CSMonitor.com/Politics
 
Visit your local Reading Room to get your copy of the recent special print issue 
featuring follow-up articles to The Climate Generation series.  
This is particularly focused on young people
and includes discussion questions for elementary and secondary students.

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Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
The regular Thursday evening Bible study resumes this week, continuing the discussion of Job. 
Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm
Join the online Bible Study group
Online Conference at:  https://bit.ly/first church dcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782
____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Explore free online spiritual resources
 
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to  

_____________________________________________________

 
Read the 2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson. 
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Attend a free talk providing the public with information about Christian Science

“Never alone: How spiritual ideas work in us”
In-person lecture.

Melanie Wahlberg, Christian Science Practitioner

 

Saturday, November 16
11:00 am  English
2:oo pm    Spanish
Location: TBD
Sponsored by Christian Science Church, Reston, VA
For more information  call 571 267 7880

Photo by Trevor McKinnon on Unsplash

]]> 1321 Biblical healing today, prayer for politics, the climate generation, spiritual resources for you https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/biblical-healing-today-prayer-for-politics-the-climate-generation-spiritual-resources-for-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biblical-healing-today-prayer-for-politics-the-climate-generation-spiritual-resources-for-you Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:57:34 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1313 Hand with feather

I ask in prayer how I should vote—which candidate is best?
The answer puzzles me at first—the question not addressed:
Acknowledge God, His reign of love, as adequate indeed!
It breaks the spell of dissonance and peace is guaranteed.
My prayer must go much higher than the ballot, now I see.
To cast my vote, I cast my care on God, expectantly.

– (poem “To vote” from Nov 3, 2024 Christian Science Sentinel by Carol Dismore)

Sentinel Watch  podcast

This book healed me: Leaving it all to God

Can we trust God with anything? Everything? What does the Bible say? This week, in continuation of our series, we speak to three guests who, from reading the Bible, have learned important lessons about turning to God and leaving it all to Him.

Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program  

(This program references the Sentinel articles of April 29, 2016 Trusting in God and caring for our children 
and of April 1, 2024  God really does run the universe.)
 
(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
     
This week’s  Christian Science Sentinel print edition explains finding our confidence spiritually, allowing God to enrich man’s affections,  finding our spiritual home within, and overcoming storms–both political and weather storms, and includes testimonies of recent spiritual healing.  (All articles are available in audio format.)
 
United in prayer,  before and after the vote


As the world awaits the results of elections in the United States, this “year of elections”—in which half the world’s population has had the opportunity to participate in one or more significant elections—slowly draws to a close. Here are some articles and podcasts that can help us heal our own fears and be healers as we view and pray about local and global political developments.

There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) where you can discuss the ideas in these articles and share your questions 

Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
csmonitor.com
 
The Monitor’s Coverage of the U.S. Election
“Our political reporters are hard at work covering the 2024 election. 
Their incisive analysis and on-the-ground dispatches from Washington and the campaign trail 
are available on our website.”
Please visit www.CSMonitor.com/Politics
 
Visit your local Reading Room to get this week’s special print issue 
featuring follow-up articles to The Climate Generation series.  
This is particularly focused on young people
and includes discussion questions for elementary and secondary students.

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Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
The regular Thursday evening Bible study resumes this week, continuing the discussion of Job.
Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm
Join the online Bible Study group
Online Conference at:  https://bit.ly/first church dcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782
____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Explore free online spiritual resources
 
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to 

_____________________________________________________

 
Read the 2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson. 
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Attend a free talk to provide the public with information about Christian Science

“Never alone: How spiritual ideas work in us”
In-person lecture.
Melanie Wahlberg, Christian Science Practitioner
Saturday, November 16
11:00 am  English
2:oo pm    Spanish
Location: TBD
Sponsored by Christian Science Church, Reston, VA
For more information  call 571 267 7880
Photo by Javardh on Unsplash
]]> 1313 Loving others vs being right– hear a podcast about finding the right solution to relationships — and more spiritual solutions to explore https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/loving-others-vs-being-right-hear-a-podcast-about-finding-the-right-solution-to-relationships-and-more-spiritual-solutions-to-explore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=loving-others-vs-being-right-hear-a-podcast-about-finding-the-right-solution-to-relationships-and-more-spiritual-solutions-to-explore Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:21:35 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1310 Tree with sunlight
For many years I have prayed daily that there be no more war,
no more barbarous slaughtering of our fellow-beings; 
prayed that all the peoples on earth and the islands of the sea have one God, one Mind; 
love God supremely, and love their neighbor as themselves.
National disagreements can be, and should be, arbitrated wisely, fairly; and fully settled.
(The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 286)
                                  Sentinel Watch  podcast

Is it more important to be right or to be loving?

Has politics come between you and a loved one?
This week’s guest experienced such rifts with family and friends. When she turned to God—divine Love—in prayer, what she discovered helped to mend those relationships.

Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program

(This program references the Sentinel article of September 5, 2016 Overcoming self-righteousness through love.” )
 
(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
This week’s  Christian Science Sentinel print edition explains loving ourselves spiritually and removing all labels attached to ourselves or others, praying for government offices, and includes testimonies of recent spiritual healing.  (All articles are available in audio format.)
 
Visit the new AUDIO webpage that features all current podcasts.
 

There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around theworld) where you can discuss these ideas further and share your questions 

Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
___________________________________________
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
csmonitor.com

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Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
The regular Thursday evening Bible study is cancelled this week. Please plan to join next Thursday at 7pm for continuing study. 
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Explore free online spiritual resources
 
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to 

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Read the 2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson. 
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Attend a free talk intended to provide the public with information about Christian Science

“How to make change for the better”
In-person lecture only.
Janet Hegarty, Christian Science Teacher and Practitioner
Saturday, November 2
11:00 am
Christian Science Church
5315 Backlick Rd.
Springfield, VA  22151
For more information call 703-941-7540 or go to CSSpringfield.org

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Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, 
bless them that curse you, 
do good to them that hate you, 
and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
(Matthew 5:43, 44)
]]> 1310 “This book healed me” Series continued: hear a podcast of Spiritual healing experiences, and other news https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/this-book-healed-me-series-continued-hear-a-podcast-of-spiritual-healing-experiences-and-other-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-book-healed-me-series-continued-hear-a-podcast-of-spiritual-healing-experiences-and-other-news Tue, 08 Oct 2024 06:14:02 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1290 Bird
In Science, divine Love alone governs man…
(Church Manual p. 40)
Friends, Fresh resources are available each week to support your spiritual journey, in learning more about God.

                         Sentinel Watch  podcast                               

This book healed me: Finding healing in college and beyond

This week, three guests share healings of different physical ailments in college and shortly after, simply by reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. Listen in to find out how this book transformed their lives.

Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program  

 
(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
     
This week’s  Christian Science Sentinel print edition addresses how thought leads to action, how prayer can help local police address challenging encounters — healing motives that would impel hurtful action, controlling thoughts in order to nurture spirituality, handling sexism, how thought affects physical health, a healing of COVID, and more.   (All articles are available in audio format.)
 
Visit the new AUDIO webpage that features all current podcasts.
 

There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) where you can discuss these ideas further

Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
___________________________________________
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
csmonitor.com
  • Go to the website for important news from around the globe–Middle East, Asia, Europe, Africa.  
  • Read the latest articles about
  • Mark your calendar: Friday, Oct 11 @5:30. Join Peter Grier, previous Monitor correspondent, for a conversation about politics and civility. Hosted by the Christian Science Reading Room located on Black Lives Plaza. (See attached flyer.)
  • Watch for a special issue on Nov 4 and articles that follow-up on The Climate Generation series that appeared earlier this year. Read recent articles about the Environment.

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Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
          Mark your calendar for the opportunity to hear and learn more about the Bible. Hosted by Christian Science Reading Room of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Washington, DC. The current study is reading the book of Job. 

Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm
Join the online Bible Study group
Online Conference at:  https://bit.ly/first church dcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage month
Invite Spanish speaking friends to join in honoring Hispanic Heritage month. Hear testimonies of spiritual healing and learning of more Christian Science healing resources in Spanish.
Christian Science Reading Room (Spanish resources)
232 N. Washington Street
Rockville, MD 20850
Every Thursday, 1:30-3:00 pm through October 10
301-762-7049  
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Enjoy free online spiritual resources
 
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to 
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. 

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Read the 2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson. 
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Your being is one
with spiritual presence, one Love.
There’s only Spirit’s infinity—no time;
you’re in your forever place.
Photo by Dhruba Saha on Unsplash
]]> 1290 A spiritual message for posterity? — and more thoughts for today’s spiritual seekers https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/a-spiritual-message-for-posterity-and-more-thoughts-for-todays-spiritual-seekers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-spiritual-message-for-posterity-and-more-thoughts-for-todays-spiritual-seekers Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:23:54 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1286 Galaxy of stars
One infinite God, good, unifies men and nations; constitutes the brotherhood of man;  ends wars;  fulfils the Scripture, “Love thy neighbor as thyself;” …
(Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 340:23)
Friends,
Fresh resources are available each week to support your spiritual journey, in learning more about God.

                         Sentinel Watch  podcast                               

If I could leave one thing for future generations….

This week’s guest shares how a foundational idea in Christian Science has made such an impact on her that she sees it as invaluable for generations to come. 

Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program  

 
(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
     
The editorial in this week’s  Christian Science Sentinel print edition explains how Truth is ever in operation, without pause, just as the laws of mathematics operate effortlessly, unchallenged. Other articles share that one can persist and endure all things because of this ever operational Truth, which we apply to our lives as we identify only as God’s image. 
(All articles are available in audio format.)
 
Visit the new AUDIO webpage that features all current podcasts.
 
There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) where you can discuss these ideas further
Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
csmonitor.com

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Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
          Mark your calendar for the opportunity to hear and learn more about the Bible. Hosted by Christian Science Reading Room of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Washington, DC.

Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm
Join the online Bible Study group
Online Conference at:  https://bit.ly/first church dcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage month
Invite Spanish speaking friends to join in honoring Hispanic Heritage month. Hear testimonies of spiritual healing and learning of more Christian Science healing resources in Spanish.
Christian Science Reading Room (Spanish resources)
232 N. Washington Street
Rockville, MD 20850
Every Thursday, 1:30-3:00 pm through October 10
301-762-7049  
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Enjoy free online spiritual resources
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to 
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. 

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Read the 2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson. 
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“I AM . . . 
THAT I AM,”  God, the only power;
you are . . . 
His perfect, complete image and likeness;
(from the poem “To be: a conjugation” Christian Science Sentinel, September 20, 2024)
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]]> 1286 Praying to lower the political temperature — and more spiritual resources… https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/praying-to-lower-the-political-temperature-and-more-spiritual-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=praying-to-lower-the-political-temperature-and-more-spiritual-resources Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:39:30 +0000 https://christiansciencemetrodc.org/?p=1283 Rainbow
“To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, 
to-day is big with blessings” 
(Science and Health, p. vii)
Friends, Fresh resources are available each week to support your spiritual journey, in learning more about what God is.

                         Sentinel Watch  podcast                               

How can we lower the temperature of the political climate?

2024 is a historic election year, with elections in fifty countries and over two billion voters projected to head to the polls in, for instance, the United States, India, Mexico, and South Africa. This week’s guest talks about how we can actively—and prayerfully—participate in good government and orderly, smooth elections both before and after we enter the voting booth.

Can prayer truly influence today’s polarized political atmosphere?

Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program  

 
(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
     
The editorial in this week’s  Christian Science Sentinel print magazine provides a spiritual approach to addressing pain. Other articles share about depending on God and continual progress, not decline, in advancing years. All articles are available in audio format.
 
Visit the new AUDIO webpage that features all current podcasts.
 

There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) where you can talk with someone in person about ideas in these programs and articles. Or you can email us at jmrr.dc@gmail.com or call 240-935-8697 to discuss them further.  

 
Visit our website to find quick links to more information.
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
csmonitor.com
  • Go to the website for important news from around the globe. Read the latest headline about trends in migration. “In an age of global migration, Tunisia offers a window into key stressors driving migrants from their homes: political instability, inequality, and climate change.”
  • Take a break to listen to the award-winning podcast Why We Wrote This — the latest conversation is about students’ access to cell phones — or not — when at school.
  • Listen to the September 17th Monitor Breakfast with guest Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, as he takes questions from journalists of various news services.  ‘… former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, which has been facing bomb threats, shows that “Words have power.” ‘
  • Mark your calendar: Friday, Oct 11 @5:30. Join Peter Grier, previous Monitor correspondent, for a conversation about politics and civility. Hosted by the Christian Science Reading Room located on Black Lives Plaza. See attached informational flyer. 

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Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
          Mark your calendar for the opportunity to hear and learn more about the Bible. Hosted by Christian Science Reading Room of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Washington, DC.

Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm
Join the online Bible Study group
Online Conference at:  https://bit.ly/first church dcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782
_____________________________________________
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage month
Invite Spanish speaking friends to join in honoring Hispanic Heritage month. Hear testimonies of spiritual healing and learning of more Christian Science healing resources in Spanish.
Christian Science Reading Room (Spanish resources)
232 N. Washington Street
Rockville, MD 20850
Every Thursday, 1:30-3:00 pm through October 10
301-762-7049  (For more information see attached flyer)
____________________________________________________________________
Enjoy free online spiritual resources
 
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to 
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. 

_____________________________________________

 
Read the 2024 Thanksgiving Bible Lesson. 
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“We must look deep into realism
instead of accepting only the outward sense of things”
(Science and Health, p. 129)
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