Christian Science Reading Room

How Should We Respond to Caitlyn Jenner?

“Jenner, and every person who deals with gender disorder, bears the image of God and has a priceless soul."

Five Vision Myths

Just because something is a common belief doesn’t make it true. A lot of things you have probably heard about your vision turn out to be false. Here are five common myths that have no basis in science

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Is It Climate Change or Global Warming? And Why Does it Matter?

Let's explore the differences between the terms climate change and global warming. They are often used interchangeably but are different in scope.

Study Shows Public Health Benefits of Recreational Facilities on Urban Rivers

A new study finds that the cost of building urban river parkways and other recreational facilities is more than offset by the savings in public health costs, such as obesity.

Is there a happy ending to the story for the Book House and other indie book stores?

When is the last time you bought a book at a bookstore? Not a virtual bookstore -- an actual, brick and mortar, physical space where you browse and read and walk around and maybe even talk with clerks or other readers bookstore? A place like Market Block, or The Book

Do Most Christian Organizations Need An App In Addition To Their Responsive Website?

What does Christian Science teach?

Doctrines referenced out of the primary Christian Science work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

The Bible: a health book?

I recently found a list of 20 “must-read” books on fitness, health and happiness. Mentioned were books on cooking, yoga and even a celebrity-written memoir. My favorite must-read book on health (no…

Why the Bible is Not a Book of Moral Laws

Contrary to popular belief, it's the startling gift book.

Is the Astronomy in the Book of Job Scientifically Consistent?

Like other Old and New Testament passages, it is scientifically consistent, even if not scientifically exhaustive.

Are you there book lovers? It’s me, Margaret.

What makes a young adult novel that deals honestly with puberty endure across generations of women?

15 Things That Happen When You Walk into a Bookstore with a Book Nerd

Book stores are to book lovers what Disneyland is to a five-year-old.

Open a book to find better health

A good book may bring more than enjoyment. It can be good for your health.Patients looking for relief from mental health problems may find themselves with a library card instead of a drug prescription. A newly published study in the UK has found that reading a prescr...

Why You Should Always Put a Used Book in the Freezer Before Reading It

Much like shopping for secondhand clothes, buying old books at stoop sales, online, or at used book stores brings its own brand of excitement.

How God Used a Miscarriage to Inspire a Children's Book — EFCA Blog

A story of deep loss and the beauty God brought from ashes.

A New Book Shows How Spiritual Aging Can Help Us

Two authors ask key questions that guide people down a spiritual path of aging, resulting in vitality, joy and connectedness.

What the Book of Job Teaches Us About Unexplainable Suffering

The Book of Job: The makers of the Bible Project have made an animated video that explains the theme behind one of the most complex books of the Bible.

Science Book Club: When Science & Christianity Meet Ch 6

How do you reconcile science and the Bible when one can be updated by new data and the other cannot?

Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God (Signed Book)

What is shaking in your world? Possibly your future, your faith, your family, or finances? It's a shaky world out there. In Unshakable Hope:...