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In addition to the articles I've had published in the Christian Science periodicals, I've also written for a number of online outlets, including KevinMD, Communities Digital News, and American Public Media's 'On Being' blog. Here's just a selection...
Science & Religion
The following are opening remarks made at an interfaith presentation in Castro Valley, CA In her book, Science and Health with Key to the...
What it really means to be spiritual
“Spiritual but not religious.” How often have we heard someone describe themselves this way and thought, “Well, at least there’s hope” –...
Forgiveness the key to living debt free
It was a moment that can only be described as the grace of God: Reciting the Lord’s Prayer with a dozen friends during a lunchtime...
I’m giving up ‘logs’ for Lent
I remember hearing the story of a woman who, instead of giving up something of her own choosing for Lent, decided instead to poll her...
Responding to a world reaching out for healing
As the story goes, a woman who had been suffering for some time with a physical ailment made her way through a large crowd until she was...
The difference between artificial and divine intelligence
Tempting as it was to dismiss as so much hooey the recent news that an ex-Google executive had filed an application with the IRS to form...
Something to be grateful for, something to be grateful to
In his opening remarks to the U.C. Berkeley Greater Good Science Center “Gratitude & Well-Being at Work” conference, held last November...
How prayer defuses violence
All it took for Roger to decide not to kill someone was to be reminded he was a child of God. Roger (not his real name) was an inmate in...
The most important thing we can teach our kids
There are plenty of things we should be teaching our kids in order to ensure their happiness, health and success, but by far the most...
Is there a cure for racism?
PETALUMA, CA, Aug. 28, 2017 – “I’ve heard some people that I know and like saying quite offensive things,” said Carol Lindsay, a white,...
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