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Basics of Christian Science: Its origin, beliefs, and structure
By
Cheryl Petersen
Discovery: In the 1860s, Mary Baker Eddy discovered a reality of divine mind and its manifestation. She called it Christian Science and said it included a system of mental healing, the same system used by Christ Jesus and prophets. Before organizing a church, Eddy taught mind-healing to students in a classroom setting, using the Bible…
Always together, here and afterlife
By
Cheryl Petersen
I’ve heard it said that religion and an afterlife were invented to control human beings. Maybe, maybe not. Religious threats of a horrible afterlife if you don’t have good behavior here on earth, don’t work consistently. And life experience teaches otherwise. After Mom and Dad died, I still felt their presence. Religion and an afterlife…
Spiritual highway
By
Cheryl Petersen
Proverbs 16:17 The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.
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