Originally published Dec. 1, 2013 being re-published now, as a follow-up piece to the one run on Valentine's Day. A while back I wrote a popular post about Love, where I talked about 1 Corinthians 13:13 (faith, hope and love). As much as I dislike Paul, it didn't stop us from having 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 read … Continue reading Agape: I love you, let me control you
Category: Christian Science
everything is always good
Every one of them says "how are you?" And you always have to say "good," even if you're not good. If you say things aren't good, they'll wonder -- aloud -- why you're placing "limits" on yourself or the situation. All things are possible through God and enough prayer. This does not stop … Continue reading everything is always good
What is Love?
Originally published on Oct. 17, 2015, and cross-posted today on ExChristianScience.com. Re-published today, in honor of Valentine's Day. While Buddhists focus on the Rights of the Noble Eightfold Path, Christian Scientists focus on things like “the right hand soap,” the “right Sunday School teacher” and the “right” dictionary. Yes, the right dictionary. You might think … Continue reading What is Love?
Matter grows through unparalleled actions
A little while back someone told me about a new ex-cs blogger, Hester, and her blog, Incredible True Stories of Christian Science Healing. I clicked over, skimmed it, bookmarked it for later and forgot about it. That was longer ago than I care to admit. I generally keep my ex-cs related blogs on my wordpress reader, … Continue reading Matter grows through unparalleled actions
15 Screwed Up Catholic Ideas That May Affect Your Sex Life Even If You’re Not Religious
This is awesome, everyone should go read it. NOW. Source: 15 Screwed Up Catholic Ideas That May Affect Your Sex Life Even If You’re Not Religious
Happy Thanksgiving
Looking for an alternative to the Thanksgiving Service? The best testimony service you've ever experienced! Former CSists offer Thanksgiving Testimonies at the Ex-Christian Scientist. (see also Please Bring your Testimony to it's Healing Conclusion) Kind-ism posts from Thanksgivings past: Happy Thanksgiving (food and wine paring edition) 2014 was a link round-up of previous years so I won't link to … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
Why do some people stay in Christian Science, despite its failures?
Why do we stay in Christian Science? Emerging Gently offers a theory: Intermittent reinforcement: “The name given to any pattern of reinforcement where only some responses are reinforced.” Sometimes the healing happens, sometimes it doesn't. Try harder, maybe it will this time.
Return of the Mormons Part 2: Religion, Guilt & Motherhood
For part one: Saint Kat of the Sparkling Water Mormon Missionaries often inspire unintended lines of thinking (I'm pretty sure they never intended to push me to secular humanism) and this time was no exception. Something about the afternoon's encounter bugged me, and it took some time to sort out why. Then I found it: They noticed that … Continue reading Return of the Mormons Part 2: Religion, Guilt & Motherhood
Surreal morning conversations at the play yard
I'm starting to think I need more coffee before I do the school run. (me) Today is Thursday, right? (a dad at the school play yard) Yeah, it's Friends, and Steinfield tonight, remember when we used to do that? Not really, I wasn't allowed to watch TV. I occasionally snuck some on Wednesday nights while … Continue reading Surreal morning conversations at the play yard
Five Questions – Principia Edition – Kat’s Answers
This post is being done in collaboration with my fellow ex-Christian Scientist blogger at Emerging Gently. We have also posed these same questions to other ex-Christian Scientists. Their answers appear in a series of posts on The Ex-Christian Scientist*. 1) Why did you attend Principia? I had to get away from the toxic culture perpetuated by my … Continue reading Five Questions – Principia Edition – Kat’s Answers
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