Tag Archives: Christian Science Monitor

Contagion and its hypnotic appeal

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

The action-thriller movie Contagion will be released in Australia tomorrow. I love going to the movies, but I think I’ll opt-out of this one. Why? There is now quite an acceptance in the community of the mind-body connection, of how … Continue reading →

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Opinions, Reason and Communications

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

I am surprised and excited by the level of deep thinking, healthy review and debate going on in the community – in radio, TV, print and online. Last week I attended the Brisbane Writers’ Festival, firstly watching a Skype link-up … Continue reading →

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Australia Joins Move to Healthier Journalism

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

A couple of weeks ago there was a significant innovation in the management of news and reader feedback in the media in Australia. Check out what my colleague Carey Arber discovered is now practice at The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia’s … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Scientific Research

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

50% of American adults rely on prayer for healing! There are probably more people in Australia than we thought, who do so, too. What does this mean for OUR Government as it considers our health needs? Read below what my … Continue reading →

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Food poisoning healed through prayer in Christian Science

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

I have just arrived home from a month’s holiday in Europe …. and yes, it’s great to be back in Australia again. Wow, what a special place it is! However, when I became aware that all the news media in … Continue reading →

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Can a downturn in the economy be turned around?

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

I’ve just arrived home from a business trip to the Gold Coast to talk with journalists and broadcasters in the region about Christian Science. Some of my new friends at the Gold Coast Bulletin, Tweed Echo, Gold Coast Sun, and … Continue reading →

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Harmony Day in Australia + International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

So…. did you wear orange for Harmony Day today? On Harmony Day in Australia, we celebrate our cultural diversity in schools and workplaces, in sports organisations, and in local government and community group activities. The continuing message is that Everyone … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day: Mary Baker Eddy’s Contribution

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

The right for women to vote in federal elections became law in Australia in 1902, well before their sisters in the USA and the UK gained the same right years later. At the other end of the spectrum, women in … Continue reading →

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Unselfish love empowers children …… and adults

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Amy Chua’s new novel, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has sparked hot debate around the world about the style of parenting that is most conducive to raising successful children. Apparently, Tiger mum rigidly “commands her children to get A’s … Continue reading →

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Miraculous ….. or Natural?

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Today’s blog gratefully focuses on a (still progressing) recovery that is anything but a straightforward case of a healing through prayer.  It is, though, a heartwarming story – the accelerated progress of United States Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, victim of a gunman’s … Continue reading →

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Why astrology is sillier than we thought……

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

“Thanks to a wobble in the earth’s axis, the astrological positions calculated some 2,000 years ago no longer apply. And even back then it was a big load of nonsense”, writes Stephanie Pappas, from LiveScience in a recent article published … Continue reading →

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The Queensland Floods – A spiritual perspective

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

My home town, Toowoomba, has just experienced the ferocity of a flash flood today, which caused chaos on the roads, loss of life and some homes and businesses were inundated. When I eventually managed to make my way home late this … Continue reading →

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The Important Points of Christian Science

Posted on January 5, 2011 by

The article with a Christian Science perspective that appeared in The Christian Science Monitor Daily News Briefing on December 23 pointed out very clearly that “the news about the economy, Afghanistan, Iran, and other parts of the world seems to be … Continue reading →

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Mary Baker Eddy. Who was she?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer of Christian Science, was an amazing woman. Check out what Keith Wommack has shared about her ministry 100 years on…….. 100 years later, still touching lives In 1907, a New York newspaperman was sent, with … Continue reading →

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Good, not evil!

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

My colleague, Leroy Gatlin, of Oklahoma in the US explains how Christian Scientists view good and evil. Thanks Leroy…… Good, not evil Some unfamiliar with Christian Science tend to judge it simply on the basis of what they believe it to … Continue reading →

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