It is natural to our human nature. We like certainty. We like plans. We like to know everything we are doing between now and ...

I'm a worrier. I worry and stress and agonize over too many things. I have fears and paranoia. When these thoughts enter my mind, I have to take a step back and decide if this is inspiration from God ...

One way to make sure that you are hearing what God is speaking is to understand that God wants to personally … powerfully … and even prophetically speak into your ...

In the Bible, God spoke directly to Abraham. He spoke directly to Moses. He spoke directly to Job. But to your neighbor down the street? Most people reading the ancient scriptures understand these ...

There are many forms and expressions of prayer. The human heart is diverse and the ways in which it approaches and speaks to God is also diverse. The variations of prayer show us the great mystery ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

We're very much aware, I'm sure, that the season of Advent is a time of waiting. It's a time when we're preparing, in a special way, for the coming of Jesus. We do that looking for Jesus to come in ...

Readings: Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 I cannot say that I dislike or disapprove of the saying. I use it myself. But I still stiffen when someone says, ...

At Christmas time we hear a huge amount about Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Christians have venerated her for centuries, but what of Joseph? He trusted in God in the most difficult of circumstances.

As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Bill, the leader of the 1.1 million-member United Church of Christ’s Rev. Geoffrey A. Black thinks there is more work for ...