Christian Science Churches of Southern California

Based on the teachings of Christ Jesus & the power of the Christ to inspire and heal.

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August 8-14

- with Beth Packer

When a baby goat went missing, this week's guest learned a profound spiritual lesson about our oneness with God. She shares how a deepening understanding of this central Christian Science concept has helped bring healing to other areas of her life - and how it can in yours, too.

If the current podcast is not posted by CSPS Internet Radio on Monday morning, go to Sentinel Watch Archive.

Monthly podcast from

the Mary Baker Eddy Library

"American religion in World War II"

In the mid-1990s, Kurt Piehler led a groundbreaking oral history initiative at Rutgers University, interviewing World War II veterans. As he learned their experiences, questions surfaced about religion’s role in the conflict. So Piehler went on to explore this topic through extensive research. It included looking into The Mary Baker Eddy Library’s collections and resulted in the publication of his book A Religious History of the American GI (University of Nebraska Press, 2021). As our guest in this podcast episode, he discusses the central role that faith and prayer played for President Franklin Roosevelt and the US military, in their battle for what Roosevelt named the “four freedoms”: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Referencing various stories from his research, Piehler comments on the unique contribution of Christian Science to the overall war effort.

Check our one-stop events page for local and online events!

It's a great location for finding inspiring online audio and video programs from the Christian Science Monitor, the Mary Baker Eddy Library, and The Mother Church (The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, MA).

Watch for inspirational talks in Southern California coming this fall and other special events.

Church Services

Our SoCal chuches offer services in-person, online and via phone. Check with individual churches for details. 

Enjoy inspiring ideas from this week's Bible Lesson

SOUL

August 8 - 14

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deuteronomy 6:5

"This command includes much, even the surrender of all merely material sensation, affection, and worship." Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures 9:19–21

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Lesson at Sunday service

This Bible Lesson will be the focus of Sunday church services at all Christian Science churches this Sunday.

Weekly Bible Lens

Find out more about this Bible Lesson in the "Bible Lens" section of this week's issue of the Christian Science Sentinel at any Christian Science Reading Room or go to JSH Online if you subscribe to the periodicals online.