"How did you feel about growing up with a mother who prayed?" I had just finished speaking to an audience of well-heeled professionals in Greenwich, Connecticut, and when the moderator opened the ...

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 ...

Many years ago, when I was a youth pastor, I asked a room full of teenagers a simple question: Does God really know everything? Most of the teens quickly raised their hands and said, “Yes, God does ...

Do you ever feel like you don’t want to bother God with your problems? I find myself thinking this a lot, particularly when I’m dealing with the mundane issues that plague everyone: making rent, ...

‘God’s just doing stuff,’ Pastor Dave Brackenridge of Home Church Scotland says, when asked why he thinks there’s been a rise in young people turning to religion. ‘There’s a shift happening across the ...

I used to believe in God. I made the decision to be baptized at age 15 or 16. I used to pray. I have become agnostic. I am willing to accept there may be a God just as I am willing to accept there may ...