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 ...

Matthew 5:39 of the New Testament of the Bible tells a story about when Jesus told a large group of listeners that if someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other cheek to the offender. On ...

Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches his ...

Most of us want to do good, love better, and stay centered when life gets messy. Jesus figured that out long ago and left behind wisdom that still guides millions of people today. It doesn’t matter if ...

Find today’s readings here. Anyone who has lived in a place that alternates between wet and dry seasons knows the power of returning storms. Everything changes with the rain. Dry ground turns green ...

Being raised by a Christian family, attending Christian schools from kindergarten through high school and participating in multiple churches of different denominations taught me a great deal about ...

This Sunday’s Gospel offers another parable about prayer. Each of this Sunday’s readings suggests that God hears anyone who cries out, especially the brokenhearted. As the Gospel narrative nears the ...

A new peer-reviewed article offers an alternative reading of the famous Gospel story that saw Jesus flipping the tables of ...

The Pew Research Center announced last year that nones—those who claim no religious affiliation—now constitute the largest single faith cohort in the United States. Around the same time, Russell Moore ...

Jesus’ teachings challenge how we spend when money is tight. This is just one symptom of the recent surge in prices that makes paying for our daily bread difficult. Inflation has hit around the world, ...