Mondays at 2 p.m. and anytime during Reading Room open hours:  A new Sentinel Watch podcast is posted each week.  Listen in and share ideas and inspiration.

Thursdays at 2 p.m.:  Read the weekly Bible Lesson and share ideas with others either in the Reading Room or by calling in.  Call-in number is 406-300-5623.  No access code required.

October 5-11, 2020
What is Christian Science and how does it heal?  — Guest: Melanie Wahlberg
Our guest shares her insights about what Christian Science is and how the spiritual laws of God that it teaches have consistently healed problems
that she has faced.

October 12-18, 2020
Conflict resolution  — Guest: Elisabeth Seaman
On this Sentinel Watch program, our guest shares how her experiance as a Holocaust survivor led her to want to help others solve their disputes peaceably.

October 19-25, 2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Overcoming Distractions — Guest: Tom McElroy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Our guest talks about how easy it can be to get distracted from the healing focus of discerning and revealing the ever-present kingdom of
heaven within us, which Jesus pointed to and proved.

October 26 – November 1, 2020
Praying about elections  — Guest: Allison Rose-Sonnesyn
On this Sentinel Watch podcast, our guest reminds us that “one on God’s side is a majority,” as US abolitionist Wendell Phillips said. Our guest also shares how a higher, spiritual
view of God’s infinite goodness truly governing all can help mend divisions, end conflicts, and find peace when politics seems to divide us, and illustrates this with experiences from her own
time working with politicians.

March 2-8 — Parenting–what does God have to do with it? Guest Curt Wahlberg explains how both children and parents are parented by God. He shares examples of how leaning on God as the source of all wisdom when making parental decisions, along with seeing his children as the good and complete reflections of God, has allowed him to let go of fear and find direction for nurturing the success of his children.

March 9-15 — Compassion–divinity embracing humanity. Hear how natural it is to be “moved with compassion” as Jesus was, and to gain the understanding of God’s embrace of humanity that he exemplified, which leads to healing.

March 16-22 — Replace anger with angels. Discover how to stop anger from establishing roots in our thoughts by feeling the comfort and healing that listening to God’s messages of love can bring to any situation.

March 23-29 — Persistence triumphs!Guest Bob Stranathan explains the spiritual persistence in prayer that is not trying to make something happen through human will but is a sincere listening to God to awaken us to discover the good that’s already present.

March 30-April 5 — Getting past groupthink. Rosalie Dunbar discusses how we can be alert to and resist groupthink pressures.

February 3-9 — What is animal magnetism? Guest Evan Mehlenbacher looks at he concept of evil and a term Christian Science uses to help us understand it–animal magnetism.Evan explains what this apprehension means, as well as how to recognize animal magnetism in our daily lives and prove it to be powerless.

February 10-16 — A practical repentance. Guest Elise Moore assures us that everyone has what it takes to change their life through the practical repentance Christ Jesus illustrated in his healing love.

February 17-23 — You belong to ME. Melanie Ball shares how empowering it is to understand how deeply God loves us. She shares how this knowledge put her on a spiritual path that opened the way to healing during times of great need.

February 24 – March 1 — Christ: The door to healing and for healers. Connie Coddington and Barbara Vining discuss the light Jesus threw on the nature of his healing practice when he said, “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved.” (John 10:9)

These programs and many others may be viewed at any time during Reading Room open hours — noon to 3:30 weekdays except holidays. Check the church calendar for special showing times.

Featured in the January 2020 issue of The Christian Science Journal:

What does it take to be healed spiritually? — “Now, how we work on the mental concept is another area where Christian Science stands out; we don’t work with our human mind, our mortal mind, or, as the Bible says, the carnal mind, and try to change it.  Christian Science goes to the divine Mind, which is God, to get the right thought about our true spiritual identity as God’s idea or expression — and that improves the body.  When we look away from matter to Spirit, we see Spirit producing the healing effect.” — Mark Unger

Divinity’s embrace of our humanity — ” . . . out human capacities need not be vulnerable expressions of material belief.  Instead, they can increasingly show forth the eternal strength, clarity, sharpness, and freshness bestowed on us by divine Mind.” — David Kennedy

Testimony of healing — “One day . . . I ran across this quote referring to Christ Jesus: ‘The great Way-shower illustrated Life unconfined, uncontaminated, untrammelled, by matter’ (Mary Baker Eddy, Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896, p.30).  I looked up the meaning of untrammeled, as I was unfamiliar with it.  One definition of it read ‘jot deprived of freedom of action, or expression;not restricted or hampered’ (lexico.com).  The statement was so relevant to me and became uppermost in my thought daily. 

‘The healing came gradually, almost imperceptibly.  I became aware that I was moving more freely . . . I also naturally regained my normal weight, and my movement was fully back to normal.  This healing required much mental discipline. . . I now look back on this as a time of growth in grace and humility.  I learnt needed lessons in patience and persistence.  Above all, I took away from this experience the necessity to express courage, boldness, and an unwavering trust in the incontestable power of God.’ — Libby Weir