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 ...

This is French artist James Tissot’s depiction of Jesus teaching his disciples the Lord’s Prayer. Tissot lived from 1836-1902. (Courtesy Photo) The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 emphasizes God’s ...

The goal of any worship service is to magnify God’s greatness and goodness in Jesus Christ in people’s hearts and minds (Ps. 40:3; 2 Cor. 4:6). We want people to walk away thinking, What a great ...

Taking time out each day to be thankful for God and his gifts will lead to greater joy and mark a great step forward for humanity, Pope Francis said. Mary, the mother of Jesus, "acknowledges that she ...

Thomas Schreiner boldly argues in his New Testament Theology (Baker Academic, 2008) that the 27 books of the New Testament present two unified themes. First, in Jesus’ announcement that the kingdom ...

People get together all the time to celebrate a friend or family member who is having a birthday or an anniversary, or who has earned a job promotion or some other honor. At these gatherings we expect ...

Read and reflect on Matthew 5:13–16 — You’re to be light, bringing out the God-colors in this world. — Matthew 5:14 (The Message) I once ran into an old friend in the supermarket — seems like the ...