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SUMMARY:In-Person & Online lecture: THE JOY OF BEGINNING WITH GOD
DESCRIPTION:The Joy of Beginning with God\nA FREE Inspirational Talk\nby Mark McCurties\nThe very first verse of the Bible in the chapter Genesis offers the most wonderful news: “In the beginning\, God created the heaven and the earth.” Part of what this glorious verse tells us is that in reality\, everything and everyone begins with God. In other words\, God is the only cause and the only creator\, and God is causing good and right developments for each one of us.\nMary Baker Eddy\, the woman who founded the Christian Science church\, knew that this subject of causation\, cause and effect\, might just be the most important discussion of our time. In fact\, she boldly stated that making progress in the world depends on understanding cause and effect in the right way. She wrote: “Spiritual causation is the one question to be considered\, for more than all others spiritual causation relates to human progress.” (Science and Health p. 170:22–24) \nTo that point\, perhaps you’ve noticed that the world is talking nonstop about causation right now. \nWhat causes disease? What causes inflation? What causes crime? What causes natural disasters? etc. However\, it’s helpful to note that these conversations are taking place from the point of view of physical causation\, physical or material causes and effects. \nIn this lecture\, I’m going to take a different approach. I’d like to talk about causation\, from a spiritual point of view. In other words\, what is God causing? What kind of effects does God’s causative power produce? The Bible promises that God is causing only good. So in this lecture\, I will explore how a better understanding of the good that God forever causes\, can help us to experience more of that goodness in the form of health\, peace\, and safety for our world. In the beginning\, from the beginning\, and without beginning\, God is causing good. As loved children of God\, we each have a divine right to feel the effect of that divine goodness in our daily lives. I invite you then\, to come learn more about the joy of beginning with God! \nAbout Mark McCurties\n \nEver since he was a little boy\, Mark had a deep love for the Bible. When he read about men and women in the Bible overcoming hatred\, famine\, war\, physical disease\, and other hardships\, their triumphs inspired him. It didn’t matter what the odds were\, or what conditions they faced\, individuals in the Bible seemed to flourish in adversity based on one common theme: their deep love for God. \nGrowing up in a Christian Science household\, there was another book that Mark loved to read daily: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures written by Mary Baker Eddy. The very purpose of her book is to help unlock and reveal the deeper divine meaning and inspiration of the Bible. Together the Bible and Science and Health point to the practical healing and saving power of God and its present availability for all mankind. Mark knew that someday he wanted to share that healing message with the world. \nAs he grew into adulthood\, experiences in the field of education as a summer camp director\, outdoor educator\, athletics coach\, and resident counselor all helped to develop his understanding and practice of Christian Science. While working with young people\, Mark had multiple opportunities to witness God’s healing power. These examples proved to him that the healing power of the Christ is just as alive and relevant today as for the men and women of the Bible. In 2010\, with a desire to focus solely on healing through prayer\, Mark entered the full-time public practice of Christian Science. \nThis free talk is sponsored by\nFirst Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Kent\, WA.\nIn-Person at \nKent Commons\n525 Fourth Avenue North\nKent\, Washington\, United States of America \nLivestream at: zoom.us/j/84118285440\nCall to listen: 253 205 0468\nAccess code: 841 1828 5440#
URL:https://christiansciencewa.org/event/in-person-online-lecture-the-joy-of-beginning-with-god/
LOCATION:Kent Commons Community Center\, 525 Fourth Ave. N\, Kent\, 98032
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SUMMARY:In-Person lecture and livestream: FINDING JOY\, HEALTH\, HOPE FOR ALL
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Steven Salt. \nSometimes we can feel that joy seems hard to find — and seems even harder to keep! But what if joy is really fundamental to our nature? What if it is something all of us have permanently? \nChristian Science teacher and lecturer Steve Salt says\, “What if we could find the good in life for which our hearts yearn is invulnerable to surrounding events\, that it’s never ‘on the line’ for any reason\, actually? If there was a way to trust that\, and to prove it\, that would give us a compelling reason to have hope. Even a reason for unshakeable joy. Christian Science explains the incredible good endowed on us by God — a good all of us deserve and can even expect — all the time.” \nSteve will present his talk\, “Finding joy\, health\, hope for all\,” on Saturday\, April 27\, at 7 p.m. He will speak at the Kent Commons Community Center\, 525 4th Avenue N.\, in Kent\, WA. The talk is free\, open to the community\, and sponsored by\nFirst Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Kent. https://christiansciencekent.org/ \nThe lecture also will be livestreamed on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83727884653\nMeeting ID: 837 2788 4653\nOne tap mobile: +12532158782\,\,83727884653# US \nSteve will share how he was healed of mental darkness\, and subsequently regained his sense of joy. Through praying with ideas from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy\, he was transformed — uplifted by a better understanding of joy as a quality of an all-present\, all-loving God. \nHe will also share other healings\, thoughts on identity\, prayer\, and what Jesus taught about joy. And he’ll describe Mary Baker Eddy’s life. She founded Christian Science\, wrote Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures\, and modeled a prayerful approach to life\, through good happenings and bad\, health and sickness\, security and poverty\, safety and homelessness — prevailing over all of these obstacles\, and helping many others along the way. \nAbout Steven Salt \n\n  \nExploring how things work\, discovering dynamic relationships\, observing unapparent connections\, and applying the knowledge gained to make sense of it all: this has been the impulse of Steve’s life. \nAs a youngster he designed\, engineered\, and built cities of cardboard\, electrified them\, and served as city manager to imaginary families and workers. This was followed by more complex projects that included a balsa wood suspension bridge and a working model of a three-story elevator. Oh\, and model rockets. He launched lots of rockets into the sky. Steve likes learning by doing. \nParallel to this education was a deeper plunge into the workings of life through attending Christian Science Sunday School\, where he learned the fundamentals of his relationship to God and other people. Steve gained a broader\, more spiritual and practical sense of the Bible along with the framework in which to understand and value the true nature of things. \nAfter earning a degree in education at Ohio University\, he went into the family hardware business helping people problem-solve the household challenges they were facing. Steve’s commitment to church continued to grow as he served in various capacities. Most importantly\, he was gaining a better conception of God’s ever-presence through the Christian Science that brings this reality into focus. \nEventually\, Steve was led to the full-time\, public practice of Christian Science where he could apply its teachings to daily experiences and secure a stable sense of well-being for those in need of prayerful support. \nHe enjoyed fulfilling the duties of Christian Science Committee on Publication for Ohio for 15 years. This allowed him to connect with editors\, reporters\, and government officials at the local\, state\, and national levels\, ensuring the availability of accurate information about Christian Science. Steve regularly met with ecumenical and interfaith leaders\, and gave talks with interfaith groups and comparative religion classes. He wrote for national websites\, blogs\, newspapers\, and magazines in this capacity. \nSteve is married to Crystal\, his high school sweetheart. They have two sons and three grandchildren. They all bring him joy. \nPhoto at top by Molnár Bálint on Unsplash
URL:https://christiansciencewa.org/event/in-person-lecture-and-livestream-finding-joy-health-hope-for-all/
LOCATION:Kent Commons Community Center\, 525 Fourth Ave. N\, Kent\, 98032
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SUMMARY:In-Person Lecture: Finding Trust in a Changing World
DESCRIPTION:Finding Trust in a Changing World\nA free Christian Science Lecture by Lesley Pitts\nWhat can we confidently depend on? Recognizing a loving\, divine presence can bring the reliable stability and support needed for progress. \nLocation: Kent Commons Community Center\nMore information: christiansciencekent.org\nSponsored by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Kent
URL:https://christiansciencewa.org/event/finding-trust-in-a-changing-world/
LOCATION:Kent Commons Community Center\, 525 Fourth Ave. N\, Kent\, 98032
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