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Wednesdays 5:30-6:00 EDT
Thursdays 12:00-1:00 EDT 

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 Issues over 3 months past date are FREE
Regular pricing:

• Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lessons, citation edition, 3 months - $6.50
• Christian Science Bible Lessons, full-text edition, 1 month - $14.00
• The Christian Science Monitor Weekly - $4.00
• Christian Science Sentinel - $4.25
• Christian Science Journal​ - $12.00

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​Weekly Monitor and Bible Lesson Discussion
Wednesdays 6:00-6:45pm

A listening conversation with shared views and fair consideration of all views and thoughts shared.  Hear how others are praying about the issues each article brings up.

We'll read through a Monitor article together, then discuss the ideas.  Connections to that week's Bible Lesson encouraged!

Upcoming Articles

Article for September 6 (Special Project: Reparations Debate):
"When $1 billion isn't enough. Why the Sioux won't put a price on land." [Justice, June 28, 2023]

Article for September 13:
"Tracing Lahaina's story, from royal kingdom to fiery blaze" [Transformation, August 29, 2023]
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Article for September 20 (Special Project: Reparations Debate):
"Slavery made their ancestors wealthy. Now they're making amends." [Humility, August 1, 2023]

Article for September 27: 
"Oregon's bold drug policy isn't working, yet" [Cover Story, Compassion, September 5, 2023]

Email CSColumbia2020@gmail.com for Zoom info
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​Past Articles
"In Ukraine, summer camps provide kids a 'childhood during war'" [Resilience, July 21, 2023]
"'Narrating our own story': Amid war in Sudan, art lovers take a stand" [Perseverence, July 6, 2023]
"Test for humans: How to make artificial intelligence safe" [Trust, June 21, 2023]
"Special delivery: This Frenchman builds community, letter by letter" [Generosity, July 28, 2023]
"Reparations debate: Mending the past, forging the future" [Responsibility, June 6, 2023]
"Our writers dug into reparations. Here's what two of them took away" [Podcast, audio minutes, 12:44, Justice, June 30, 2023]
"Secret of Jordan's national dish? A 'yogurt that unites.'" [Monitor Daily, May 30, 2023]
"How to get absentee students their diploma? Add lots of caring." [Monitor Daily, May 24, 2023]
"Where there's fire, there's smoke: Public safety lesson for Eastern US" [Safety, June 8, 2023]
"Life in a California wildfire zone for a Red Cross worker" [YouTube (2:02 min), March 10, 2022]
"Stopping culture wars in their tracks: How one city did it" [Trust, Cover Story, June 6, 2023]
"'Uncharted territory': How Asia is coping with extreme heat" [Resilience, May 26, 2020]
"Can world manage hunger crisis? Add food costs tot he challenges." [Generosity, May 17, 2023]
"Between the stacks: A day in the life of a library" [Hope, May 15, 2023]
"A grandfather's welcome to the neighborhood kids" and "Won't you be my neighbor? Porch culture challenges loneliness"  [Monitor Daily, May 2, 2023]
"Punishment or rehabilitation? Why America locks people up." [Podcast - Perception Gaps, audio minutes, 39:33, August 31, 2020]
"National Poetry Month: This library quenches the thirst for verse" [Making a Difference, Joy, April 11, 2023]
"Culture as resistance? Haitians defy gangs by embracing theater." [Freedom, February 1, 2023]
"Can America move beyond mass incarceration?" [Podcast - Perception Gaps, audio minutes, 40:01, September 14, 2020]
"The Florida town that challenged Hurricane Ian and won" [Focus, Resilience, November 30, 2022]
"What does forgiveness mean? A Canadian bus crash, five years later." [Cover Story - Forgiveness, February 7, 2023]
"Who's really inside America's jails?  Season 2: Episode 1: America Behind Bars" [Podcast - Perception Gaps, audio minutes 35:03, August 3, 2020]
"Generosity grows alongside inflation in Argentina" [Generosity, February 22, 2023] 
"Spotting sprouts of democracy" [The Monitor's View - Freedom, March 10, 2023]
"You can't heal what you don't reveal: Archives as a path to justice" [Honesty, February 14, 2023]
"For first time in 60 years, new Dead Sea Scroll fragments found" [March 16, 2021]
"Frozen in time: 3,300-year-old burial cave from Ramses II era found at popular beach" [The Times of Israel, September 18, 2022]
"How an all-women news outlet is changing Somalia's media landscape" [Equality, January 17, 2023]
"Putin frames war as protecting Russia's existence. Are Russians buying it?" [Peace, February 21, 2023]
"Gaming as serious work for students, and trees that celebrate girls" [Points of Progress: Transformation, February 22, 2023]
"To balance China, India charts new foreign policy path" [December 16, 2022]
"How to beat the cold and dark? Icelanders cozy up with books" [December 23, 2022]
"Moral moments matter: The power of individual choice" [Integrity, January 12, 2023]
"On the banks of the River Jordan, an interfaith haven is planned" [December 15, 2022]
"Photo finish 2022: A year of insight and connection" [January 2023]
"In Ohio, one man's quest to get more voters to agree to disagree" [Respect, November 10, 2022]
"Collage artists layer meaning and delight" [Joy, November 10, 2022]
"Building Men teaches students what manhood can really mean" [Transformation, December 13, 2022]
"Senior women find joy on the softball field: Meet the Colorado Peaches" [Joy, October 28, 2022]
"Fans have a problem with this year's World Cup: Host Qatar" [Fairness, November 18, 2022]
"From Greece to Bangladesh, individual acts, big impact for land and water" [Points of Progress, Balance, November 22, 2022]
"Love and connection: The transforming power of a thank-you note" [Cover Story, Gratitude, November 22, 2022]
"Trust in elections: Mexico shows how fast it can be lost - and regained" [Trust, September 22, 2022] 
"Four-day workweek: Why more companies are taking the plunge" [Balance, September 28, 2022]
"Moral support: How we raise a 'good person' in fractured times." [Integrity, October 25, 2022] 
"Helping boys and men: Not a zero-sum gender battle" [Monitor Daily, October 19, 2022]
"Valuing generosity and volunteerism" [October 31, 2022]
"News for humanity: What a focus on 'values' really means" [Podcast (8:09 min), October 14, 2022]
"In Hurricane Ian's wake, federal and state leaders ramp up relief " [September 30, 2022] 
"In Ukraine's restored grain trade, relief for farmers - and the world" [Compassion, September 29, 2022] 
"Bouncing back: Cheese in Bosnia, trees around the world" [Points of Progress, August 8, 2022]
"This day care helps an endangered language survive: Inside a Gwich'in language nest" [YouTube (7:04 min), March 10, 2022]
"Freedom is his business: How Jared Genser extracts political prisoners" [Difference Maker, October 3, 2022]
"Ukraine's wartime schools: Intensity, purpose, and an eye to safety" [September 1, 2022]
"Union rebound?  AFL-CIO's Shuler sees promise, long road ahead." [Monitor Breakfast, September 1, 2022]
"The Christian Science Monitor Breakfast - Ukraine Ambassador Oksana Markarova" [selected excerpts, YouTube, May 5, 2022]
"What a view: More starlit skies and a mapped ocean floor" [Points of Progress, July 27, 2022]
"He sings in Ukraine's bomb shelters and on the front" [YouTube (6:40 min), September 5, 2022]
"For Afghans in the US - life, liberty, and the pursuit of permanence" [September 6, 2022]
"What happens to US education if there's no one to teach?" [January 26, 2022]
"One country, two histories: What does it mean to be an American?" [Focus, June 14, 2022]
​"Education owes a lot to parents.  But where do their rights begin and end?" [Focus, July 1, 2022]
"Generosity for children, from wartime schooling to music education" [Points of Progress, June 21, 2022]
"Citizen building: What's the best way to help students soar in a democracy?" [Focus, June 23, 2022]
"Why one Ukraine struggle is everyone's" [The Monitor's View, June 15, 2022]
"Public education, democracy, and the future of America" [Focus, June 8, 2022]​
"Easing daily life for families, from Morocco to Vietnam" [Points of Progress, June 17, 2022]
"Science and religion: Smithsonian exhibit explores the intersections" [April 22, 2022]
"Columbine. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Uvalde. What do we do now?" [Focus, May 27, 2022]
"Beach and river cleanups: Strange finds, and fish fertilizer for sale" [Points of Progress, June 1, 2022]
"Ukrainian Orthodox Church says follow the gospel, not Putin" [May 31, 2022]
"How an Army ethicist works to mold moral soldiers" [May 23, 2022]
"Episode 10: Solving Perception Gaps" [Podcast Series: Perception Gaps: audio minutes 36:18, December 17, 2018]
"Notes from a war: Resilience and anguish in a Ukraine under siege" [Cover Story, April 12, 2022]
"How Theresa Betancourt fosters resilience and healing in ex-child soldiers" [Podcast Series: People making a difference: audio minutes 24:26, November 15, 2021]
​"As they aid Ukrainians, Russians abroad struggle with their own identity" [April 26, 2022]
"Ukraine: Narrative of war's atrocities is 'forging a nation together' " [April 27, 2022] 
"How war in global breadbasket threatens food security everywhere" [March 21, 2022]
"How expanded child tax credit aided these moms, changed economy" [January 19, 2022]
"Roads broke up an endangered monkey's habitat.  Can bridges fix it?" [April 5, 2022]
"How Navajo are turning on taps - even in remote, dry areas" [April 5, 2022] 
"Russian Invasion of Ukraine forces Europe to redefine its future" [March 1, 2022]
"Find safety or defend home? No easy choices in besieged Kyiv" [February 25, 2022]
"Centuries-old religious divide sharpens between Ukraine and Russia" [March 1, 2022]
​"Are Americans willing to sacrifice for Ukraine?" [February 24, 2022]
"What does systemic racism mean to you?" [June 28, 2021] 
"A timely lesson from a tiny town long ago" [August 2, 2021]
"Teaching race in schools: Have these moms found a way forward?" [January 28, 2022] 
"To clean up East Baltimore, this mentor shores up buildings - and youths" [Difference Maker, December 13, 2021]
"Storied narrative's translation prompts a fresh look at the slave trade" [December 1, 2020]
"Documenting, for the first time, all the slaveholders of Congress" [January 14, 2022]
"Beyond voting rights, Georgia wrestles with Southern identity" [Focus, January 10, 2022]
"A step toward better justice: Prying open the 'black box' of plea deals" [January 12, 2022] 
"Fifth graders as futurists: Imagining the world in 20 years" [December 31, 2021]
" 'For the good of us all': Maisie Sparks on how honoring diversity brings true growth" [Podcast Series: Rethinking the News, 14:10 audio minutes, December 23, 2021] Podcast refers to this article: "At Fellowship church, faith knows no creed or color" [July 19, 2021]
"Lessons from Colorado fire: Climate change and new buildings" [First Look, January 2, 2022]
"Why more women are taking on leadership roles in Hinduism" [First Look, December 14, 2021] 
"Where Rep. Jayapal got her spine" [Focus, November 17, 2021]
"Solar panels make money in rural US. They don't always make friends." [October 19, 2021]
"After a mass shooting, what does healing look like?" [Finding Resilience Project collection, June 7, 2019]
"Lessons in awe and wonder from Kenya's Traveling Telescope" [Podcast: People making a difference, 14:39 audio minutes, November 15, 2021] 
'America's Librarian' knows why people turn to libraries in times of need" [November 16, 2021] 
"How does this scientist approach climate conversations?  She acts 'with love.' " [October 12, 2021]
"Resilience hubs: A new approach to crisis response" [ Finding Resilience Project collection, June 15, 2021]
"Mariachi singer turns loss into love for arts - and community" [Finding Resilience Project collection, October 25, 2021]
"Say thanks to this pandemic-survival trend" [Finding Resilience Project, July 23, 2021] 
"Millennials work to shed label of a generation left behind financially" [Finding Resilience Project collection, July 13, 2021]
"Rural exodus: Newfoundland's quest to save its community" [ Finding Resilience Project collection, September 29, 2021]
"They found hope in Afghanistan.  Now they strive to preserve it" [Finding Resilience Project collection, September 28, 2021]
"Hurricane Ida aftermath: Will power grids get an upgrade?" [Finding Resilience Project, September 22, 2021]
"The conservative Christian college where Muslims feel welcome" [Respect Project collection, November 1, 2018]
"How the spirit of humanity is permeating Tokyo Olympics" [ First Look, August 2, 2021]
"Why French Jews and Muslims are learning each other's language" [Respect Project collection, December 10, 2019]
"Lessons on integrity in politics" [Christian Science Perspective, July 20, 2021]
" 'Low and slow': Latino lowriders cruise for community" [Difference Maker, January 4, 2021] 
"Points of Progress: For a Warming World, solar-powered schools and city 'heat officers' " [June 16, 2021]
"Bob Moses and the Algebra Project" [ July 26 online]
"The next civil right: success in math" [April 21, 2001]
"Beneath Haiti chaos, a deep need for trust" [July 8, 2021]
Stronger: A podcast series "Introducing: Stronger" (time - 02:24) [June 25, 2021] and "Women, Work, and the Pandemic" (time - 12:15) [July 12, 2021]
"Underground counselors: The chaplains helping transit workers cope" [June 7 print cover story, June 9 online]
"A year after Floyd unrest, a Minneapolis neighborhood emerges from ashes" [May 24 print cover story, May 19 online]
" 'He has not bowed': Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong's future" [May 17 print cover story, April 19 online]
"Is politics the new religion?" [June 21 print cover story, May 12 online]
The Respect Project (Christian Science Monitor Online, and June 14, 2021 print issue)

"Let us open our affections to the Principle that moves all in harmony, —
​from the falling of a sparrow to the rolling of a world."

(Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 174:10–12)