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- A Christian Science PerspectiveRelabeling ourselves
Today’s column considers how a different, more spiritual way of identifying ourselves and others can have a healing impact.
The Monitor's ViewAfter a long war, Colombia embraces peace at the ballot boxThe election of a new president after a 2016 peace pact was marked with historic firsts that can help reconcile Colombians.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveA rainbow message
Today’s column explores how the sunshine of God’s love is able to break through and heal what may feel like very dark and cloudy situations.
The Monitor's ViewIn immigrant detention, a role for childrenBeneath the moral debate over Trump’s actions on the children of detained immigrants lies a potential to see their innocence as common ground.
- A Christian Science Perspective‘Home in every place’
Today’s column, which includes a poem and related quotes, considers a sense of home we experience through feeling close to God.
The Monitor's ViewThe high court’s hint on partisan gerrymanderingIndividual voters must first show how such party-driven redistricting harms them, the justices ruled, which calls for voters themselves to cooperate in this very partisan age to end the practice.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWhy you are always qualified
Today’s contributor shares how she was freed from a crippling sense of inadequacy and hopelessness during job transitions when she realized her real job was simply to express God.
Breaking the cycle of absentee fatherhoodLee began to understand the true nature of fatherhood when he began to understand the true nature of marriage, even though he wasn’t married himself.
Global NewsstandIn many ways, Qatar has benefited from its neighbors’ blockade, Qatar’s Arab neighbors should embrace Al Jazeera, Iran’s #MeToo moment begins, To turn plastic pollution awareness into change, we must act, Every one of us should refuse what we can’t reuseA roundup of global commentary for the June 18, 2018 weekly magazine.
Readers RespondReaders write: Understanding thinking in Taiwan, both sides of the issue, women pursuing professionsLetters to the editor for the June 18, 2018 weekly magazine.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWhat helps me be a better parent
Today’s contributor shares how a more spiritual perspective of fatherhood has helped him become a better dad.
The costs of libertyPeng Jie came to Beijing for the same reason rural migrants have come to cities for generations – to find opportunity and a new life. And she did. The problem was that her community was seen as a blight on the gleaming vision for a modern Beijing.
The Monitor's ViewClues of peace in AfghanistanA declared cease-fire by each side, a peace march, and other steps hint that both the Taliban and the government are reacting to a new public mood for a political settlement.
The Monitor's ViewA model of peace to help end Yemen’s warAmid the country’s fighting and humanitarian crisis, one province has become both a sanctuary and an example of what a peaceful Yemen could look like.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveA way out of darkness
In light of growing public concern about suicide rates, today’s contributor shares how considering God as endless Love freed her from feeling that it would be better if she were no longer around.
The Monitor's ViewWhy Russians may bare their teeth at the World CupAs host to the soccer tournament, Russia hopes to not only spruce up its image but teach new habits to its people, such as smiling in public. Mega sporting events have a way of universalizing the best in humanity.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveLessons from a rearview mirror
The idea that there’s a divine basis for growth and progress freed today’s contributor from the pull of disturbing memories.
The Monitor's ViewA summit that may pop fear in North KoreaNorth Koreans saw their leader meeting an archenemy and touting the glories of Singapore’s economy. Kim Jong-un might have unleashed expectations that his dictatorship cannot control.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveA ‘Mr. Right’ search
Today’s contributor was freed from self-condemnation and remorse over failed marriages as she gained a more spiritual sense of the nature of love.
The Monitor's ViewThe source of Jordan’s river of discontentA week of protests has rattled both the Hashemite kingdom and the Middle East, in large part because young people focused on an Arab style of favoritism in government and business. A cultural shift against ‘wasta’ may have begun.
