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- A Christian Science PerspectiveHow can I stop feeling like a nobody?
As God’s children, all of us have something unique and special to give, as well as the capacity to feel and know our God-given worth.
The Monitor's ViewRestoring Palestinian-Israeli trustThe first high-level meeting between Israel and the Palestinian Authority since 2010 hints at a desire to shape peace, not merely manage conflict.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWhat the power of music shows us
As we open our hearts to divine harmony and praise to God, strength and healing replace fear and discord, as a man experienced when faced with chest pain and difficulty breathing.
The Monitor's ViewCompassion meets Afghan refugeesThe West lays out a wider welcoming mat for those fleeing the Taliban than it did in 2015 for fleeing Syrians.
Readers RespondReaders write: Carnival concerns and the importance of dataLetters to the editor for the August 30, 2021 weekly magazine. Readers discuss recent cover stories.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveBreathe free
Nothing can stop the limitless flow of inspiration and peace from God, the divine Love that forever “encircles you and me,” as this poem conveys.
The Monitor's ViewThe power of the Afghan peopleThe Taliban’s own brutality will no doubt be reshaped by the popular reaction to the Kabul attack by another terror group.
For many at the Monitor, Afghanistan is personalThe Monitor has long had close ties with Afghanistan – reporters taken with its beauty and the hospitality that so rarely makes global news.
Pandemic distance brought some friends closerResearchers see a worrying decline in U.S. friendships. But during the pandemic, some people have made new friends or revived old connections.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveRefuse to hate
Jesus’ command to love our enemies can seem a tall order. But when we honestly seek God’s help in doing it, anger and frustration give way to solutions and harmony.
The Monitor's ViewFighting graft without bordersBoth the EU and U.S. are combating transnational corruption in a very novel transnational way.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveBack to school with freedom
Each of us can find the healing and freedom that come from seeing ourselves and others through a spiritual lens – as a middle schooler and his family experienced firsthand at the beginning of a school year.
The Monitor's ViewWhy Iraq is now a Mideast peace brokerIts reformist prime minister has built up enough trust to host a summit of Arab and Iranian leaders that might lift the region’s youth out of despair.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePortrait of equality
Realizing equal rights between men and women can start with valuing all the aspects of the infinite nature of God, Spirit, in ourselves and those around us.
The Monitor's ViewCan food kindness win over North Korea?The Biden administration threw its support behind a South Korea plan to offer aid to a food-short North Korea in hopes of renewing peace talks.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveSpiritual synchronization
Mentally yielding to God, good, empowers us to feel God’s healing love and strength in our daily lives.
The Monitor's ViewTutoring the Taliban on humanitarian lawForeign aid workers in Afghanistan report an openness by the Taliban to keep aid flowing. Is the group honoring the innocence of civilians?
Looking back at Afghanistan as the past returnsMonitor correspondent Martin Kuz spent years reporting from Afghanistan for Stars & Stripes. The uncertain future now facing the country was already clear by the war's midpoint.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveYounger with each passing year
Is there an expiration date on our ability to experience productive, fresh activity? Recognizing that God’s children are created as balanced, whole, and capable empowers us to live those qualities more freely – no matter what our age.
The Monitor's ViewThe rush to redefine America’s political identitiesWith new census data, states are redrawing maps for electoral boundaries, but not without many more voters demanding a say in this pivotal piece of democracy.
