Leaving it to God—or to chance?

As an undergraduate at Rochester Institute of Technology, I was required to take a course in statistical analysis.  Although the course was rather forgettable, one concept intrigued me: “Poisson Probability,” the work of Siméon-Denis Poisson in the 1830s.  Poisson was...

“Time, the world’s greatest illusion”

  What if you were to resolve things into thoughts and not think of a sunset as a daily event which takes place at a predictable time, but as an experience, a different dimension, unbounded by time; a quality of beauty and not a predictable, measured event?   Wouldn’t...

Election Follow Up

This election was one of the most important in my lifetime. With so much at stake, I turned to the Christian Science Hymnal for comfort and healing. Hymn 292, “The Dutch Hymn of Thanksgiving” with words by Maria Louise Baum, gave me hope and joyous expectation...

“God: The Producer and Director”

  “God: The Producer and Director” By Tom Taffel Christian Science Sentinel June 19, 1971 Volume 73,     Number 25 There were almost too many reasons why I couldn’t make a motion picture for Pan American World Airways.  I was a college student without financial...