Mary Baker Eddy was a wordsmith, and chose her words skillfully and caringly. No detail was too small; changing an “f” to a “t” --- the word “fear” became “tear.” (“Tear or triumph harms” – “Feed My Sheep”). Words change meaning, and semantics can certainly take...
Tom Taffel Articles
The tendencies of Mary Baker Eddy
The “tendencies” of Mary Baker Eddy, her husband Asa Gilbert, “Githy,” Eddy, and her son, Dr. Ebenezer J. Foster-Eddy, (“Little Nellie” and "the daughter of the regiment") – Researched by Tom Taffel No religion on earth should be less homophonic, and more accepting of...
Discovering What Our Discoverer’s Words Were Meant to Mean
By definition, a living language continually changes its words, usage and meaning. As you will see, Mary Baker Eddy was an inspired wordsmith, prayerfully and patiently choosing her words with meticulous care and deliberation and reflection. Today, unfortunately, so...
“Shared Death Experiences”
Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy, page 75-76: “There is one possible moment, when those living on the earth and those called dead, can commune together, and that is the moment previous to the transition - the moment when the link...
“Confrontation at the 1969 Annual Meeting”
DEED OF GIFT AND COPYRIGHT LICENSE AGREEMENTTom Taffel<< Address on file >>The First Church of Christ, ScientistOctober 17, 2012 (Date Property Received)December 20, 2012 (Signed Under Seal) Prologue: One month earlier, on May 4, 1969, James...
Living our values and valuing our lives through Emergence International
January 31, 2020 “Living our values and valuing our lives through Emergence International.” “Giving does not impoverish us in the service of our Maker, neither does withholding enrich us.” (S&H 79:31) Are you coming from a place of scarcity or abundance? The...
Coming Out For Good
The following article was recently rejected for publication from the Christian Science Publishing Society. From the editors: "Publication of your article would definitely look like an endorsement from The Mother Church of homosexual practice. Thus, we cannot...
Glimpses of Eternity
Due to unexpected time constraints, I curtailed my 2018 Emergence International, St. Louis talk: “Life, Death and Our Journey Home” – which unfortunately deprived our attendees of the most important and elucidating part of the talk devoted to “Shared Death...
A Celebration of Life
A talk by Tom Taffel at the 2018 Emergence Conference Below is a “Celebration of Life Service” you can use and share with others. It’s uplifting, joyous, healing and ‘ready to go.’ In time of need, you will not need to start from scratch and reinvent the wheel. I will...
A Celebration of Life through Music
Hymns from the Christian Science Hymnal Assembled by Tom Taffel 64, From Sense to soul my pathway lies before me 134, I look to Thee in every need 146, In god I find a precious gift 77, God is my strong salvation 413, Let us sing of Easter gladness 263, Only...
