Dec 27, 2013 | Daily Bread, Tom Taffel Articles
“A Gay Student of Christian Science Speaks Out” By Tom Taffel Having read the 1947 mission statement: “‘The Sheaf’ strives to print a paper that will grasp the undercurrents of thought on campus and challenge the...
Nov 5, 2013 | Daily Bread, Tom Taffel Articles
I didn’t choose to be gay. Being gay was not a decision I made one day. While being hateful may be a lifestyle choice, being gay is not. Looking back, I don’t know why I was concerned with what I thought other people were thinking, instead of dwelling on...
Oct 31, 2013 | Daily Bread, Tom Taffel Articles
Reaching rock bottom can be a humbling experience. There we gain strength in humility – when we humbly declare: “I can of my own self can do nothing” and turn to God. Getting ourselves out of the way allows the strength and power of God to take the...
Oct 24, 2013 | Daily Bread, Tom Taffel Articles
Audio edition now available on JSH-Online Special Announcement Beginning October 15, 2013, articles will not only be available to read, but also to listen to in new audio editions of the Journal and the Sentinel. All JSH-Online subscribers will be able to stream the...
Oct 16, 2013 | Daily Bread, Tom Taffel Articles
“Embosomed deep in Thy dear love” by Tom Taffel 10/10/2013 I was a teenager, living in New York City when my mother had a remarkable Christian Science demonstration. She had come from the bank with a large amount of cash in her change purse. She stopped to...
Aug 31, 2013 | Daily Bread, Tom Taffel Articles
May the dear Sunday School children always be gathering Easter lilies of love with happy hearts and ripening goodness. To-day may they find some sweet scents and beautiful blossoms in their Leader’s love, which she sends to them this glad morn in the flowers...