In honor of Father’s Day, we’ve collected some poignant stories of growing up with Christian Science Fathers.
A variation of this post appeared on Father’s Day 2016, it has been updated/expanded.
First Hand Experiences with Fathers & Christian Science
- Always think of God as your Father
- It was our fault that my father died because we let him out of our ‘experience’
- I felt I had no right to mourn because my father had just ‘passed away’
- My thoughts on Father’s Day…
- Why would anyone join? My Father’s Story
- Happy Father’s Day, Part 1: It’s Just Matter
- Happy Father’s Day, Part 2: Living with Parkinson’s Disease
- Happy Father’s Day, Part 3: My dad’s final chapter
Fleshly ties temporal
Jesus acknowledged no ties of the flesh. He said: “Call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.” Again he asked: “Who is my mother, and who are my brethren,” implying that it is they who do the will of his Father. We have no record of his calling any man by the name of father. He recognized Spirit, God, as the only creator, and therefore as the Father of all.
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