Author
Chrystal
Happy Halloween!
Chrystal recalls Halloween in Christian Science: a costume and hidden candy, why some Christian Scientists avoided it as fear, and haunted houses at Principia and at home.
Chrystal's Story: My 2nd Lump (Part 3)
Part 3: after a year of guilt, a former Christian Scientist sees a dermatologist about a lipoma, lives with the scar, and starts physical therapy.
Praying about The Weather & Natural Disasters: An Ex Christian Science Perspective
A former Christian Scientist reflects on natural disasters and climate change, Christian Science stories of controlling the weather, and why prayer alone does not change it.
Chrystal's Story: My Second Lump (Part 2)
Chrystal describes a decade of praying and paying practitioners over a growing lump, the guilt after having it removed by a doctor, and a short first try at Quaker meetings.
Chrystal's Story: What's Next?
A fourth-generation Christian Scientist describes a lump that returned after surgery, trying other churches, a procedure on her son's ear, and her move toward doctors.
Chrystal's Story: The Last Straw - Part 2
Part 2: a former Christian Scientist describes the Sunday School disputes and unwelcoming branch churches that ended her involvement, and the burnout after.
Chrystal's Story: The Last Straw - Part 1
Chrystal, a fourth-generation Christian Scientist, describes the church conflict over an Easter egg hunt that led to resigning from a first branch church.
Happy Father's Day, Part 3: My dad’s final chapter
A daughter describes her father’s last years with Parkinson’s disease: neglect at home, a care facility, hospice, his death, and her break with Christian Science.
Happy Father's Day, Part 2: Living with Parkinson’s Disease
Part 2: a former Christian Scientist describes her father’s early-onset Parkinson’s disease, first treated only with Christian Science, and his controlling wife.
Happy Father's Day, Part 1: It’s Just Matter
A former Christian Scientist remembers her father and grandparents, their guilt over decaf and contact lenses, and nurse’s training. Part 1 of 3.