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The issues in our world today can seem daunting, but there’s a way forward and a path to answers–a way that brings peace and freedom to our lives and the world. Sentinel Watch hosts David Brown, Tony Lobl, and Jenny Sawyer interview people who have dealt with all kinds of challenges, and found resolution, strength, and healing through the Bible and what they’ve learned through Christian Science. Find out how. Sentinel Watch is a production of the Christian Science Sentinel magazine. Be sure to follow or subscribe. New episodes every Monday.
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We’re revisiting one of the episodes from our “Changing your world” series that first aired in 2023. Intern Canon Church gained some new insights as he listened to guest Francine Kiefer, who was a longtime journalist for The Christian Science Monitor. Her work as a journalist and her practice of Christian Science have helped her learn that there is a remedy for relationship conflict. What is it? Join Francine and host David Brown to find out.
We’re joined by our intern Hannah Wymer to take a look back at one of the episodes of our “Changing your world” series from 2023. Discover what Hannah learned as she listened to guest Amelia Newcomb share how she dealt with her son being detained and then imprisoned in another country. As Amelia worked to get him released through every channel available, the one thing that kept her grounded was prayer.
Feeling like humanity is losing interest in spirituality? Or feeling defeated about your own spiritual growth? This week’s guest, Russ Gerber, shares encouraging insights and practical ideas about our spiritual identity that bring healing and progress—and can inspire others in their own growth, too.
Heading back to school? Even if you’re not, this week’s guest, Professor Barry Huff, shares some encouraging ideas from the Bible that have carried him through school challenges and beyond.
We invited some special guests into the studio for this week’s episode: our summer interns! Hannah Wymer and Canon Church help us respond to a listener’s question, sharing insights about how turning to God helped them overcome a variety of obstacles in college.
Sometimes it's hard to know the best way to move forward. And sometimes we find ourselves moving in the opposite direction of the way we want to go. Our guest, Caryl Emra Farkas, has experienced both situations, and she’s here to share what she’s learned about finding the answers to keep moving in the right direction.
How do you deal with the unthinkable? There are so many different ways, and our guests today, Liz and Matthew Hammond, share how they’re thinking and praying in the aftermath of a huge loss in their family. And what they share is both touching—and healing.
Our guest this week, Lisa Rennie Sytsma, talks about how confidence in God supports greater effectiveness in our spiritual healing. What would keep us from feeling this spiritually grounded trust? Once you recognize what it is, you’ll discover that it can’t hold you back.
Feeling stuck? On this week’s episode, Nicole Virgil shares insights from her time as a musician and tells how disciplined study of Christian Science has helped her find and experience freedom—and how you can, too.
We’ve all asked questions like, “Who am I?” and, “What makes me who I am?” On this week’s episode, Jodie Kennedy shares spiritual insights and some amazing experiences that have taught her more about identity and what truly defines us. Her answer may not be what you think.
Why should we handle our problems from a spiritual perspective if the issue is physical? This week, we speak with Evan Mehlenbacher, who shares fresh insights on how we can experience lasting healing of any issue through spiritual means alone.
On this week’s episode, Ivan Vashchenko shares how hiding in a bomb shelter in Ukraine started a journey of learning more about God and Christian Science. We also spoke with Norm Bleichman, who shared how he prayed when feeling terrified and uncertain during a Vietnam War deployment—and how he was protected.
This year’s Annual Meeting featured a special event focused on spiritual healing. Join cohosts Tony Lobl and David Brown for this interactive Sentinel Watch, complete with questions from a participating audience, several of them on how to pray about current world events.
This year’s Annual Meeting featured a special event for 15–25-year-olds, but because relationship questions are ageless, we knew we needed to share with everyone. Join cohosts Jenny Sawyer and David Brown for this interactive Sentinel Watch, complete with questions from a participating audience.
If you think spiritual healing is relegated to a certain time period (maybe biblical) or to special individuals (Jesus!), you’re going to want to tune in to this podcast episode. Host Jenny Sawyer talks with Lynn Jackson about how spiritual healing is alive and well—and reliable—today.
Who knows the pathway to dealing with extremism? Jesus does. And he shared it with us all in the Sermon on the Mount. It turns out that living the Beatitudes is the antidote to this multifaceted societal ill—and we all can do it!
For those who have prayed and experienced healing results, prayer is a natural first response when challenges arise. But what about those times when we’re praying but feel we’re not getting an answer right away? Our guest, Scott Shivers, talks about how he’s dealt with this in several situations—and the key is about more than just persistence.
Kaye was nineteen years old when she was introduced to Christian Science. That was decades ago, and it changed her whole life. Listen in to find out how.
This week’s guest, John Biggs, shares how turning to and witnessing God’s goodness brings practical healing to our lives, whether we’re in a sticky situation or a healing might seem like it’s taking a while.
From the time she was a child, our guest this week, Nicole Graham, was searching for something more. When she found Christian Science, she knew it was what she’d been looking for—but she had no idea just how much her life would change for the better.
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