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• Plain talk about love, sexuality and relationships by Ginny Leudeman
• Relationships: friends and family by Ginny Leudeman
• Exploring the planet: what you need to know about prayer and the environment by Ron Ballard
• Does God really exist? by Christine Driessen
• Purposeful employment: choosing schools and careers by Evan Mehlenbacher
• The Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures - Deep Dive by Leigh Daugherty
• Body Conscious? by Christine Driessen
• What would you do if? by Ron Ballard

Listen to some of the lectures here:

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• Plain talk about love, sexuality and relationships by Ginny Leudeman
• Relationships: friends and family by Ginny Leudeman
• Exploring the planet: what you need to know about prayer and the environment by Ron Ballard
• Does God really exist? by Christine Driessen
• Purposeful employment: choosing schools and careers by Evan Mehlenbacher
• The Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures - Deep Dive by Leigh Daugherty
• Body Conscious? by Christine Driessen
• What would you do if? by Ron Ballard

Listen to some of the lectures here:

Download the lectures here: (right-click to download)

• Plain talk about love, sexuality and relationships by Ginny Leudeman
• Relationships: friends and family by Ginny Leudeman
• Exploring the planet: what you need to know about prayer and the environment by Ron Ballard
• Does God really exist? by Christine Driessen
• Purposeful employment: choosing schools and careers by Evan Mehlenbacher
• The Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures - Deep Dive by Leigh Daugherty
• Body Conscious? by Christine Driessen
• What would you do if? by Ron Ballard

Also catch the short videos from each lecturer and then listen to the full versions of the talks you missed or favorites you want to hear again!

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• Purposeful Employment: Choosing Schools and Careers by Tom McElroy
• God and Romance by Lois Carlson
• Living Stress-free by Lois Carlson
• Listen, Trust, and Follow Without Fear by Lorenzo Rodgriguez
• Building Bridges, Sharing Christian Science by Christine Driesen
• Plain Talk About Love, Sexuality, and Relationships by Ginny Luedeman
• Where Does Error Come From? by Ginny Luedeman
• Where is God When You Need Him? by Lois Marquardt

Also catch the short videos from each lecturer and then listen to the full versions of the talks you missed or favorites you want to hear again!

Listen to the complete lectures here:

Download the lectures here: (right-click to download)

• Purposeful Employment: Choosing Schools and Careers by Tom McElroy
• God and Romance by Lois Carlson
• Living Stress-free by Lois Carlson
• Listen, Trust, and Follow Without Fear by Lorenzo Rodgriguez
• Building Bridges, Sharing Christian Science by Christine Driesen
• Plain Talk About Love, Sexuality, and Relationships by Ginny Luedeman
• Where Does Error Come From? by Ginny Luedeman
• Where is God When You Need Him? by Lois Marquardt

Also catch the short videos from each lecturer and then listen to the full versions of the talks you missed or favorites you want to hear again!

Listen to the complete lectures here:

Download the lectures here: (right-click to download)

• Purposeful Employment: Choosing Schools and Careers by Tom McElroy
• God and Romance by Lois Carlson
• Living Stress-free by Lois Carlson
• Listen, Trust, and Follow Without Fear by Lorenzo Rodgriguez
• Building Bridges, Sharing Christian Science by Christine Driesen
• Plain Talk About Love, Sexuality, and Relationships by Ginny Luedeman
• Where Does Error Come From? by Ginny Luedeman
• Where is God When You Need Him? by Lois Marquardt

A new series of live Web chats sponsored by TMC Youth

Part 8: Teaching the First Lessons

With Susie Jostyn, Matthew Hoffman, the Solo Committee, and Jill Gooding, C. S. B.

Monday, May 11, 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT

Please join us for our continuing series of live chats with Sunday School teachers and superintendents around the world. This month, we’ll continue our new multimedia approach—incorporating video, graphics, audio, and more—as we explore this central topic.

In Sunday School, children are taught about the Scriptures. What a huge topic!! Where should we start as teachers? The Church Manual provision for the Christian Science Sunday School identifies strategic “first lessons,” including the “Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-17), the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:9-13), and its Spiritual Interpretation by Mary Baker Eddy, Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:3-12).” But are these lessons only for the littlest children? What about a 19-year-old attending Sunday School for the first time? If these are universal lessons, how can we dig deep into their meaning and customize the way we teach them to individual students and classes?

Susie Jostyn will host Matthew Hoffman, an experienced Sunday School teacher and community volunteer; members of the Christian folk trio, The Solo Committee, who write songs to help kids learn about God; andJill Gooding C. S. B., Christian Science practitioner and teacher. They’ll all provide answers to the above questions and those submitted live by listeners, based on the Church Manual, as well as their collective experience.

The chat will be hosted and questions can be sent in live online in English on http://tmcyouth.com/media/part-8-teaching-the-first-lessons/. The Reading Room at 194 Massachusetts Ave. in Boston, MA will be open to the public and local Sunday School teachers to participate via computer.

If you can’t join the chat, you can post questions beforehand in the Sunday School Discussion Forum on the website and listen to the recorded chat afterwards.

Download the replay and other media files:

• iPod Video: View the full video version replay (right-click to save)
• Audio: Listen to the full audio version replay (right-click to save)
• iPod Video: View the 2nd commmandment animation (right-click to save)
• Audio: Listen to the 2nd commmandment animation (right-click to save)
• Song: G is for God by the Solo Committee (right-click to save)

A new series of live Web chats sponsored by TMC Youth

Part 8: Teaching the First Lessons

With Susie Jostyn, Matthew Hoffman, the Solo Committee, and Jill Gooding, C. S. B.

Monday, May 11, 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT

Please join us for our continuing series of live chats with Sunday School teachers and superintendents around the world. This month, we’ll continue our new multimedia approach—incorporating video, graphics, audio, and more—as we explore this central topic.

In Sunday School, children are taught about the Scriptures. What a huge topic!! Where should we start as teachers? The Church Manual provision for the Christian Science Sunday School identifies strategic “first lessons,” including the “Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-17), the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:9-13), and its Spiritual Interpretation by Mary Baker Eddy, Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:3-12).” But are these lessons only for the littlest children? What about a 19-year-old attending Sunday School for the first time? If these are universal lessons, how can we dig deep into their meaning and customize the way we teach them to individual students and classes?

Susie Jostyn will host Matthew Hoffman, an experienced Sunday School teacher and community volunteer; members of the Christian folk trio, The Solo Committee, who write songs to help kids learn about God; andJill Gooding C. S. B., Christian Science practitioner and teacher. They’ll all provide answers to the above questions and those submitted live by listeners, based on the Church Manual, as well as their collective experience.

The chat will be hosted and questions can be sent in live online in English on http://tmcyouth.com/media/part-8-teaching-the-first-lessons/. The Reading Room at 194 Massachusetts Ave. in Boston, MA will be open to the public and local Sunday School teachers to participate via computer.

If you can’t join the chat, you can post questions beforehand in the Sunday School Discussion Forum on the website and listen to the recorded chat afterwards.

Download the replay and other media files:

• iPod Video: View the full video version replay (right-click to save)
• Audio: Listen to the full audio version replay (right-click to save)
• iPod Video: View the 2nd commmandment animation (right-click to save)
• Audio: Listen to the 2nd commmandment animation (right-click to save)
• Song: G is for God by the Solo Committee (right-click to save)

A new series of live Web chats sponsored by TMC Youth

Part 8: Teaching the First Lessons

With Susie Jostyn, Matthew Hoffman, the Solo Committee, and Jill Gooding, C. S. B.

Monday, May 11, 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT

Please join us for our continuing series of live chats with Sunday School teachers and superintendents around the world. This month, we’ll continue our new multimedia approach—incorporating video, graphics, audio, and more—as we explore this central topic.

In Sunday School, children are taught about the Scriptures. What a huge topic!! Where should we start as teachers? The Church Manual provision for the Christian Science Sunday School identifies strategic “first lessons,” including the “Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:3-17), the Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:9-13), and its Spiritual Interpretation by Mary Baker Eddy, Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:3-12).” But are these lessons only for the littlest children? What about a 19-year-old attending Sunday School for the first time? If these are universal lessons, how can we dig deep into their meaning and customize the way we teach them to individual students and classes?

Susie Jostyn will host Matthew Hoffman, an experienced Sunday School teacher and community volunteer; members of the Christian folk trio, The Solo Committee, who write songs to help kids learn about God; andJill Gooding C. S. B., Christian Science practitioner and teacher. They’ll all provide answers to the above questions and those submitted live by listeners, based on the Church Manual, as well as their collective experience.

The chat will be hosted and questions can be sent in live online in English on http://tmcyouth.com/media/part-8-teaching-the-first-lessons/. The Reading Room at 194 Massachusetts Ave. in Boston, MA will be open to the public and local Sunday School teachers to participate via computer.

If you can’t join the chat, you can post questions beforehand in the Sunday School Discussion Forum on the website and listen to the recorded chat afterwards.

Download the replay and other media files:

• iPod Video: View the full video version replay (right-click to save)
• Audio: Listen to the full audio version replay (right-click to save)
• iPod Video: View the 2nd commmandment animation (right-click to save)
• Audio: Listen to the 2nd commmandment animation (right-click to save)
• Song: G is for God by the Solo Committee (right-click to save)

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Conquering fear about the Swine flu (right-click to download)

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Conquering fear about the Swine flu (right-click to download)

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Conquering fear about the Swine flu (right-click to download)

Ideas not only have the power to change the world, they also have the power to heal. To me, Outspoken’s poem “Miss Homegrown” is almost an affirmation of true womanhood. So often, as women, we are told to conform to a mortal, physical model. But he talks about our essence—our soul, true beauty. Throughout our “Spread the Word” tour, people—men and women—have responded to this poem, so I wanted to share it with the TMC Youth community.

Stay tuned for a few more updates from our busy, inspiration-filled tour of the east coast! Thanks again for your patience between Episode 2 and 3 Verity xxx

Ideas not only have the power to change the world, they also have the power to heal. To me, Outspoken’s poem “Miss Homegrown” is almost an affirmation of true womanhood. So often, as women, we are told to conform to a mortal, physical model. But he talks about our essence—our soul, true beauty. Throughout our “Spread the Word” tour, people—men and women—have responded to this poem, so I wanted to share it with the TMC Youth community.

Stay tuned for a few more updates from our busy, inspiration-filled tour of the east coast! Thanks again for your patience between Episode 2 and 3 Verity xxx

Ideas not only have the power to change the world, they also have the power to heal. To me, Outspoken’s poem “Miss Homegrown” is almost an affirmation of true womanhood. So often, as women, we are told to conform to a mortal, physical model. But he talks about our essence—our soul, true beauty. Throughout our “Spread the Word” tour, people—men and women—have responded to this poem, so I wanted to share it with the TMC Youth community.

Stay tuned for a few more updates from our busy, inspiration-filled tour of the east coast! Thanks again for your patience between Episode 2 and 3 Verity xxx

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» Listen to podcast episode 71

» Listen to podcast episode 71

» Listen to podcast episode 71

The Word, the word, the word, the word. Wow, the power of the word!

This past weekend has been filled with many words—some good, some not so good! If you haven’t seen my previous clip please click here for background on the Zimbabwean “Spread the Word” tour: http://tmcyouth.com/media/spread-the-word-tour-ep1/

The guys arrived on Thursday and on Friday we traveled to Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival, where we kicked off our “Spread the Word” tour. We performed there Friday night, and Saturday we performed at the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, MA.

I’m straddling two worlds: performer and band manager, with very different responsibilities. It can be difficult not to get swept up in the drama of the event. With 7 band members there are lots of conflicting feelings and emotions, and I have to remind myself that there really is only one Mind and that we are all living in the harmony that God created. That fact is already established, and isn’t something I have to somehow recreate. What a relief!

What is the band’s philosophy? I would say we are about making a noise about what is right. We are about using music as a form of non-violent protest. In the song on this video you hear about the revolution for freedom. Sound like a contradiction? We think not. We have to stand tall. We have to fight strong for freedom and peace. This is a mental battle, and it is up to each of us, wherever we are in the world, to take a stand for freedom. God made us free. God made us harmonious. So why don’t we see more of that in our world? Let’s start a spiritual revolution—right here, right now!

Some of you asked about performances. Here are some shows we are doing this week in Massachusetts:

Wednesday, 7:30@ Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, Wellfleet, Cape Cod
Thursday, 6:00pm-9:30 Wellesley College Chapel, Wellesley, MA
Saturday, 7:30p.m.@ First Parish Unitarian Church, 23 Dedham Ave. Needham, MA
Sunday, 7:30p.m.@Sander’s Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge MA (part of HASA’s Africa Night)

If you need more info look for me on Facebook

The Word, the word, the word, the word. Wow, the power of the word!

This past weekend has been filled with many words—some good, some not so good! If you haven’t seen my previous clip please click here for background on the Zimbabwean “Spread the Word” tour: http://tmcyouth.com/media/spread-the-word-tour-ep1/

The guys arrived on Thursday and on Friday we traveled to Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival, where we kicked off our “Spread the Word” tour. We performed there Friday night, and Saturday we performed at the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, MA.

I’m straddling two worlds: performer and band manager, with very different responsibilities. It can be difficult not to get swept up in the drama of the event. With 7 band members there are lots of conflicting feelings and emotions, and I have to remind myself that there really is only one Mind and that we are all living in the harmony that God created. That fact is already established, and isn’t something I have to somehow recreate. What a relief!

What is the band’s philosophy? I would say we are about making a noise about what is right. We are about using music as a form of non-violent protest. In the song on this video you hear about the revolution for freedom. Sound like a contradiction? We think not. We have to stand tall. We have to fight strong for freedom and peace. This is a mental battle, and it is up to each of us, wherever we are in the world, to take a stand for freedom. God made us free. God made us harmonious. So why don’t we see more of that in our world? Let’s start a spiritual revolution—right here, right now!

Some of you asked about performances. Here are some shows we are doing this week in Massachusetts:

Wednesday, 7:30@ Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, Wellfleet, Cape Cod
Thursday, 6:00pm-9:30 Wellesley College Chapel, Wellesley, MA
Saturday, 7:30p.m.@ First Parish Unitarian Church, 23 Dedham Ave. Needham, MA
Sunday, 7:30p.m.@Sander’s Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge MA (part of HASA’s Africa Night)

If you need more info look for me on Facebook

The Word, the word, the word, the word. Wow, the power of the word!

This past weekend has been filled with many words—some good, some not so good! If you haven’t seen my previous clip please click here for background on the Zimbabwean “Spread the Word” tour: http://tmcyouth.com/media/spread-the-word-tour-ep1/

The guys arrived on Thursday and on Friday we traveled to Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival, where we kicked off our “Spread the Word” tour. We performed there Friday night, and Saturday we performed at the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, MA.

I’m straddling two worlds: performer and band manager, with very different responsibilities. It can be difficult not to get swept up in the drama of the event. With 7 band members there are lots of conflicting feelings and emotions, and I have to remind myself that there really is only one Mind and that we are all living in the harmony that God created. That fact is already established, and isn’t something I have to somehow recreate. What a relief!

What is the band’s philosophy? I would say we are about making a noise about what is right. We are about using music as a form of non-violent protest. In the song on this video you hear about the revolution for freedom. Sound like a contradiction? We think not. We have to stand tall. We have to fight strong for freedom and peace. This is a mental battle, and it is up to each of us, wherever we are in the world, to take a stand for freedom. God made us free. God made us harmonious. So why don’t we see more of that in our world? Let’s start a spiritual revolution—right here, right now!

Some of you asked about performances. Here are some shows we are doing this week in Massachusetts:

Wednesday, 7:30@ Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, Wellfleet, Cape Cod
Thursday, 6:00pm-9:30 Wellesley College Chapel, Wellesley, MA
Saturday, 7:30p.m.@ First Parish Unitarian Church, 23 Dedham Ave. Needham, MA
Sunday, 7:30p.m.@Sander’s Theatre, Harvard University, Cambridge MA (part of HASA’s Africa Night)

If you need more info look for me on Facebook

The "Spread the Word" tour started as an idea; a seed of hope; such an ambitious goal that we all wondered if it would ever come alive. For the past two years I’ve been playing the violin with Zimbabwean hip hop group, Outspoken and The Essence. This group speaks out against the current oppression in Zimbabwe and is a non-violent means of protest. I’ve loved working with them because of their commitment to truth, to integrity, to principle.

I believe ideas have power. I believe words can change the way we think and live our lives. Christian Science has taught me so many things, but one of these things is the power of prayer; the power of thought. My prayer for Zimbabwe is that things will change. For the better. And that is what this band tour is about: a prayer of hope. A prayer for peace. A musical tribute to all the people who live there and keep smiling despite tremendous difficulties and struggles.

Normally I work fulltime for TMC Youth, but they’ve been kind enough to give me 3 weeks off (or work from the road!) during this tour. Feel free to check in as I pray about our daily needs, and rely on prayer and God, Love to get us through the next three weeks of performances in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Washington DC. A week ago the band members did not have visas, we didn’t have plane tickets, we weren’t even sure if our tour funding would materialize! But through letting God lead us through every decision—and some incredible guardian angels!—all these problems have disappeared and the band arrives today.

The "Spread the Word" tour started as an idea; a seed of hope; such an ambitious goal that we all wondered if it would ever come alive. For the past two years I’ve been playing the violin with Zimbabwean hip hop group, Outspoken and The Essence. This group speaks out against the current oppression in Zimbabwe and is a non-violent means of protest. I’ve loved working with them because of their commitment to truth, to integrity, to principle.

I believe ideas have power. I believe words can change the way we think and live our lives. Christian Science has taught me so many things, but one of these things is the power of prayer; the power of thought. My prayer for Zimbabwe is that things will change. For the better. And that is what this band tour is about: a prayer of hope. A prayer for peace. A musical tribute to all the people who live there and keep smiling despite tremendous difficulties and struggles.

Normally I work fulltime for TMC Youth, but they’ve been kind enough to give me 3 weeks off (or work from the road!) during this tour. Feel free to check in as I pray about our daily needs, and rely on prayer and God, Love to get us through the next three weeks of performances in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Washington DC. A week ago the band members did not have visas, we didn’t have plane tickets, we weren’t even sure if our tour funding would materialize! But through letting God lead us through every decision—and some incredible guardian angels!—all these problems have disappeared and the band arrives today.

The "Spread the Word" tour started as an idea; a seed of hope; such an ambitious goal that we all wondered if it would ever come alive. For the past two years I’ve been playing the violin with Zimbabwean hip hop group, Outspoken and The Essence. This group speaks out against the current oppression in Zimbabwe and is a non-violent means of protest. I’ve loved working with them because of their commitment to truth, to integrity, to principle.

I believe ideas have power. I believe words can change the way we think and live our lives. Christian Science has taught me so many things, but one of these things is the power of prayer; the power of thought. My prayer for Zimbabwe is that things will change. For the better. And that is what this band tour is about: a prayer of hope. A prayer for peace. A musical tribute to all the people who live there and keep smiling despite tremendous difficulties and struggles.

Normally I work fulltime for TMC Youth, but they’ve been kind enough to give me 3 weeks off (or work from the road!) during this tour. Feel free to check in as I pray about our daily needs, and rely on prayer and God, Love to get us through the next three weeks of performances in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Washington DC. A week ago the band members did not have visas, we didn’t have plane tickets, we weren’t even sure if our tour funding would materialize! But through letting God lead us through every decision—and some incredible guardian angels!—all these problems have disappeared and the band arrives today.