February 26, 2025 We are here to demonstrate the power of divine Love. This Love is the heart and soul of Christian Science, and it is expressed through active benevolence. Mary Baker Eddy makes it clear that benevolence is every Christian Scientist’s job description: “A Christian Scientist is a humanitarian; he is benevolent, forgiving, long-suffering, and seeks to overcome evil … Read More
Annual Meeting 2020 Invite
We hope you will join us for the Fern Lodge Annual Meeting 2020 Time: Sunday afternoon, September 13 at 2:30 PM Pacific Time “Persistence in Prayer” by Vanessa Campbell The meeting will be held online, so you will be able to attend wherever you are. To join, click the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433920788 Or call on the Telephone: US: +1 669 900 6833 When … Read More
Are You a Christian Science Nurse?
Sharon Strong, Director of Christian Science Nurses Training, recently participated in a meeting where four Christian Science nurses answered a number of questions. We think that Sharon’s answer to one of these questions will be of interest to you. Have you or any of your friends considered going into Christian Science nursing? Even if your first response is, “Nope, it’s … Read More
Fern Lodge: Fountain of Love, Force for Good (Talk)
Annual meeting talk prepared by Anna Lisa Kronman – October 21, 2017 [Or listen to the full audio here] I often visit Fern Lodge helping patients as a Christian Science practitioner. One day as I came in, there was some scurrying going on. A patient who was not mentally clear had taken off down the road on her own, in … Read More
Annual Meeting 2017 Audio
0:00 Reading 3:20 George Strong, Administrator 21:00 Sharon Strong, Director of Christian Science Nursing Training 38:00 Musical Performance 52:20 Main Address by Anna Lisa Kronman, CS
What to DO and DO NOT — “Christian Science Practice”
[:en]Anna Lisa Kronman, C.S. I so appreciate the amazing and earnest work that is quietly going on in this place, day in and day out, at all hours of the day and night. Thank you for the love, care, joy, strength, and inspiration you each bring to your daily tasks. Today, along with a grateful appreciation for the good already … Read More
“Access by One Spirit” — A Talk by Caroleen Scholet
In Ephesians 2:18, we read one small but magnificent aspect of Paul’s ministry. “Through him [Christ Jesus] we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.” I hope you will realize a stronger, clearer sense of this promise that cannot be denied. I hope you will be encouraged to share this message with others through your Christian Science healing … Read More
Fern Lodge Afresh — a talk for Fern Lodge by Anna Lisa Kronman
[:en] Have you ever gotten a painting or photograph that you really like, hung it in a good spot, appreciated it for a while, and then as time goes on, almost forgotten that it is there? It becomes so familiar that you don’t really notice it anymore. Sometimes, just moving it to a new spot renews your appreciation for it. … Read More
Annual Meeting 2014 Talk: Mary Baker Eddy–A Lifetime of Christian Service
Dr. Brad Stock is a dear and long-time friend of Fern Lodge. He understands and supports Christian Science nursing and its role in Christian Science healing and individual salvation. Dr. Stock is the Harding Mott II Distinguished Professor of the History of the Christian Science Movement at Principia College, in Elsah, Illinois. Brad teaches courses on the Life of Mary … Read More
“Reversing the Testimony of Personal Sense” by Elizabeth Schwartz, CS
by Elizabeth Schwartz, CS Each month Fern Lodge asks a Christian Science practitioner to work for the harmony and healing efficacy of the Christian Science nursing services we provide. During the month, these practitioners are invited to give inspirational talks to the Fern Lodge staff. The following is the edited talk given by Elizabeth Schwartz, C.S. You may remember hearing … Read More