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Aimee Semple McPherson built a megachurch in Echo Park. Then at the peak of her fame, she seemed to vanish into the waves at ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Meet Antony Vaidyan, a Catholic vaidyan (traditional doctor) in Kerala, India, who merges traditional Ayurvedic medicine with deep Christian faith, seeing no conflict between turmeric and psalms.

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Jojoba (pronounced "ho-ho-ba") is a woody, grey-green shrub that's native to the southwestern U.S., Baja California, and Mexico. It's now also grown in some other countries, like Argentina, Australia, ...