SPRING 2024

The historical ignorance of university students is beyond belief. They do not know there are more slaves in Africa today than ever crossed the Atlantic. They do not know that Benin traded slaves for a long time and the Beninese were essential middlemen in the slave trade. They do not know Muslims routinely castrated African slaves. They do not know England effectively banned slavery in the 12th century.

I learned in advocating for the vulnerable, in this case the preborn, we need to proceed with wisdom, unity and prayer (WUP). Wisdom, that is knowing the issue in detail, is important as we advocate. We also need to go in unity.

Far from a rigid diet plan or prescriptive self-help manual, the book serves as a "buffet" of practical tools, life hacks and scriptural insights, allowing readers to tailor their path to personal wholeness. In the book, I address society's rejection of definitive truth, which I argue has fueled an identity crisis exacerbated by digital distractions and fleeting desires.

Medically-assisted suicide and euthanasia (MAS & E) are morally controversial practices because they intentionally cause death and thereby contradict the Judeo-Christian and Hippocratic traditions of medical ethics which call for curing and caring, not killing. Though medically-assisted suicide has been legalized in several jurisdictions in the United States, and euthanasia has been legalized in a limited number of other countries, public and professional debates persist about the ethics of MAS & E and the harmful consequences of their legalization.

The air was thick with dust and diesel. Mothers sat on plastic chairs clutching feverish children. A teenage boy with a bandaged leg tried to look brave while his younger siblings watched his every move. There were no automatic doors, no electronic medical records, no overhead code announcements.

This calling sustains us through every trial and empowers us to bring His light into the darkest corners of human suffering. On difficult days, when nothing seems to help and we question our purpose, we return to this: we serve the Great Physician, who uses even our limitations to accomplish His perfect work.

In the spring 2026 edition of CMDA Today, read about how obedience to Christ influences the world, how Christian healthcare professionals should winsomely advocate for others, practicing medicine through the lens of a higher calling and much more.