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Christian Doctor’s Digest – April 2015

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 15, 2015

Outreach to those around us for the Kingdom. Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, shares from his book Storm about churches having a better outreach into their communities. Nabeel Qureshi, MD discusses the Interface with God & Science and how to incorporate that into our witness to Muslim colleagues.

Letter to Senators – Marriage and Religious Freedom Act and the Child Welfare Act

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 19, 2015

Coalition letter to Senators Enzi and Lee recognizing the Marriage and Religious Freedom Act and the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act.

The Point Washington Update – March 2015

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 15, 2015

In this issue: Abortion and human trafficking, Marriage merits, and Religious freedom.

Spiritual Assessment in Clinical Care [Part 1] – The Basics

By Walt Larimore MD | March 1, 2015

About 25 years ago, while sharing an early morning cup of coffee with my dear friend and practice partner, family physician John Hartman, MD, he asked, “Walt, how come we don’t bring our faith to work with us more often?”

The Point Washington Update – February 2015

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 26, 2015

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – February 2015

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 15, 2015

Dr. David Stevens is joined by Dr. Alveda King about her book King Rules, Dr. Steve Sartori and Dr. Ann Tsen about CMDA’s new coaching program and Theresa Flores about human trafficking.

The Point Blog – February 2015

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 12, 2015

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this issue: Measles outbreak raising national concerns, The death of physician-assisted suicide in Colorado, and Illinois approves child use of medical marijuana.

Is Vaccination Complicit with Abortion?

By Gene Rudd, MD | February 4, 2015

Does having your child vaccinated for measles, mumps, and rubella morally link you to an abortion performed 42 years ago? Some patients think so, but is this perspective reasonable?

The Point Washington Update – January 2015

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 29, 2015

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this issue: Assisted Suicide, Pro-life march, and Human Trafficking.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – November 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 15, 2014

Dr. David Stevens’ guests on this edition of Christian Doctor’s Digest include John Stonestreet about a thoughtful approach to same-sex marriage, Jonathan Imbody on the healthcare right of conscience and Drs. Charles Smith and John Elsen with a walk down memory lane.

The Point Washington Update – November 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 14, 2014

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this issue: Ebola death, Pro-life election gains 2015, and Assisted suicide.

The Point – November 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 6, 2014

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this issue: In this edition: Terminally ill patient ends her life, Tennessee passes abortion amendment, and Public supports quarantine for Ebola health workers.

“While We Nothing Heeded” – Hope on Ward 3

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 1, 2014

Ward 3, the locked psychiatric unit where I began my residency in psychiatry, was an utterly unattractive place, a tired fluorescent network of wall fabric and tile, fragrant with cleaning solution and stray bodily fluids. Its pajama- clad inmates, expelled from comfortable 21st century American culture by the demons of chronic mental illness and addiction, would stabilize, rest, detoxify, regroup and then—eventually—leave. It was a place of great pain, of small victories and sometimes, astonishingly, of irrepressible hope.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – October 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 15, 2014

In the October 2014 edition of Christian Doctor’s Digest, Dr. David Stevens interviews Dr. Randall Owen about witnessing in practice, Dr. Bruce Steffes with an update on the Pan-African Academy of Surgeons and Drs. John Kempen and Scott Lawrence about the Discovery Eye Institute.

Physician-Assisted Suicide

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 1, 2014

Dr. Stevens and Kara discuss the recent profile story of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman with terminal brain cancer who supports assisted suicide and plans to end her life on November 1, 2014. In response to Maynard’s plans, Kara challenges the medical community to consider whether or not they are walking away from the Hippocratic Oath by participating in assisted suicide.

Why Physician-Assisted Suicide Should Not Be Legal

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 14, 2014

The statement above is the foundational moral principle of medicine, pledged by doctors for centuries as they attempt to cure and relieve suffering without injuring the patient. It’s a principle being eroded by the movement to legalize physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia. When combined with an impersonal and technological healthcare system, the movement to support PAS has proven lethal.

The Erosion of Tolerance

By John Patrick MD | September 3, 2014

Be encouraged to take a stand for Christian ethics in this article from Dr. John Patrick published in the fall 2014 edition of Today’s Christian Doctor.

The Point Washington Update – August 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 28, 2014

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition: Human trafficking, Contraceptive mandate, and Marriage debate.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – August 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 15, 2014

Practical advice is the word of the day. Haddon Robinson joins us to teach how to apply the Bible to the 21st century and make it relevant to our culture. Bob Orr, MD shares from his book Medical Ethics & the Faith Factor about clinical decision making at the bedside. Chap Clark discusses how to make our kid’s faith stick with them into adulthood. can glorify God through our bodies.

What the Hobby Lobby Ruling Means to People of Faith

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 4, 2014

The Times wrongly asserts that the Supreme Court’s decision on the Obamacare contraceptives mandate “could embolden employers to assert a ‘religious’ right to deny other health benefits to their employees — from immunization to blood transfusions to psychotherapy — or to discriminate in other ways.

CMA Doctors Hail Supreme Court Mandate Ruling, Decry Ongoing Targeting of Faith Community

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 30, 2014

The 15,000-member Christian Medical Association, the nation’s largest and oldest faith-based doctors’ organization, today praised the Supreme Court’s ruling in two Health and Human Services (HHS) Obamacare mandate cases but noted “increasing attempts by the government to coerce the faith community.” CMA had outlined the medical aspects underlying religious objections to the HHS Obamacare mandate in its friend of the court brief in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood v. Burwell.

Cheering Free Speech Supreme Court Decision, Christian Doctors Warn of Government Enforcement of Ideology

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 26, 2014

“The Court simply reaffirmed that the First Amendment’s protection of peaceful speech and assembly is a cornerstone of this nation,” explained CMA CEO Dr. David Stevens. “Hopefully such decisions will begin to address the alarming growth of coercive assaults on the free speech of anyone deemed not politically correct by the government.”

Christian Doctor’s Digest – May 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 15, 2014

Helping you overcome the challenges you face everyday. Mark Gregston shares from his book Tough Guys and Drama Queens about raising teenagers. Katherine Welch, MD discusses Human Trafficking and how we can make a difference in the fight. Then Babak Iranmanesh, MD shares his testimony on how he came to Christ from a Muslim background.

The Point Washington Update – April 2014 (Second Edition)

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 26, 2014

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition of The Point: CMDA members, staff raise awareness of human trafficking, CMDA members in NEJM on conscience, and New health care reform agenda.

The Point Washington Update – April 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 24, 2014

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition of The Point: Researchers harvest stem cells from cloned human embryos, Assisted suicide advocates make their case in JAMA, and SCOTUS hears case on free speech re: abortion in Obamacare.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – April 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 15, 2014

Offering interviews to inspire and equip you in God’s service. We begin with John Patrick, MD on how to reach the young with Apologetics. Then Jason Dykstra, MD shares about his family’s unusual approach to funding mission opportunities and giving. Eric Edwards, MD tells the story of creating a new auto injector for Epinefrin.

Two courageous Families Fight for Our Freedoms at Supreme Court

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 8, 2014

The Obama administration and its opponents are renewing the Supreme Court battle over President Barack Obama’s healthcare law in a case that pits the religious rights of employers against women obtaining birth control of choice paid by their employers. This op-ed piece by CMA’s VP for Government Relations Jonathan Imbody was recently published by FoxNews.

Healthcare Right of Conscience

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 1, 2014

“Legislative Efforts to Improve Healthcare” with Senator Tom Coburn and “Supreme Court Decisions on Healthcare Right of Conscience and Religious Freedom” with Casey Mattox

The Point Washington Update – March 2014

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 24, 2014

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition of The Point: CMDA religious freedom commentary on Fox News, Supreme Court hears religious freedom, contraceptives cases, and Quebec election 2014 may speed euthanasia legalization; doctors protest.

From Physical Pain to Spiritual Healing

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 1, 2014

Dentistry has been my passion since 8th grade. I became a Christian in high school and, like many, I grew in faith through the mentoring and prayers of friends and pastors. I have always believed God smiled on my life, and He has led me in some incredible ways.

CMDA Dental Residency [+]

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 1, 2014

ogether, CMDA’s dental members are a diverse group of dental professionals and our experience spans the scope of dentistry: from a small solo practice to large group practices; from serving the wealthiest Americans to working amongst the poorest; and from short-term missions experience to a lifetime call to serve in the most remote areas of the world. We have dental faculty members including some of the top dental lectures in country, authors, military dentists, dentists involved in residency and advanced training programs and, of course, many dental students on campuses across the country.

DMD – Tom Batz & Sam Molind

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 16, 2014

Archived podcast from CMDA’s Dental Ministry.

The Rights of the Religious

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 10, 2014

The Times rightly defends but wrongly interprets a federal law that forbids the government from imposing “substantial burdens” on the exercise of religious convictions and requires federal officials to pursue the “least restrictive means” of achieving any “compelling interest.”

Secrets

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | January 30, 2014

Unable to tell anyone what was happening because of the threats from her father, Melissa began acting out in various other ways at school. Because of her acting out, Melissa was sent to a special program during her seventh grade year. She mentioned the abuse happening at home, but a simple letter from each parent denying the abuse was enough to keep any further investigation from occurring.

CMA Submits Congressional Testimony on Health Care Law

By David Stevens, MD, MA (Ethics) | January 22, 2014

A commentary from CMDA CEO David Stevens, MD, MA (Ethics) about CMDA’s testimony before Congress regarding the Affordable Care Act. Excerpted from written testimony by the Christian Medical Association submitted to the United States House of Representatives, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives. The Subcommittee held a hearing July 10, 2012, “The Affordable Care Act (ACA): Impact on Doctors and Patients.”

Hobby Lobby Conestoga vs. Sebelius

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 1, 2014

It is undisputed that a new, distinct human organism comes into existence during the process of fertilization. Many drugs and devices labeled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as “contraception,” however, have post-fertilization mechanisms of action— which means that these drugs and devices work after a new human organism is created (at fertilization) but before implantation.

Testimony: William J. Lawton, MD

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 16, 2013

Testimony regarding Massachusetts House Bill 1998, Compassionate Aid in Dying.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – November 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 15, 2013

Erin Brynn shares from her book Finding Roses in the Dust. Dr. Louis Lugo from the Pew Forum discusses those who choose NONE as their religious affiliation. Tim Goeglein opens his book The Man in the Middle about working in the second Bush White House. And Al Weir, MD shares about his weekly devotional for CMDA.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – October 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 15, 2013

Exploring difficult situations. Matt Anderson, MD shares his story of being fired for presenting a Christian talk at his hospital and the Right of Conscience battle that ensued. Byron Calhoun, MD discusses perinatal hospice and the difficult journey of losing a child. Then Rob Moll shares from his book The Art of Dying.

The Point Blog – October 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 3, 2013

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition of The Point: New Poll Results on Physician-Assisted Suicide, Obamacare May Trigger Exodus of Christian Doctors, and Doctors Look For A Way Off The Medical Hamster Wheel.

The Point Washington Update – September 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 15, 2013

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition of The Point: CMDA human trafficking expert teaches doctors and students, Washington Post: Zygote is not a “living being” and Lawmakers focusing on abortion and harms to women.

Elanore McCullen, et al., Petitioners, v. Martha Coakley, Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts- Brief

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 4, 2013

The Massachusetts Statute and Hill v. Colorado Violate the Core of the Public Forum Doctrine That Is Rooted in the Right of Assembly. The iconic image of a sidewalk protest epitomizes our “profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – August 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 15, 2013

We discuss new Christian Medical Schools opening across the country at Liberty University, William Carey University and Campbell University. Then Joe McIlhaney, MD shares from his book Girls Uncovered & Casual Consequences.

The Point Washington Update – June 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 27, 2013

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition of The Point: High court rules on two cases on same-sex marriage, and SCOTUS strikes “prostitution pledge” requirement for AIDS, human trafficking grants.

Contentment: The Secret of a Lasting Calm

By Richard Swensen MD | June 10, 2013

If someone offered me a parka in a blizzard, I’d take it. Same with a hat in Death Valley, soup during a famine or a parachute in freefall. I’d not only take these things, I’d lunge for them. You would too. When desperate, we accept help.

Bracing for Battle and Joining the Fray: State Legislative Campaigns Reach New Levels

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2013

An article in the summer 2013 edition of Today’s Christian Doctor that outlines CMDA’s efforts in state grassroots public policy campaigns.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – May 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 15, 2013

Interviews about children. Robb Brandt, MD shares from his book You Deserved a Better Father. Jedd Medefind discusses the Christian Alliance for Orphans. Deena Graves enlightens us about Human Trafficking in the US and strategies to combat it. Then Richard Swenson, MD talks about writing his book Last Flight Out of Oz with his son.

Somebody’s Daughter, Somebody’s Sister

By Al Weir, MD | May 14, 2013

Where are you in the battle against human trafficking? Do you know that it likely happens in your own city and not just in some faraway place on the other side of the globe? Are you mourning and grieving over this evil of human trafficking? Are you doing something besides just condemning this evil?

The Point Blog – May 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | May 3, 2013

In this edition of The Point: CMDA physicians on human cloning study revelation, Vermont to legalize physician-assisted suicide, Use Of Embryo Donation As A Family Building Option.

The Point Special Edition – April 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 18, 2013

The heroes are the best-known acronyms in the world of AIDS (PEPFAR, UNAIDS, WHO), the Global Fund and a host of NGOs. Together, these organizations have waged total war against AIDS in Africa—or what looks like total war if you compare it to efforts devoted to other diseases.

Christian Doctor’s Digest – April 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 15, 2013

Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD shares from her book Set Free To Live. Wendy Kang, MD, JD discusses Medical Malpractice and the CMDA ministry to help those going through that difficult process. Then we bring you a chapel message from David Stevens, MD about overcoming what is dragging you down.

Shaping Your Worldview

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 12, 2013

Four years ago, the inauguration of the first African-American president in United States history closed with a benediction from Pastor Rick Warren. Warren, author of the bestselling Purpose Driven Life, might be the most well-known evangelical pastor in America. Among the things well known about Warren at the time of his inaugural invitation was his stance on the definition of marriage.

The Point Blog – April 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 11, 2013

In this edition of The Point: Assisted suicide bill set aside, for now, Plan B One-Step without age restriction, and First state personhood amendment.

The Point Washington Update – April 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 11, 2013

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition of The Point: Video chronicles abortion clinic horrors, Administration invites help in battling human trafficking, and CMDA and others urge HHS to reconsider contraceptives mandate.

The Point Washington Update – March 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 26, 2013

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition of The Point: CMA human trafficking commentary published in Washington Times, House pushed to pass conscience protections, and Miss America promotes sexual risk avoidance education.

Testimony: Amanda Lucashu

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 18, 2013

Testimony to the Connecticut Public Health Committee opposing SB 48 to legalize physician-assisted suicide.

DMD – Jim Greely, DDS

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | March 7, 2013

Archived podcast from CMDA’s Dental Ministry.

Standing Against Persecution

By Amanda Lucashu DO | March 1, 2013

My journey with medicine began when I was only eight years old. As I listened to a missionary speak about the need for the next generation to continue the work and become missionaries, I felt God impress upon me that He wanted me to become a missionary doctor to Mexico. From the beginning, missions and medicine were intrinsically linked for me. So when I started school at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harlem, New York in the fall of 2011, I knew that I wanted to be used by God even before I got to the “mission field,” but I had no idea how much of a mission field I was walking into.

Sexual Orientation Change Efforts in the Ideological Lions’ Den

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | March 1, 2013

In September 2012, California became the first U.S. state to ban therapeutic sexual orientation conversion efforts (SOCE) involving minors. “[SOCE] . . . has resulted in much harm, including a number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth committing suicide.

The Point Blog – February 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 14, 2013

In this edition of The Point: Opt-out of the contraception mandate, Problem with Medical Student Debt, and Blind twins euthanized.

Korte vs. Health & Human Services Brief

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 4, 2013

Amici—which include for-profit companies as well as national healthcare non-profit organizations, discussed below—share a common conviction: so-called “emergency contraception” can end the life of a developing human being.

HHS Mandate Terms Unacceptable

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 1, 2013

CMA CEO Dr. David Stevens said, “This latest version of the contraceptives and sterilization mandate remains unacceptable. Since when does the government get to pick and choose which groups will get to enjoy First Amendment protections? Our founders intended the First Amendment to protect every American’s freedom to act according to one’s conscience. They didn’t specify that only groups deemed religious will be afforded this protection; freedom of conscience applies equally to all Americans.”

Christian Doctor’s Digest – January 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 15, 2013

On a special January 2013 issue of Christian Doctor’s Digest, we focus on the 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade and the impact that has had on our nation. Gianna Jessen shares her testimony and about the movie inspired by her life, October Baby. Priscilla Coleman discusses the issue of depression that often affects women who have had abortions. Brian Stillwell, MD explains the Endowment for Human Development and the tools they provide in helping us learn about unborn life. Dr. John Wilke, the “father” of the right to live movement, talks about the movement’s early history and where it is going now.

The Point Blog – January 2013

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 10, 2013

In this edition of The Point: Spiritual care rare at end of life, Medical killing in U.S. and Europe, and Free Condoms in Schools.

As President and Nation Focus on Human Trafficking, CMDA Physicians Call for Intervention by Medical Professionals

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 9, 2013

Following President Obama’s proclamation marking January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the 16,000-member Christian Medical Association is calling for increased training and awareness among medical professionals to recognize, report and treat victims of modern-day slavery.

DMD – Dianne Glasscoe Watterson

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 7, 2013

Archived podcast from CMDA’s Dental Ministry.

DMD – David Stevens and Jeff Amstutz

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 4, 2012

Archived podcast from CMDA’s Dental Ministry.

From My Viewpoint: Healthcare Reform

By David Stevens, MD, MA (Ethics) | November 12, 2012

For months, it seemed like the country was holding its breath. With baited breath, some waited in anticipation and others waited in dread. Experts and analysts outlined countless “what if” scenarios, examining and scrutinizing various sides of the argument.

The Reality of Today’s Long-Term Medical Missions

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 1, 2012

Perhaps our concept of a career missionary doctor’s family might sound similar to this . . . a poor missionary surgeon and his family give up a “good American doctor’s family life” to live in endless poverty. They suffer through a hand-to-mouth existence in an African country full of intrigue, Satan worship, witchcraft, fear, poisonings, arson, coups, Marxist takeovers, massive killings and persecution of Christians. Their children are forced to be homeschooled by their parents. They have jobs at the mission hospital from a very young age. Their future education and life is tenuous at best. They can’t possibly amount to anything and will probably die early of some terrible tropical disease that is yet to be unearthed.

Rape is Violence–So is Abortion

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | August 25, 2012

The issue of aborting a rape-induced pregnancy recently rocked a Senate campaign. The images it summons of violation, unfairness and burden assure the topic instantly launches infuriated responses.

DMD – Ryan S. Lee, DDS, MPH, MHA

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 17, 2012

Archived podcast from CMDA’s Dental Ministry.

Women in Medicine: Answering a Call from God

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | June 1, 2012

In 1975, the Christian Medical Society Journal published an article titled “The Physician and Her Husband” by Merville O. Vincent. Many of us were just children pretending to play doctor during recess at school when this article was written.

The Marriage Viewpoint

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2012

George MacDonald, mentor to C. S. Lewis, penned these words many years ago: “The highest calling of every husband and wife is to help each other to do the will of God.” While most of us would wholeheartedly agree, we struggle to apply this principle to the unique challenges of medical marriages. Few professions have the myriad of obstacles facing a vibrant marriage that a medical career brings. At the same time, medicine is a vocation with great potential benefits—both to the couple and the lives they touch—as God works through their union. How crucial it is for us to focus on helping each other be all God has intended for us to be as individuals and as a couple.

Staying Connected to Today’s Medical Family

By Omar Hamada, MD, and Tara Hamada, MD | June 1, 2012

In some ways, things have radically changed since the “Leave it To Beaver” and “My Three Sons” concepts of the traditional family from the 1950s. Yet, in other ways, things have remained the same. Regardless, many challenges are being waged against the traditional American family today. With each passing day, the slow but steady advance of tangible threats grows. While some of these threats are easily recognizable, others seem to run under the radar as insidious characteristics of our culture that are eventually accepted as normative. These affect the medical family just as much as they do any other family.

Post-Roe v. Wade: Overt War on Conscience Rages

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 1, 2012

As Roberta Flack softly coos her 1973 Grammy-winning song in the background, the 2011 TV commercial slowly unveils a stunning, color image of a developing, gently moving baby in utero. The baby’s tiny arm curls upward, framing her glorious face.

Remember to Remember: The Modern Implications of Abortion

By John Patrick MD | March 1, 2012

Remember to remember is a recurrent divine command. God wants us to remember the past in order to celebrate the good and learn to avoid evil. Equally recurrently, the children of Israel forgot to remember and the consequences were usually severe, including exile and slavery.

DMD – Van B. Haywood, DMD

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 25, 2012

Archived podcast from CMDA’s Dental Ministry many decades ago.

DMD – Peter Dawson, DDS

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | February 7, 2012

Archived podcast from CMDA’s Dental Ministry many decades ago.

The Point Washington Update – January 2012

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 15, 2012

Commentary and update on the state of legislative activities in Washington involving CMDA member interests. In this edition of The Point: Human trafficking, International health, and the Contraception mandate.

Has God Indeed Said…? A Biblical Perspective on Sexuality, Part 2

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | December 1, 2011

Part 1 of the series dealt with pre-marital sex, the biblical model of sexuality, porneia, adultery and polygamy. As a correction to the section regarding porneia in Part 1, it should have stated that forbidding fornication “. . . came from the Tanakh (the Old Testament)” rather than “. . .came from the Tanakh in the Old Testament.”

Has God Indeed Said…? A Biblical Perspective on Sexuality, Part 1

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | September 1, 2011

We are created as sexual beings, so sexuality rightly holds more than a passing interest to us. Likewise, sex sells, but the products offered are often flawed. Confusion lurks for our young people — older ones too — when encouragement for the loosening of sexual standards comes, as it sometimes does, from religious quarters. How should we respond?

Vaccination information and Recommendations

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | August 1, 2011

The safety and advisability of vaccinating our children has become a hot topic, and one of great importance. This handout was prepared to present reliable information, answer questions, provide encouragement, and perhaps spark more Christian enthusiasm for medical science drawn from history.

Negative Health Consequences of Same-Sex Sexual Behavior

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | July 27, 2011

The health effects of same-sex sexual behavior are many. The public, government, and judiciary are being lead to believe that same-sex sexuality is a normal variant with interactions and results equivalent to heterosexual sexuality. However, this position runs contrary to professional literature and the track record of history.

What are the arguments against legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia?

By Robert Orr, MD, CM | June 1, 2011

This article from Dr. Robert Orr published in the summer 2011 edition of Today’s Christian Doctor focuses on the arguments against legalization of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. It also includes a special tear-out section to help you in protecting life.

Religious Freedom in Healthcare: Navigating the New Era

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to negate the votes of millions of citizens and unilaterally mandate same-sex marriage nationwide threatens to undermine centuries of First Amendment protections, including conscience freedoms for faith-based healthcare professionals.

Rest for Your Soul

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 1, 2011

It was a heavy burden to bear and my soul was weary. I was accused of malpractice in the death of a three-year-old child I had cared for in the emergency room of our local rural hospital. Although I felt confident I had handled the patient as well as anyone could have, I had not communicated very well with the family. The parents spoke little English and I had no time to explain what even I did not understand as we performed invasive tests which culminated in a code and resuscitation. I arranged a life flight to the referral center and the family rushed off into the night on a six-hour drive to the tertiary care center. Tragically and unexpectedly, the toddler deteriorated and died from a rare disease.

Pedophiles Find a Home for Social Networking

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | September 28, 2010

Excerpted from “Pedophiles Find a Home for Social Networking — on Facebook,” Fox News. September 28, 2010–The world’s largest pro-pedophilia advocacy group uses Facebook to connect with its members throughout the world; to find and exchange photos of children; to hone its members’ predatory behavior; and to identify, target and reel in child victims, an investigation by FoxNews.com reveals.

Duplicatability

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | September 1, 2010

I look across the table as Ashley* tells me that there are things no one knows about her, and that her Christian friends would never accept her if they knew . . . that she can’t really believe that God can accept her, since He knows. For some reason, she decided to share them with me.

Balance: The Possible Impossible Dream

By Richard Swensen MD | September 1, 2010

It’s trendy to be a bomb-thrower regarding balance. “Destructive,” says one Christian author. “A myth,” claims an inspirational speaker. Impossible, undesirable, unrealistic, and unattainable are other accusations hurled in the balance direction. The business magazine Fast Company ran an article headlined “Balance is Bunk!”

Changing Hearts about Physician-Assisted Suicide

By Richard Johnson MD | June 1, 2010

Dr. Richard Johnson shares his experiences providing testimony in New Hampshire to stop the legalization of physician-assisted suicide in this article from the summer 2010 edition of Today’s Christian Doctor.

The Divine Invitation

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 1, 2010

When I decided to become a doctor at eight years of age, it is because I believe I was called to do so. Now, twenty-four years later, I know it was a calling. It has to be. Under no circumstance would anyone follow this course unless it was due to a divine invitation. At least this is how I felt after a recently troublesome time in clinic when I learned the importance of praying for the children and families God has placed in my life.

The Sovereignty of God: Surrendering to Sovereignty

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 1, 2009

Einstein’s life began badly and kept getting worse. At birth, his parents were alarmed about his malformed head. They prayed his brain was not damaged. He was slow to speak, raising fears of retardation. “Classmates regarded Albert as a freak,” said a friend. “Teachers thought him dull-witted because of his failure to learn by rote and his strange behavior.” When his father asked what profession suited the boy, the headmaster said, “It doesn’t matter; he’ll never make a success of anything.”

Seeking Justice for Modern Day Slaves

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | September 1, 2009

When Jill was 14, she was forced to run away from home to escape repeated physical and sexual abuse. She ended up in the home of Bruce who found her alone at a local mall and promised her a job in his home “business.”

Nationalized Healthcare: Prescription or Problem- A Debate

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | September 1, 2009

We asked two Christian physicians to share their divergent perspectives on nationalized healthcare. References for Dr. Emil’s answers are first in the endnote section, in Arabic numerals; Dr. Van Mol’s notes follow, in Roman numerals. Reader response is welcome.

Montana vs. Baxter

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | April 27, 2009

Legalizing assisted suicide would have drastic public policy implications. The question whether some citizens (doctors) should be allowed to kill other citizens (patients) is a decision with profound ramifications for the safety and well­ being of the whole community, not least its most vulnerable members.

Preachers of Righteousness

By David Stevens, MD, MA (Ethics) | December 1, 2008

I never planned to be a “preacher of righteousness,” as Peter described Noah in 2 Peter 2:5. It all started a few weeks after I became the CEO of CMDA in 1994. The most common comment from graduate members in those days was, “CMDA was great when I was in training, but what does it do for me now?”

Why Human Bioenhancement Technologies Are a Bad Idea

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 1, 2008

Human beings are almost obsessive innovators. Homo sapiens (knower) is by nature Homo faber (fabricator). Thank God He has made us so. Life without what Michael Novak has called “the fire of invention” would be nasty, bloody, and brutish. Medicine and biotechnology are two spheres where innovation is especially rewarded. So it is no surprise that we contemplate the possibility of human biological enhancements.

Till We Have Minds

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 1, 2008

A panel of Princeton University scientists recently gathered together to deliberate “whether strong religious belief can coexist with reliance on science.”2 Constraining their definition of truth to “factual human knowledge,” the panel, led by professor of molecular biology Lee Silver, posed the provocative question, whether “science has effectively demonstrated that religious beliefs have no place in the rational mind.”2 How one decides that question guides the answer to a related question essential for the Christian physician. How can faith in Jesus Christ coexist with medical science

Physician as Employee: Is This What I Signed Up For?

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | September 1, 2008

Healthcare has changed dramatically over the past fifty years. Theories abound as to the various causes and their effects – with managed care, the Generation X work ethic, and increased numbers of women in medicine being three commonly cited reasons for the decline of the traditional “family doc” who made house-calls and whose work hours were 24/7 as needed and the steep increase in the “physician shift worker” who figuratively clocks in and out and leaves his pager behind when he is off duty.

Ten Questions You May Hear from Your Patients About Alternative Medicine

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2008

In this article from the fall 2008 edition of Today’s Christian Doctor, Dr. Dónal P. O’Mathúna offers answers to common questions patients have about the increasing alternative medical options available.