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Christian Doctor’s Digest – November 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.

Physician-Assisted Suicide, Right of Conscience, Same-Sex Marriage, and Sanctity of Life

Meet Our Guests on This Episode

John Stonestreet

John Stonestreet is Executive Director of the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is a gifted communicator on areas of faith and culture, theology, worldview, education and apologetics, and he is a sought-after speaker at conferences, colleges, churches, schools and other various gatherings each year. John is the co-host with Eric Metaxas of “Breakpoint,” the Christian worldview radio program founded by the late Chuck Colson, and the voice of the “Point,” a daily national radio feature on worldview, apologetics and cultural issues. He also serves as a Senior Content Advisor for Summit Ministries in Manitou Springs, Colorado. John holds degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois and Bryan College in Tennessee, and he is the co-author of Making Sense of Your World: A Biblical Worldview (Sheffield Press). He and his wife Sarah have three daughters and a dog, and they live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Connect with John at ThePointRadio.org.

Jonathan Imbody

Jonathan Imbody serves as Vice President for Government Relations and directs the Christian Medical Association’s Washington Office. As CMA’s liaison with the federal government, he makes more than 200 personal contacts with Congressional leaders and government officials each year. A veteran writer of more than 30 years, Jonathan has published more than 100 commentaries inThe Washington Post, USA Today, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Sun-Times and many other national publications. Jonathan’s writing focuses on public policy issues including freedom of faith, conscience and speech; human trafficking; abortion; assisted suicide; stem cell research; the role of faith in health; international health; healthcare policy; sexual risk avoidance and HIV/AIDS. Jonathan received his bachelor’s degree in journalism and speech communications from the Pennsylvania State University, a master’s degree from Penn State in counseling and education and a certificate in biblical and theological studies from the Alliance Theological Seminary in New York. Jonathan and his wife Amy have four grown children and live in Ashburn, Virginia.

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