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In August 2002 I started as a very new and very scared CMF staffworker. I tried to prepare myself for the questions I thought medical students would ask me, and studied the hot topics of sexuality, abortion and end of life issues. To my amazement, the question that comes up...
Unity and truth In the garden of Gethsemane, before Jesus went to the cross,[2] his mind was not on the rejection and suffering he was about to face; but rather on how his disciples were going to survive after his departure. He wanted them to be 'in the world' (v13),...
I honestly thought that there was no power in Jesus since nothing happened when I called him. I now know that those times when I called on him to help me, I was not prepared to repent from my old way of life, and to trust and follow him. Eventually...
Introduction Many of my Christian friends at medical school have now lost their faith entirely. Others are not as strong in their faith as they once were. Why should this be? What part does medical training play in the 'derailment' process? This is an issue that desperately needs highlighting among Christian...
Over the past few months, several hundred churches throughout the United Kingdom have witnessed strange phenomena. Christians from Aberdeen to Brighton have fallen to the floor, begun shaking, wept tears or laughed with joy. Most observers trace the origin of these occurrences to the Airport Vineyard Church in Toronto, Canada,...
What does it mean? Nitpickerus: So what is the ninth commandment? Dionysius: 'You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour'[1] Nitpickerus: And who is my neighbour? Dionysius: You're not the first to ask that.[2] According to Jesus it includes even those with whom we have nothing in common.[3] Even our...
