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The only real significance of the millennium is that it is now 2,000 years since Jesus was born. But so what? What is so important about a carpenter’s son from first century Palestine that we should count our calendar years from the time of his birth? What relevance does he...
I can still remember the motto emblazoned beneath my old school crest: 'serve and obey'. Many pupils disliked and mocked the exhortation. Although my days of bottle-green blazers are now long gone, hostility towards any instruction to submit remains in our society. Obedience is not 'in vogue'. Western culture assures...
Is it ever ethical to withdraw nutrition from patients? Are there circumstances in which treatment can be legitimately withdrawn? Is feeding a form of medical treatment? At present the law is open to interpretation on these issues. However, a court can declare that it is lawful to withdraw medical assistance...
Can you remember the last time you lied? I can. It was this morning! Subsequently examining what the Bible has to say about truthfulness and deceit over the last few hours has made me feel incredibly uncomfortable. Exaggeration, misrepresentation, careless commitments and broken promises are all forms of dishonesty. They...
Time, or rather the lack of it, is a subject close to every medic's heart. Perhaps we laugh ruefully at Ecclesiastes claim that 'there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven'(Ec 3:1). If only. If you are anything like me you may frequently find...
Are you struggling to respond to today's pluralistic society as a faithful witness for Christ? Then you may be interested in Wide Open, an intensive four week course at the Institute of Contemporary Christianity in London. Last summer I joined 50 other Christians in their twenties from around the world...
Are we medics who happen to be Christians, or Christians who happen to be medics? If following Jesus Christ is the focus of our lives, we will not be able to divorce our faith from the medicine we practise. As Christians we recognise Jesus as being the way, the truth...
