Seventh-Day Adventists have made a larger than expected – almost lopsided – contribution to the field of preventive medicine. Consider the following:…
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Spiritual Principles
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Ellen White was instructive in forming some of the concepts behind medical ministry. At first glance it may seem she was against the use of drugs.…
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In part one I discussed how medical ministry is the combining of both physical and spiritual healing. When these two fields are combined, the whole of medical ministry is greater than medicine + ministry.…
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When I was a freshman in college taking biology I learned the following concept: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In arithmetic 1+1=2. But in biology, 1+1>2.…
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I was sitting in a meeting at church listening to a speaker whom I will call Ian. He was a founder of a health ministry and was sharing about his personal experience. He had…
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The thing I like about his lectures the most are his commentary on things that are NOT medically related. At age 60+, Roger Hadley, the dean of the school of medicine is an engaging…
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I didn’t do medicine just to prescribe pills but rather to see my patients made whole. That means physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual healing. It’s an approach to medicine called medical ministry.…
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One day I was on YouTube listening to teachings on quantum mechanics (you know, like what most people do). Specifically, the double slit experiments had interesting implications about reality and ultimately God.…
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As a Christian doctor I find myself going about the interesting task of combining faith and medicine. I don’t’ just want to bring healing to the body but also to the soul. I’ve found…
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Good medicine entails providing appropriate medical care. Spiritual care goes beyond good medicine. It engages patients so they are loved in creative ways they’ve never experienced before.…