Category: Biblical Foundations
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God’s presence with us
“What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and our hands have touched, concerning the word of life—2 and the life was revealed, and we have seen and testify and announce to you the eternal life which was with the Father and was…
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Healthcare embodies the gospel
Compassionate care for others puts flesh on the gospel. Let’s look at how Paul encouraged believers to communicate the gospel by both words and deeds. Paul instructs Timothy to “retain the standard (hypotypos) of sound words that you have heard from me…” (2 Tim 1:13). What is the “standard”? The root of the word (“typos”)…
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Hospital versus community?
In the past 50 years, community health care has often been done apart from individual medical care. Medical mission efforts have suffered as a result. We need to know why and what to do about it.
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What does it mean to be human?
We will care for patients better when we treat them as human persons, not objects. Christians have much to contribute to this important dialogue; the gospel calls us to this task.
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Health and the Bible
The Seoul statement from the Fourth Lausanne Congress identifies gaps in fulfilling God’s missionary purpose. One of those gaps, ironically, is the Bible itself. It’s not just that many modern people ignore or even scorn the Bible; the challenge is that Bible-believing Christians themselves often do not read and obey it! How can the Bible…
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Pathology, pills and programs alone?
Seoul Statement helps connect healthcare and the gospel, which proclaims and displays Christ
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Healthcare and the Mission of God — now available
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12.
Getting weary in well doing? Perhaps my own story can help you gain some perspective as you serve the Lord in healthcare mission.
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How can Jubilee help us respond to COVID-19?
We are in the midst of one of the worst global pandemics of a century. What does it have to do with healthcare and Christian mission? There are many lessons we are learning. But one clear message is that this pandemic is much more than the disease of COVID-19. While preparations, PPE, and medical care…
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Community based approaches to primary health care
When I studied international and community health at Johns Hopkins in 1977, primary health care was a new emphasis. Our dean, Dr. Carl Taylor led a department full of passion about reducing illness and promoting health through primary care. But the amount of data about this approach was limited. Like many others, I found that…
