Category: Culture
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What does the church have to do with health? The answer might surprise you.
Following Jesus sends us into the public square, enabling us to love others as God loves us. The church, as God’s people, is called to love others who are suffering. The church is important for true healthcare.
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Where is God in the midst of suffering?
In healthcare, we often encounter patients who do not get better. Despite the best we have to offer, some patients continue to suffer or die. And the question they ask is, “Where is God in the midst of this suffering?” What do we say? This question stumps many of us, even compassionate doctors and nurses.…
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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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“We all sat at the same table.”
When resources are scarce and medical professionals are few, one gets overwhelmed with the physical needs of patients needing care. Emotional, spiritual and community care seem like a luxury. Yet the challenge is how to make a long range impact in these communities. Here is an example from the Hopkins Medicine journal which shows…
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Love in action
In SIM we think a lot about how to integrate faith and good deeds. In our Western mindset these are often separate. One of our missionaries returned home this week and told us that in her country, Christian medical doctors put “faith” and “work” in separate categories. So it is difficult for them to imagine…
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Why health is more than medical care
Why is health more than just medical care? Here are some reasons: Medical care tends to address matters of the body but not of the spirit. As medical professionals we are trained to diagnose, treat and manage medical conditions. We seek to apply scientific evidence to our craft. And yet health is something more than…
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Navigating a path to sustainable Chinese medical mission participation
Take a look at some the challenges that Chinese Christian doctors could face as they consider God’s call to missions. And this article doesn’t even begin to address the cross-cultural issues of Eastern and Western medical worldviews! As you consider these hurdles, let’s not think ‘it can’t be done!’ Rather, let’s think that “God is…
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Finding meaning as a Christian in mission
Kathryn Butler is a trauma and critical care surgeon who recently left clinical practice to homeschool her children. She teaches at Harvard Medical School, and has contributed to the literature on surgical critical care and medical education. She and her family live in the woods north of Boston. This is her journey from medical mission…
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Third culture leadership
Mission leadership should include ‘bridge people’ who embody the diversity of our pluarlistic world.