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'Do everything without grumbling or arguing,' wrote Paul from his prison cell to the hard-pressed Christians in Philippi, 'so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation. Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you...
'Neutrality is a negative word. It is a word that does not express what America ought to feel... America has promised the world to stand apart and maintain certain principles of action which are grounded in law and in justice. We are not trying to keep out of trouble;...
You're with a sick patient in the Emergency Department and aren't sure how best to manage her. You've still got three specialty referrals to see, plus letters to dictate from yesterday's clinic. One of the junior doctors on your team seems to be struggling, and keeps asking for your help....
Most courses in medical ethics begin not with the contested battlefields of the beginning, end and moral status of human life, but rather with the far more mundane issues of capacity and consent. These related concepts are crucial to the whole practice of medicine – for a healthcare practitioner even...
Is there a link between faith and health? Evidence from over 1,200 studies and 400 reviews has shown an association between faith and a number of positive health benefits, including protection from illness, coping with illness, and faster recovery from it. Of the studies reviewed in the definitive analysis, (3)...
'Ah, Sovereign Lord', I said, 'I do not know how to speak; I am only a child'.[1] There must have been a mistake. This young, sensitive and introspective priest was surely destined for a quiet life, leading and nurturing the religious believers in Judah. Could he really be 'a prophet...
A mother brought her son in to see the doctor. 'Thanks so much for seeing him, doctor', she began. 'The problem is that he's so short. Is there anything you can give him to help him to grow?' The doctor peered over the edge of his large oak desk, looked...
