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'That injection killed him!' 'He was the kindest man who ever lived.' 'The hospital never told me he was going to die!' 'We did everything together…'These are just some of the things that have been said to me as a GP after a patient's death. Comfort and compassion At a...
Saline International Internationally there is a growing tide of Christian doctors and other healthcare professionals who want to make a difference for Christ in their work situation and particularly to explore how they can be witnesses both effectively and appropriately in the clinical context. There is now considerable demand to...
Whoever acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven. (Matthew 10:32-33) Tough words from Jesus: and so many of us feel caught in the dilemma of longing to...
Saline Solution Conferences in UK Since 2004, over 40 Saline Solution day conferences have been held in the UK with over 1,000 participants. The majority of the participants are CMF members but the conferences have also drawn in a number of doctors who are non-members, and other allied healthcare professionals....
In the New Testament we often find people crossing cultural barriers in order to communicate Christ. Paul is an outstanding example; in Athens we find him quoting secular poets and speaking of an altar to an unknown God at the most popular public meeting place, the Areopagus. He then proceeds...
How might we recognise spiritual issues in the life of a patient or colleague at work? Would we be competent to help? Might we misuse our powerful position as doctors? Would colleagues consider us out of line? Do politically correct masters exercise control over the way we work? Do we...
More than two years ago, we revised our aims in CMF to include ‘Evangelism - To encourage Christian doctors and medical students to be witnesses for Christ among all they meet.’We have always been encouraged to share our faith with our colleagues, but in the past some have been reticent...
Here are a few recent quotes from some of the hundreds of doctors who have participated in a Saline Solution conference in the UK. Coming from doctors in both hospital and general practice, they encourage us to realise that as Christian doctors we can make a specific difference in our...
At a recent regional Saline Solution conference in the north, none of the ten doctors who attended had known each other before. It was a lively day with active participation from all present. Some time ago I was at a bigger conference in the south of England and one of...
Many students feel frustrated that there are limitations set on the clinical procedures they can do on the wards before they qualify. When it comes to being a Christian witness, no such boundaries exist: students have at least as much opportunity as anybody else, and usually more time. So take...
