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By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | January 3, 2023

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me” (Revelation 3:20, NIV).

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Pregnancy Resource Centers’ Life-Affirming Work Exposes Murder Without Accountability of the Abortion Industry

By Nicole D. Hayes | December 29, 2022

On October 31, 2022, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published an issue brief claiming pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) use various “tactics” such as “misleading information” and “emotional manipulation” to dissuade pregnant women from seeking life-affirming help.

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Steroid Mania

By Al Weir, MD | December 27, 2022

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29, NIV).

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Christmas Lights

By Al Weir, MD | December 20, 2022

“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms” (Deuteronomy 33:27a, NKJV).

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Top Ten Myths of the Sexual Revolution: Part 3

By Steven Willing, MD | December 15, 2022

In the third installment of this series, we examine the connection between the sexual revolution and the formation of sexual predators, the social harm of pornography and why children are its biggest victims.

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Saving the Coach

Saving the Coach

By Al Weir, MD | December 13, 2022

“How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:14, NKJV).

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Saying, “This is as good as it gets”

By Robert E. Cranston, MD, MA (Ethics) | December 8, 2022

I have a dear Christian friend of whom I have finally had to say, “This is as good as it gets,” and leave him in the Lord’s hands.

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Giving

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 6, 2022

For more than 80 years, we have pursued one goal—to transform the lives of healthcare professionals so they can transform the world. Through more than 40 programs including campus and community ministries, medical missions, public policy and much more, CMDA continues to be a driving force in healthcare—enriching hundreds of thousands of lives each year.

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Commitment Touch

By Al Weir, MD | December 6, 2022

“Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man” (Mark 1:41a, BSB).

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Center for Well-being | Mentoring

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 6, 2022

Who we are and what we do. The CMDA Center for Well-being helps Christian healthcare professionals align with God, optimize well-being and maximize influence.

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Waiting for the Gift

On the Side: December 2022

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | December 5, 2022

The Christmas season is upon us! I love the smells, the lights and the traditions. One tradition we have in our family is to not put any Christmas gifts under the tree until after the kids go to bed on Christmas Eve. It is a tradition born out of practicality: we had curious toddlers in our house for more than 10 years. But even now, when our youngest is 11, we still keep all the gifts safely tucked away until late Christmas Eve. It is so much fun to see the surprise on their sleepy faces Christmas morning!

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The Star of Bethlehem: A Mystery of the Ages

By Steven Willing, MD | December 1, 2022

One of the most beloved Christmas symbols, the Star of Bethlehem has historic connections appreciated by few. This is a review and comparison of the newest theories.

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Christian Medical & Dental Associations celebrates victory in federal court that sets nationwide precedent

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 30, 2022

Bristol, Tenn.—November 29, 2022—Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today is celebrating a final victory in its federal court case to protect the religious beliefs of healthcare professionals from being forced to perform gender-transition procedures or abortions against their conscience and best medical judgment.

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Solid

By Al Weir, MD | November 29, 2022

“…whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel” (Philippians 1:27, NIV).

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The Travails of Moral Distress for the Abortionist

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | November 28, 2022

It will come as no surprise that the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently released a special issue filled with articles and opinions arguing for the absolute necessity of access to legal abortion. One opinion that caught my attention was entitled “Implications of the Dobbs Decision for Medical Education Inadequate Training and Moral Distress.” CMDA recently publicly released a new position statement on moral distress, so I was naturally intrigued. Were the authors of this opinion piece actually going to make the argument that the lack of access to elective abortion, a procedure that has been considered immoral for thousands of years, will cause moral distress among upcoming students and residents? Exactly.

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With Justice for All

By Amy Givler, MD | November 23, 2022

Let me introduce you to Aidah. She worked in our home (our “inside worker”) during the eight months our family lived in Kenya in 2003/2004. Don and I worked at Tenwek Mission Hospital as family physicians, and our three children attended elementary and middle school at nearby Rift Valley Academy. She helped me buy food and cook it, and she kept our house clean. Aidah was our backbone. She was a rock.

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Holy Spirit Boldness

By Al Weir, MD | November 22, 2022

“Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit” (Mark 13:11, NIV).

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By Eric Willingham | November 21, 2022

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Back to Normal Life

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | November 21, 2022

Is life starting to feel normal again for you? By normal, I guess I mean pre-2020. Is life starting to feel the way it did before COVID and political intensity stretched us further as a society than we might have thought possible just two and a half years ago?

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Spring Chickens

By Al Weir, MD | November 15, 2022

I honestly don’t know what the word “old” means anymore. When we measure our days against the eternity that is ours, we are all spring chickens.

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CMDA Today – Winter 2022

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 9, 2022

In the Winter 2022 edition of CMDA Today, Building a Foundation to Recovery by David Holmes, MD, Healing from the Violence of Busyness by Emmy Yang, MD, MTS, Your Body Will Be Whole, by
Kathryn Butler, MD, Losing Our Language to Bureaucratic Jargon by John Patrick, MD; and more!

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The Season of Light Around the World

By Doug Lindberg, MD | November 9, 2022

As the trappings of the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons emerge around us in North America, things look and feel quite different for our colleagues serving around the world. For cross-cultural missionaries serving far from home, this time of year is complicated.

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Healing from the Violence of Busyness: Five Biblical and Theological Reflections on Time and Work

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 9, 2022

When a medical code alert went off, my team took the stairs and not the elevators to save us precious seconds in the resuscitation. A “good” intern, I learned, gets their notes done as soon as possible.

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Your Body Will Be Whole: Meditations on Heaven

By Kathryn Butler, MD | November 9, 2022

During my surgical training, I helped care for an aging professor who bemoaned his declining health. His mind still moved in academic circles, pondering the high points of chemistry and physics, but arthritis had so fused the bones in his neck that he couldn’t nestle into a pillow anymore.

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A Time to EMBRACE Recovery

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | November 9, 2022

As those called to the healing profession, we have all lived and practiced through old and unprecedented new challenges in our careers. We can all agree the last few years have surely been unlike any we have ever experienced before in our lives.

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The Voice

By Al Weir, MD | November 8, 2022

God speaks to us in so many ways: through incidents like this, through dreams, through visions, through an unexpected word from a friend, through a formal Sunday sermon, through a quiet morning Bible passage.

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On the Side: November 2022

By Sharon Chatwell | November 3, 2022

I make a mean lasagna. Always have. It’s my mom’s recipe and it has never let me down. (Don’t worry. I’ll share it with you in a minute.) So, naturally, when I think of taking food over to someone’s house, I think of lasagna. It’s easy, portable, reheats well, and lasts for days. This is especially helpful if the person is sick, or in this case, recovering from surgery.

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Cumulus Clouds

By Al Weir, MD | November 1, 2022

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ…” (Galatians 6:14, NIV).

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Momma’s Pillow

By Al Weir, MD | October 25, 2022

“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her; ‘Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all’” (Proverbs 31:28-29, NIV).

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The Debate About Organ Donations

By Christine C. Toevs, MD | October 25, 2022

Organ transplantation has saved countless lives, increasing the demand for unpaired solid organs. As a result, the protocols for organ procurement continue to change to include more patients as “dead.”

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Top Ten Myths of the Sexual Revolution: Part 2

By Steven Willing, MD | October 20, 2022

In this installment, we consider myths concerning marriage, sexual “repression” and the impact of the sexual revolution for women.

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Dental Hygienists Section

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 19, 2022

The purpose of the specialty section for dental hygienists is to provide a community for Christian dental hygienists. The mission is to engage in continuing education, provide volunteer care through CMDA endeavors, and support and encourage each other spiritually and emotionally as we provide care to our patients.

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Swimming for the First Time

By Al Weir, MD | October 18, 2022

“In the last days, God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams’” (Acts 2:17, NIV).

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The Slippery Slope and Inevitability

By Robert E. Cranston, MD, MA (Ethics) | October 13, 2022

As James 4:17 says, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin” (NKJV).

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Forever Faithful

By Al Weir, MD | October 11, 2022

“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you” (Deuteronomy 31:6, ESV).

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On the Side: October 2022

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 10, 2022

Medical life takes grit. We wrap our minds around MCAT scores, acceptance letters, residency placements and job contracts, knowing it’s not easy. There’s risk in leaving a paying job and moving across the country. And it’s scary. Will you land on your feet? Will you live on this budget? Will you make friends? Regardless, we have hope. We see the endpoint, or the little milestones on the way—the white coat ceremony, the match and the job signing. 

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Mentorship in Uncertain Times

By Kathryn Butler, MD | October 6, 2022

I recently had the pleasure of hosting a medical student in my home for a (mediocre) waffle breakfast (my sub-par cooking, not hers). She was a completing a sub-internship locally, and it was a joy to hear how her faith in Christ had inspired her to practice in resource-poor settings. I listened with a grin on my face as she described her heart for the downtrodden and afflicted, the mentors whose compassion inspired her and how she saw the Lord at work daily in her chosen specialty.

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Living What We Know

By Al Weir, MD | October 4, 2022

“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ” (Philippians 1:9-10, NIV).

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4 Reasons to Give from Your IRA

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 3, 2022

If you are among the majority of Americans without a will or trust, chances are good that at least one of two “costs” have gotten in the way: time and money.

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What Makes a Person Generous?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 3, 2022

If you are among the majority of Americans without a will or trust, chances are good that at least one of two “costs” have gotten in the way: time and money.

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Stock: The Perfect Year-End Gift

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 3, 2022

If you are among the majority of Americans without a will or trust, chances are good that at least one of two “costs” have gotten in the way: time and money.

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Is Cash Really King?

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | October 3, 2022

If you are among the majority of Americans without a will or trust, chances are good that at least one of two “costs” have gotten in the way: time and money.

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We Have This Understanding

By Nicole D. Hayes | September 29, 2022

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (Romans 12:2, NIV).

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Wanting and Waiting

By Al Weir, MD | September 27, 2022

“Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Psalm 27:14, NIV).

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Don’t Use Ice Picks for Brain Surgery

By Amy Givler, MD | September 22, 2022

The first time I ever heard of a lobotomy was in the early 1980s. I was a medical student, but I didn’t learn about it in class. Instead, I was in a darkened room with a bunch of other family members, watching a family home movie filmed 30 years earlier. The scene was some kind of a garden party, and in the midst of the lively antics of my parents, their siblings and my great-aunts and great-uncles, there was a late middle-aged woman who just…stood there. Eventually someone took her arm and led her to a chair where she just…sat there. Completely still, no facial expression, no interaction with anyone else.

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Giving Up the Cross

By Al Weir, MD | September 21, 2022

“May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ…” (Galatians 6:14, NIV).

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Fact Sheet for Parents: Authored by The Institute For Research and Evaluation

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 20, 2022

The past 10 years have seen an exponential rise in the occurrence of gender confusion or gender dysphoria (also called transgender or gender non-conforming)* among young people worldwide, especially among teenage girls.

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What Comes After the “But?”

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | September 15, 2022

Coming out of the darkest days of COVID, I entered 2022 feeling bludgeoned by the experience I had just endured, both in medical practice and in society around me. I felt emotionally broke, overwhelmed and lost, to use some of Ms. Morrissette’s words. I was drowning in negative emotions and feeling psychologically depleted. My natural response was to grit my teeth and force myself to keep going. To get through each shift by ignoring my feelings and retreating into my knowledge.

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Which to Choose?

By Al Weir, MD | September 13, 2022

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21, NIV).

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On the Side: September 2022

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 7, 2022

Behind the smile I was shouting, “Oh goodness mercy of course!” I have been the new girl showing up at the team meeting, the book club, the Bible study far, far more often than I have been the one standing with friends. It can be excruciatingly hard. It can also be invigorating.

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It’s Adenocarcinoma

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 6, 2022

“In addition to all of this, take up the shield of faith, with which you will extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one” (Ephesians 6:16, NIV).

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God Sightings

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

Sent home, shut in isolation, studying in our bedrooms, trying to survive our first year of medical school, and we weren’t even at school! When the four of us entered medical school in the Detroit, Michigan area in fall of 2020, it certainly trumped any expectations we had.

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Staying Connected During School When Chaos and Isolation Abound

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

Sent home, shut in isolation, studying in our bedrooms, trying to survive our first year of medical school, and we weren’t even at school! When the four of us entered medical school in the Detroit, Michigan area in fall of 2020, it certainly trumped any expectations we had.

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When Our Patients Pray for Us

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

As a Christian who’s been practicing periodontics for 29 years, I’ve had numerous opportunities to share my faith and pray with my patients. A number of my patients have expressed their appreciation for having a fellow Christian responsible for their care.

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Resilience in the Face of Personal and Organizational Adversity

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

Try as we may, adversity is unavoidable. Often unexpected, hardship comes into our lives in a variety of forms and levels—a cancer diagnosis, a harsh public criticism, a mistake or accident with a detrimental outcome, an economic downturn or even a pandemic or natural disaster.

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The Landmark Decision: Finally Granting Life to the Pre-born

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | September 1, 2022

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court finally corrected the debacle of the Roe v. Wade decision, ending 49 years of federal judicial fiat allowing legal abortion in all 50 states.

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All You Need is F.A.I.T.H. – Mentoring

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

My freshman year of college brought a multitude of surprises. Certainly, there was the increased study load and the idea that I alone had to manage myself, my time and my schedule, yet the biggest surprise I experienced was when the God of the universe radically changed my life and the trajectory of my future.

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CMDA Today – Fall 2022

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | September 1, 2022

In the Fall 2022 edition of CMDA Today, mentoring- contributing to the success of the next generation, the landmark Dobbs case decision, organizational diversity, being on the receiving end of prayer in healthcare, staying connected during school isolation; and more!

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Friendship

By Al Weir, MD | August 30, 2022

“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you” (John 15:15, NIV).

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Christian Medical & Dental Associations Announces Another Conscience Victory in Federal Court

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 29, 2022

Bristol, Tenn.—August 29, 2022—The 13,000-member Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today praised the unanimous ruling from a federal appeals court in Texas that protects the religious beliefs of healthcare professionals from being forced to perform gender-transition procedures or abortions against their conscience and best medical judgment.

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Christian Medical & Dental Associations announces conscience victory in federal court

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 25, 2022

Bristol, Tenn.—August 24, 2022—The 13,000-member Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today praised the preliminary injunction from a federal court in Texas that protects the religious beliefs of healthcare professionals from being forced to perform abortions.

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United Kingdom Closing the World’s Largest Pediatric Gender Clinic

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | August 25, 2022

The BBC broke a story July 28 headlined, “NHS to close Tavistock child gender identity clinic.” Following the Cass Interim Review determination that the current model of care “is not a safe or viable long-term option,” Britain’s National Health Service announced that their Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), the world’s largest pediatric gender clinic, is to close by spring 2023. It is to be replaced with centers in London and North West with increased emphasis on mental healthcare and relevant general practitioner services.  Also noted was that the UK’s 20-fold increase in referrals over the last decade (250 then and 5,000 in 2021) had overwhelmed the capacity of the service.

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Letting Go of the Miracle

By Al Weir, MD | August 24, 2022

“‘Then neither do I condemn you’ Jesus declared. ‘Go now and leave your life of sin’” (John 8:11b, NIV).

I had managed his lymphoma for a few years. The task had been difficult due to his drug problem affecting his compliance—I almost lost him twice, but he is in good shape now.

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Top Ten Myths of the Sexual Revolution: Part 1

By Steven Willing, MD | August 24, 2022

All battles over human sexuality spanning the last 50 years in the Western world can reasonably be parked under the umbrella of the sexual revolution. Its foundational principles are assumed dogma throughout the educational and entertainment establishment, serve as battle cries for politicians and activists and have infiltrated much of the professing Christian community. However, the sexual revolution has been an unmitigated disaster for individuals and society, and it is built upon a foundation of lies.

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A Port in the Storm: Good News for CMDA Members

By Anna Pilato, MA | August 18, 2022

In the midst of often baffling and perplexing policies and mandates coming out of our nation’s capital, this post outlines good news for current and future members of CMDA. With conscience freedoms increasingly at risk from government infringement, we want to emphasize a recent victory in court. This victory affords you crucial protections of your conscience freedoms as a healthcare professional allowing you to practice from your sincerely held beliefs.

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The Call

By Robert E. Cranston, MD, MA (Ethics) | August 17, 2022

As a young man, I struggled some, wondering what my true calling in life was. At age 18, after months of prayer, I felt the Lord was calling me to life as a physician. Later, in medical school, the multiple options for work within medicine fascinated and, at times, bewildered me. They say the average undergrad student changes their major five or six times. I don’t know what the number is for medical students, but I know I seriously considered multiple options before I finally settled on neurology as a career choice, and later God also led me into working in palliative medicine, healthcare leadership and medical ethics.

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Anger

By Al Weir, MD | August 16, 2022

“Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles” (1 Corinthians 1:22-23, NIV).

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Canada’s Warning

By Jeffrey Barrows, DO, MA (Bioethics) | August 16, 2022

While it is never possible to accurately paint a picture of the future, especially the future of the complex culture of healthcare, what is happening in Canada should alarm every healthcare professional in the United States who desires to practice medicine according to a Judeo-Christian ethic.

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Training Well

By Al Weir, MD | August 9, 2022

“Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles” (1 Corinthians 1:22-23, NIV).

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Protect Your Conscience Rights

By Anna Pilato, MA | August 8, 2022

On August 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Registry to modify Section 1557, the “Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Clause” of the Affordable Care Act.

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Your Body Will Be Whole: Meditations on Heaven

By Kathryn Butler, MD | August 4, 2022

During my surgical training, I helped care for an aging professor who bemoaned his declining health. His mind still moved in academic circles, pondering the high points of chemistry and physics, but arthritis had so fused the bones in his neck that he couldn’t nestle into a pillow anymore. Cancer riddled his chest, and squandered nutrients, until his frame wasted to skeletal proportions. The simple routine of enjoying a meal pitched him into coughing, and pneumonia festered from the secretions that pooled in his lungs.

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On the Side: August 2022

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 2, 2022

I don’t drag out my MD for just any occasion. Typically, I keep it tucked away. But today I thought I would speak (indirectly) to residents, especially first-year residents or interns, so it seemed appropriate. Perhaps you ladies, who are reading this article, will pass along my remarks to the young physicians in your lives.

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The Value of Life

By Al Weir, MD | August 2, 2022

“Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles” (1 Corinthians 1:22-23, NIV).

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CAHM – 511 Groups

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 1, 2022

A program designed to serve domestic and international healthcare missionaries in their work as well as aid in the recruitment and retention of career medical missionaries. CMM also assists students with scholarships and overseas rotations.

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Christian Medical & Dental Associations responds to Biden Administration HHS rule change

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | August 1, 2022

Bristol, Tenn.—August 1, 2022—The 16,000-member Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today announced its disapproval of the disastrous move by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to further alter Section 1557 and redefine sex discrimination so broadly that it threatens the ability of members to practice medicine according to solid medical evidence as well as their faith principles.

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Rough People

By Al Weir, MD | July 26, 2022

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34-35, ESV).

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One Body

By Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA | July 21, 2022

Today I am a pharmacist. Well, not really. I’m still a physician, but this week in the Dominican Republic on a Global Health Outreach (GHO) trip, I am serving as a pharmacist. The incredibly dedicated pharmacist who has served on this team for years is at home with COVID-19, and I am attempting to fill his shoes. And as I look around the pharmacy, I see a beautiful picture. While we don’t quite represent every tribe and tongue, we are a varied group, to be sure. There is a woman here from Georgia who is originally from Colombia, a woman here from Ohio who is originally from Indonesia and a multitude of Dominicans and Americans. When I look outside the pharmacy door at the rest of our 75+ team members, we represent at least 10 U.S. states and at least five countries of origin. We include physicians, dentists, nurses, students, optometrists, teachers, pastors and homeschooling moms. We span ages from 10 to 70. We have people triaging and organizing patients, taking vitals, pulling teeth, prescribing medications, performing ultrasounds, filling prescriptions, dancing, singing, making balloon animals and sharing the gospel. We speak English, Spanish, Indonesian and Tagolog. We are funded by people and churches who paid our way or bought medications, and we are even funded by airlines that waived baggage fees to allow the many bags of equipment to travel here. We are supported in prayer by hundreds of people across at least two countries. As a group, we exemplify the beauty of the body of Christ. 

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Doctor Tears

By Al Weir, MD | July 20, 2022

“Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:25, ESV).

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Misinformation Spreads After Dobbs Decision

By Sandy Christiansen, MD, FACOG | July 13, 2022

The June 28, 2022 piece by Rita Rubin in the Medical News & Perspectives section of JAMA, “How Abortion Bans Could Affect Care for Miscarriage and Infertility,” presents a one-sided narrow view of the potential impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on women’s reproductive care, specifically the management of miscarriages and advanced reproductive technologies.

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Coronary Stents

By Al Weir, MD | July 12, 2022

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself…” (Matthew 6:34, NIV).

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Home

By Eric Willingham | July 5, 2022

Christian Medical & Dental Associations® educates, encourages, and equips Christian healthcare professionals to glorify God. Christian healthcare professionals glorify God by following Christ, serving with excellence and compassion, caring for all people, and advancing Biblical principles of healthcare within the Church and throughout the world.

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On the Side: July 2022

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | July 5, 2022

We were doing a residency rotation in Florida when the triplets were four. One dreary overcast Saturday we were enjoying family time even though Wade was on call. We didn’t understand that in Florida rain can turn to sun in less than a minute. That day it did just that. And three four-year-olds began to wail. I couldn’t understand why the sun was making them cry. As I attempted to console them, I was asking why they were sobbing: “Daddy will have to go to work now.”

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Higher Powers

By Al Weir, MD | July 5, 2022

“You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3, NIV).

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A “Right Now” Word

By Nicole D. Hayes | June 30, 2022

Sometimes, we need a “right now” word. Sometimes, this is referred to as a “rhema word” or “God’s Word spoken to you.”

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No Insulin

By Al Weir, MD | June 28, 2022

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV).

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Christian Medical & Dental Associations Praises Decision from the U.S. Supreme Court

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 24, 2022

Bristol, Tenn.—June 24, 2022— The 16,000-member Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case that strikes down the precedents set in both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, effectively ending the constitutional right to abortion in the United States.

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Regretting Transition for Gender Dysphoria

By Andrè Van Mol, MD | June 23, 2022

Supporters of gender-affirming therapy (GAT)—transition affirmation—are doubling down on claims that regret and detransition are rare. From state-level bills in my home state of California to national policy initiatives from the federal administration, the assertion that transitioning for gender dysphoria is all but regret free is used as a promotional tool for the proposed mandating of GAT essentially on request. However, the sales pitch does not hold up to inspection.

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The Document You Can’t Afford to Ignore

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 22, 2022

If you are among the majority of Americans without a will or trust, chances are good that at least one of two “costs” have gotten in the way: time and money.

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Step Up to the Microphone!

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 22, 2022

Through good planning, you can amplify all the goodness of your life and the core values by which you’ve lived.

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Smart and Powerful Giving

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 22, 2022

Did you know there are smart and powerful ways to increase the impact of your giving—often while benefiting your family, too?

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3 Critical Components of a Completed Plan

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 22, 2022

Your completed estate plan ensures the legacy you envision is carried out for generations to come.

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Father’s Day

By Al Weir, MD | June 21, 2022

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him” (Luke 15:20, NIV).

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Welcome Member – CASE Equipping

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 20, 2022

The resources we provide are specifically designed to equip you to integrate your faith into your practice.

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Welcome Member – CASE Service

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 20, 2022

The core of CMDA’s ministry happens in local communities where healthcare professionals, residents and students live out the character of Christ. Just like it says in Proverbs 27:17, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”

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Advocacy News for You

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 16, 2022

CMDA’s Advocacy Department is focused on serving as your voice to the government, media and public on bioethical and public policy issues. Much of the grassroots advocacy efforts we take on both federal and state levels depend on your individual involvement.

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Christian Medical & Dental Associations responds to Executive Order that puts children at risk and does more harm than good

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 16, 2022

Bristol, Tenn.—June 16, 2022— The 16,000-member Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), which is the nation’s largest faith-based professional healthcare association, today protested President Biden’s newly announced Executive Order Advancing LGBTQI+ Equality because of its support for gender-affirming care and therapy bans, which completely disregards the full body of medical research and puts already at-risk youth at even greater risk.

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Welcome Member – CASE Advocacy

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 16, 2022

That scriptural challenge is a driving factor for the work we do in advocacy here at CMDA. As one of the core aspects of CMDA’s ministry efforts, we are dedicated to serving as a Christian healthcare voice in the public, to the media and to the government. And we do that through our grassroots advocacy efforts on both state and federal levels.

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Scholarship | WPDC Conference

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 16, 2022

This scholarship if for currently enrolled female medical and dental students are given priority. Consideration is given to female medical and dental residents as well as medical and dental fellows who have financial need.

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Welcome Member – CASE Community

By Christian Medical & Dental Associations® | June 16, 2022

The core of CMDA’s ministry happens in local communities where healthcare professionals, residents and students live out the character of Christ. Just like it says in Proverbs 27:17, “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”

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Psychopaths in the Workplace

By Steven Willing, MD | June 16, 2022

Over the years, countless healthcare professionals have shared touching stories of mentors who encouraged and inspired them at early stages of their training. Such accounts motivate us to “pay it forward” and serve in that role for the next generation.

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