Spokes in the Wheel: Ryan Bomberger on Faith, Justice, and Obedience
In this week’s episode, we bring you a passionate plenary address from Ryan Bomberger, cofounder of the Radiance Foundation, delivered live at CMDA’s 2025 National Convention. With humor, heart, and unwavering conviction, Ryan shares his personal story of adoption and identity while calling believers to be “spokes in the wheel,” ordinary people God uses to create extraordinary impact. You’ll hear biblical responses to abortion and gender ideology, stories of bold faith in action, and a heartfelt reminder that every human life has purpose. This message will challenge you, inspire you, and equip you to live out your calling with courage and joy.
If this episode encouraged you, take a moment to share it with a friend, colleague, or someone in your church connected to healthcare. It’s a simple way to help us grow and keep sharing conversations that matter. Be sure to follow the podcast on social media to stay connected, encouraged, and up to date. And to learn more about how CMDA is equipping healthcare professionals for such a time as this, be sure to visit cmda.org and learn how.
We’ve got exciting news – starting this August, our podcast is getting an updated name: Faith in Healthcare: The CMDA Matters Podcast. This new name reflects the heart of what we do: sharing real conversations where faith meets healthcare, in clinics, classrooms, operating rooms, and beyond.
We’re building on the deep roots of our CMDA community – and reaching even farther to invite more people into this space. Our prayer is that this shift will grow an even larger, stronger community – one that continues to speak hope, pursue truth, and live boldly for Christ in healthcare. And that many new Christian healthcare professionals will choose to join the CMDA family.
If today’s episode encouraged you, please consider sharing it with your colleagues, family, and friends. Be sure to follow the podcast on social media to stay connected, encouraged, and up to date. To learn more about CMDA’s ongoing advocacy work and how you can get involved, visit cmda.org.
We’d like to take a moment to personally invite our women listeners in medicine or dentistry to a very special event coming up this September. The Women Physicians and Dentists in Christ commission will be holding their annual conference September 4-7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the beautiful Hotel Albuquerque – right in the heart of Old Town and the rising Sawmill District.
Registration is open, and this conference promises to be worth your time! Alongside our special guest Helen Smallbone – mother of the artists known as for KING & COUNTRY – you’ll also hear from CMDA Matters host, Dr. Mike Chupp, as he delivers a plenary message on the theme “God Makes a Way” from Isaiah 43:19. This is one of the very best ways to experience the belonging, support, and equipping that is at the heart of the WPDC ministry. CME is available, and we invite you to explore all the conference details and register today at wpdc.cmda.org.
Meet Our Guest(s):
Ryan Bomberger is an Emmy® Award-winning creative professional, international public speaker, columnist, and factivist. He is the author of the powerful book, Not Equal: Civil Rights Gone Wrong, and ground-breaking illustrated children’s books, He is He and She is She. Ryan is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of RadianceFoundation.org, a life-affirming organization that illuminates that every human life has purpose. Ryan has a rather unique perspective of the innate nature of purpose. He was the first of ten children who were adopted in a diverse family of fifteen. He is married to his amazing wife, Bethany (also the cofounder of Radiance) and has four awesome kiddos. Today, he loves creating culture-shifting content that is fearless, factual and freeing.
