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- The Good Side of Sorry November 11, 2025by Al Weir, MD “…While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8, NIV). I caught up with her on the way to the parking lot: “Are you mad at me about that patient?” She and I had shared a heated conversation over a disagreement regarding a patient’s care. I eventually accepted […]Al Weir, MD
- Differences November 4, 2025by Al Weir, MD “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2, NIV). He had been sent to the hospital […]Al Weir, MD
- Reasonable Sin October 28, 2025by Al Weir, MD “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death” (Proverbs 14:12, ESV).Al Weir, MD
- Linkage October 21, 2025by Al Weir, MD “For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose” (Philippians 2:13, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Open Hands October 14, 2025by Al Weir, MD “John answered, ‘A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven’” (John 3:27, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Both! October 7, 2025by Al Weir, MD “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made...” (Psalm 139:13-14, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Puppy Love September 30, 2025by Al Weir, MD “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God…because God is love” (1 John 4:7-8, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- The God Side of Impossible September 23, 2025by Al Weir, MD “Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee” (Jeremiah 32:17, KJV).Al Weir, MD
- Hand It to Jesus September 16, 2025by Al Weir, MD “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Leaning Toward Jesus September 9, 2025by Al Weir, MD In my life there have been two ways of falling into Jesus. The first came as my wife and I surrendered to God’s call to international missions in Nigeria. At the time I was truly dedicated to giving my full life to Him.Al Weir, MD
- Tanzanian Football September 2, 2025by Al Weir, MD None of us is good enough to approach the throne of God without the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. However, I do believe we are all created in the image of God with His goodness a part of that image.Al Weir, MD
- A Test August 26, 2025by Al Weir, MD Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, ‘Abraham!’ ‘Here I am,’ he replied. Then God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you’” (Genesis 22:1-2, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- The Way of All the Earth August 19, 2025by Al Weir, MD “‘I am about to go the way of all the earth,’ he said. ‘So be strong, act like a man, and observe what the Lord your God requires…” (1 Kings 2:2-3, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Linking Truth August 13, 2025by Al Weir, MD “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold” (Psalm 18:2, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Captain Jack’s Miracle Mack August 5, 2025by Al Weir, MD “He called out to them, ‘Friends, haven’t you any fish?’ ‘No,’ they answered. He said, ‘Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.’ When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish” (John 21:5-6, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- SPN Numbers July 29, 2025by Al Weir, MD “In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body…but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life…” (Romans 6:11-13, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- The Flood July 24, 2025by Al Weir, MD “…though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials” (1 Peter 1:6, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- From Kansas to Kanad: “PREP for the YES! – Lessons on Medicine ON MISSION” July 15, 2025by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® “In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit” (Romans 5:4-5, MSG)Christian Medical & Dental Associations®
- Prayer Endings July 15, 2025by Al Weir, MD “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Colossians 3:17, NIV).Al Weir, MD
- Selfish with My Faith July 8, 2025by Al Weir, MD “I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead” (Philippians 3:10-11, NIV).Al Weir, MD