Posts Tagged ‘Christian Living’
Saline Process Witness Training
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mark Topazian and Dr. Gábor Győri talk about the new opportunities to participate in the Saline Process Witness Training.
Read MoreA Call for Servant Leaders
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. George Stubblefield and Larry Gilmore from Jessup University talk about a new faith-based master of healthcare administration program they’re developing in southern California.
Read MoreThankfulness in the Storm
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Ken Isaacs from Samaritan’s Purse is our guest for a special Thanksgiving episode thanking the Lord for His providence and protection in the midst of the destruction from Hurricane Helene.
Read MoreContraception and the Church
On this week’s episode Dr. Dennis Sullivan shares about an article he recently wrote entitled “Contraception and the Church: Making Sense of the Debate and Some Pastoral Advice.”
Read MoreFull-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life
Well-known financial advisor and author David Bahnsen talks about his new book, Full-Time: Working and the Meaning of Life.
Read MoreWilling to Do Whatever It Takes
Dr. Francis Nuthalapaty discusses how CMDA has impacted his career as he follows Christ’s leading in healthcare.
Read MoreIntroducing ConsultBridge
Dr. Jeff Lee and Dr. Hau Liu discuss the new ConsultBridge platform, a telehealth platform to support healthcare professionals who are serving overseas.
Read MoreMoral Diversity in Healthcare Training
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Ben Frush discusses the importance of moral diversity in healthcare training.
Read MoreFaithfully Serving and Impacting Cuba
Dr. Robert Lerer, a pediatric physician, discusses his work with CMDA’s Medical Education International in Cuba, the country he once fled as a teenager.
Read MoreCameo of Courage featuring Vanessa Sivadge
Dr. Mike Chupp talks with pediatric nurse Vanessa Sivadge to share how she courageously stepped out in faith to protect vulnerable children in Texas.
Read MoreThe Dunamis Effect on Addiction
Dr. Don Middleton, one of the leaders of CMDA’s Addiction Medicine Section, shares his own personal journey through addiction and how God redeemed his life and his career after he surrendered to Christ.
Read MoreFlourishing through the Great Commission
Dr. Paul Hudson talks about his new book entitled Healthcare and the Mission of God: Finding Joy in the Crucible.
Read MoreJoyfully Walking By Faith
Dr. Julie Rosá, a family medicine physician, is the new Association Director of Medical Education International, a short-term teaching missions ministry within CMDA.
Read MoreMental Health and the Church
Dr. Stephen Grcevich, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, talks about mental health and the church, as well as how mental health relates to gender and identity.
Read MoreThe Value of Community to Servants of Christ
Drs. Gloria and Paul Halverson talk about how impactful CMDA has been in their lives as Christians in healthcare.
Read More100% Committed to the King
Rev. Will Graham shares an inspiring message about Hushai from the Old Testament in 2 Samuel and his pure and total obedience to God’s call.
Read MoreWalking in His Footsteps
Ambassador Morse Tan shares about his journey to walk in Christ’s footsteps through his work to advance justice and protect vulnerable people in our world.
Read More2024 Missionaries of the Year
Dr. Brad and Naomi Quist, who are career healthcare missionaries, were recognized as CMDA’s 2024 Missionaries of the Year.
Read MoreUsing Teeth Bleaching for God’s Glory
Dr. Van B. Haywood, recipient of CMDA’s 2024 Educator of the Year Award, discusses using dentistry to bring the hope and healing of Christ to the world.
Read MoreDon’t Let Fear Overtake Courage
Connie Fox shares about Courage and how we need to prepare ourselves to act with courage when unexpected opportunities to witness come along.
Read MoreTrusting God in Difficult Times
David Stevens, MD shares from his life about Trusting God in Difficult Times and the ways He has been faithful.
Read MoreWhat Do You Say Is The Gospel?
Refiners Fire
Benjamin Kisoni shares from Romans 8:28-29 about how his personal experiences have shapes his ministry.
Read MoreIntegrity Matters
Mike Chupp, MD shares about how integrity matters in leadership plus our everyday witness to the world.
Read MoreTale of Two Sacrifices
Bill Griffin, DDS shares about how the act of faith isn’t the important thing, it is the object of our faith that matters most.
Read MoreFollowing Christ
Bert Jones shares about what it really means & costs to follow Jesus plus explains the difference between finding Christ and following Him.
Read MoreStop Signs in Scripture
Bert Jones shares about the warnings in scripture when God tells us to stop doing things that take us away from the path He has prepared for us.
Read MoreHistory of Christian Revivals
Gene Rudd, MD shares about the history of revivals in the Christian church and explores the notion of a formula to get revival to happen.
Read MoreICMDA in Brazil
Dr. Mike Chupp shares a live conversation he had with Dr. Haniel Eller from Brazil during the 2024 CMDA National Convention.
Read MoreHoly Spirit
Jeff Barrows, DO shares about the Holy Spirit being the person most responsible for our spiritual development outside of ourselves.
Read MoreAnchored in Hope pt.3
Bill Reichart shares about Hope in the Lord pointing to a better future where all things are set right.
Read MoreSpiritual War
Michael Booker shares from Ephesians 6:10-12 about unwavering commitment to prayer and our mission are our best weapons in our sinful fallen world.
Read MoreCritical Care
Hebrews: Better, Believe, Beware
John Pierce, MD shares from Hebrews 12:7-17 about the three themes of Better, Believe and Beware.
Read MoreContentment
Bert Jones shares about how contentment is not something earned but learned when you are satisfied with what has been provided to you.
Read MoreAnxiety
How To Be Successful From God’s Perspective
David Stevens, MD shares about the seven attributes you need to be successful from God’s perspective.
Read MoreThe Person and Identity Project
Mary Hasson from the Ethics and Public Policy Center talks about the Person and Identity Project, which she co-founded and directs.
Read MoreThe Receding Waters of the Transgender Tsunami
Dr. Jill Simons and Dr. Andre VanMol talk about the “Doctors Protecting Children” Declaration which challenges the prevailing zeitgeist of transgender activism within organized medicine in our country today.
Read MoreDiving into the Research of Stem Cell-based Embryo Models
Dr. David Prentice talks about a new ethical dilemma developing in the world of stem cell research.
Read MoreFaithfulness in Opposition
Dr. David Levy details the dramatic intersection of medicine and faith in his book Gray Matter and shares about the importance of praying with patients.
Read MoreDigital Enslavement Amidst the Search for Intimacy
Dr. Jeff Hansen talks about his new book Digital Enslavement Amidst the Search for Intimacy that takes an in-depth look at the effects of pornography on our society and our culture.
Read MoreFlying in Enemy Territory
Gene Rudd, MD shares about winning the battle to overcome temptations by being disciplined and having your life filled with things of God.
Read MoreSeeing It All Make Sense in Reverse
Alexander Whitaker shares about the power of hindsight and how we must move forward in faith that God has a plan for us.
Read MoreDesiring Humility
Mike Chupp, MD shares about one of CMDA’s aspirational values and how only God knows if we are truly humble.
Read MoreLove and Medicine: Persevering through Trials in Medical School
CMDA student member Timothy Kanne wrote about his recent personal cancer journey while in medical school, and it was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Read MoreFaith Embodied: Glorifying God with Our Physical and Spiritual Health
Reverend Dr. Stephen Ko talks about his work as a physician and ordained Christian and Missionary Alliance Pastor, as well as his newly released book entitled Faith Embodied.
Read MoreDiving Deep into LGBTQIA+ and the Political Divide
Elizabeth Woning from the CHANGED Movement discusses the political divide caused by LGBTQ identities and culture.
Read MoreOn the Way: Ministering in the Moment
CMDA at the U.S. Supreme Court
Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erik Baptist talks about CMDA’s experience at the U.S. Supreme Court for oral argument in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine court case.
Read MoreMarveling at His Mercy
Mike Chupp, MD shares about his recent GHO trip to Guatemala and the powerful ways the Lord showed up on the trip.
Read MoreDream Brave with Dr. Wai Jia Tam
Dr. Wai Jia Tam, a multi-award-winning international humanitarian doctor and speaker, shares about her new book entitled Dream Brave.
Read MoreThe Power of the Gospel: The Life
In the third part of his series on the Power of the Gospel, Bill Griffin shares about The Life that Christ offers us-both earthly and eternal.
Read MoreExploring Spirituality and Health
Dr. Andre Cipta talks about an important research project he’s been leading that dives deep into the importance of incorporating spiritual care into patient care.
Read MoreEclipse: Divine Design or Divine Sign?
In light of the recent solar eclipse, Pastor Bert Jones shares multiple celestial events recorded in the Bible and offers a fresh way to view them.
Read MoreHow To Have A Happy Life
Cameo of Courage featuring Dr. Rebekah Naylor
Dr. Rebekah Naylor discusses her decades of service on the mission field in India and how she continues to support the next generation of healthcare missionaries.
Read MoreLessons from Pilgrim’s Progress: Doubting Castle and Giant Despair
Ian Baumgardner shares from Psalms 42 and Pilgrim’s Progress to give us strategies for overcoming Despair.
Read MoreFaithfulness
David Stevens, MD shares about the faithfulness of God and the ways we should be faithful to Him.
Read MoreFinding Purpose in Retirement
Pastor Bert Jones is joined in the studio by Dr. Steve Sartori for a discussion about how you can find purpose and identity in retirement.
Read MoreIdentity
Jeff Barrows, DO shares about how we see ourselves and from Whom we should get our identities.
Read MoreThe Physical Suffering and Death of Christ
Gene Rudd, MD shares about what Jesus went through both before and while on the Cross that led to His death.
Read MoreThe Truth-General and Special Revelation
Bill Griffin, DDS, share from John 14:6 about how Jesus connects us to God along with the difference between General and Special Revelations.
Read MoreSpeaking Freely with The Referent Group
Pastor Bert Jones chats with Dr. Tom Hustead and Doug Crandall about how valuable leadership is for healthcare professionals.
Read MoreFrom Darkness to Redemption
Dr. Haywood Robinson discusses his book The Scalpel and the Soul: Our Radical Transformation as Husband and Wife Abortion Doctors.
Read MoreGoing to the Nations
Dr. Katherine Smith shares how she is uniquely using her skills in healthcare to go out into the nations and share Christ.
Read MoreIf
Gene Rudd, MD continues his series on God’ Will as he points out that action is required by us to get to where God wants us to be.
Read MoreInnovations in Missions
Dr. Mike Chupp and Pastor Bert Jones are joined by Ted Esler, the president of Missio Nexus, to talk about the innovative work they are doing in missions for the cause of the Great Commission.
Read MoreAnchored In Hope
Bill Reichart shares about our Biblical Hope and the three components that must be grasped.
Read MoreThe Power of the Gospel
Bill Griffin, DDS, shares about the Power of the Gospel in our lives and realizing just how Good the Good News is!
Read MoreFinding a Lifeline in CMDA
Dr. Mike Chupp and Pastor Bert Jones chat with Dr. Amy Starr about how her engagement with the CMDA Coaching ministry greatly helped impact her plans for retirement and the next season of ministry in her life.
Read MoreRescuing Life at the NEDC
Dr. Jeff Barrows is joined by Dr. Jeff Keenan, the president and founder of the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) in Knoxville, Tennessee, to talk about how the NEDC is rescuing life through embryo donation and adoption.
Read MoreDream Brave
Dr. Wai Jia Tam shares from her book Dream Brave and how God’s dreams for us are way better than ours.
Read MoreWhere’s My Awe?
Trish Burgess, MD shares how we can draw closer to Jesus and how He cast a new vision for those who are awed by self.
Read MoreAn Inside Look at Ministry in Ukraine
Dr. Rudy Myhovych found himself in an incredibly unusual leadership position as the president of the Christian Medical Association of Ukraine at the same time Russia invaded their country in 2022.
Read More12 Deceptions About Discipleship
Bert Jones shares from Matt. 28:19-20 about how we are to make disciples, not converts as we are in the process of becoming who Jesus would be if He were you.
Read MoreExploring the Perkins Justice Pilgrimage
V. Elizabeth Perkins from The John & Vera Mae Perkins Foundation about racism and reconciliation and how they relate to healthcare.
Read MoreKnowing God’s Will
Gene Rudd, MD shares from Psalm 19 about how knowing God and His word are the key to understanding His will for us.
Read MoreWhat Is The Gospel?
Alan Waldecker shares from I Thessalonians 1 about how we must examine our beliefs about the Gospel to determine if we are we following the authentic truth or a counterfeit belief.
Read MoreFrom Healthcare to Public Service
On this week’s video episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and J.C. Bicek are joined by Dr. Ralph Alvardo, a physician who uses his experience in healthcare to now serve as the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health.
Read MoreWhat Are You Willing To Invest In The Kingdom?
Eric Fields shares from Galatians 6 about how we have to invest our time, money and talents now to reap a harvest for the Lord in the future.
Read MoreTransgender Dilemma in the Young
Dr. Jeff Hansen, a pediatric and adolescent clinical psychologist, recently wrote a new book entitled Transgender Dilemma in the Young that speaks into the transgender topic in a clear and concise way.
Read MoreStanding Up for the Vulnerable in Indiana
Dr. Thomas Huth and Dr. David Donaldson are two physicians in Indiana who recently engaged with their state medical society to stand up and protect the vulnerable through advocacy.
Read MoreReflection on Rejection
Bert Jones from John 1 and asks “How did Jesus handle rejection?” and what lessons we can learn for our lives.
Read MoreQuenching Flaming Darts
Jeff Barrows, DO shares about some of the most common strategies the Enemy uses against Christians in Spiritual Warfare.
Read MoreA Close Look at ICMDA
Dr. Peter Saunders, the Chief Executive of the International Christian Medical & Dental Association (ICMDA), talks about the global impact ICMDA is having on healthcare around the world.
Read MoreCertainties of 2024
Allen Davis shares with us from Philippians 3 about the promises of scripture that we can depend on in this new year.
Read MoreThe Impact of CMDA in 2023
Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by George Courtney, who serves as CMDA’s Vice President of Stewardship and Legacy Giving. Together, they reflect back on all the ways God worked through the ministries CMDA throughout 2023.
Read MoreChristmas On Call
On this week’s special Christmas episode of CMDA Matters, join Dr. Mike Chupp and several CMDA members and friends who share about seeing God at work during the Christmas season.
Read MoreChristmas Where You Least Expect To Find It
Bert Jones takes us away from the usual Christmas story found in the Gospels to the many other scriptures in both the Old and New Testaments that point to the Redemption Plan of God and Christ’s coming.
Read MoreCameo of Courage with Dr. Paivi Räsänen
Dr. Paivi Räsänen from Finland, gives an update on the criminal charges she is facing for speaking biblical truth in the public square.
Read MoreMindful of Emmanuel
Gene Rudd, MD admonishes us to be aware of Christ in our lives and poses the Christmas question of “What gift does Jesus want from you?” this year.
Read MoreGetting the House Ready for Christmas
Stan Hill shares about the Wise Men from the Christmas Story and lessons we can learn from their journey.
Read MoreBreaking the Mold in Healthcare through Nurse Practitioners
Dr. Adrienne Abrenica shares about the impact the growing number of nurse practitioners are making in whole person care through their commitment to their patients.
Read MoreMaking an Impact in Mongolia
Dr. Sam Alexander shares about his two decades of service in Mongolia through CMDA’s Medical Education International.
Read MoreSecret Sin
Bert Jones shares from Proverbs 20:27 about overcoming the theology of “God Can’t See or Know My Hidden Sins”.
Read MoreFive Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age
Author Rosaria Butterfield talks about her new book entitled Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age, which explores the five lives promoted in today’s American culture.
Read MorePassages That Shaped My Spiritual Journey
Bill Reichart shares some of the scriptures that have formed his spiritual life and journey.
Read MoreJesus Christ’s Unwavering Call
Peter Saunders, MD shares about the International Christian Medical and Dental Association and how it is answering Jesus’ Unwavering Call.
Read MoreWho Is Your Director?
David Stevens, MD shares from Leviticus 20:7 about how we are called to go out and be holy as we are completely devoted to God.
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