Roots and Fruit
We had a deeply encouraging time of fellowship and edification at the Academy of Medicine at yesterday’s Fall Breakfast! Dr. David Holmes made gave an engaging and stimulating presentation about “Experiencing God” in our daily lives that’s worth making available here, both for those who attended and those who couldn’t make the event. Just click on this link, review Dr. Holmes’ PowerPoint presentation, and let us know if you’d like to have a Workbook or Prayer...
Read MoreA Legacy of Love
What could be more amazing than arriving at the tomb and finding it empty, meeting an angel, discovering that the person you thought was dead is really alive and loves you more than you can even imagine? Easter fills us with hope that grows stronger and stronger with each year, each season. Sometimes it seems like winter will never pass and that spring will never come, but then there it is! Warmth and love and life and flowers! It’s far, far deeper and broader and eternally more significant than Easter eggs and baskets and bonnets… it’s the very life of the Risen Savior in...
Read MoreFall Physician Breakfast
The MCCF Fall Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning, September 18, from 9-11 am at the Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue. Walking alongside:Teaching Medicine in the Congo Dr. Mark Shelly is an Infectious Disease specialist practicing at Highland Hospital who will be sharing from his personal experiences teaching medicine as a mission to the Congo. Feel free to invite any friends or colleagues who might be interested, too! Please mark your calendars and RSVP using our Response page. Be sure to note the location (click here for Directions to the Academy of...
Read MoreCMDA Winter Conference
Are you feeling the “burn” of busy, tiring days in the office/hospital? Do your professional and personal lives seem “off-center” for some reason? Wouldn’t you like to get off that hamster wheel for a while? Well, here’s your chance!! Join us at the CMDA Northeast Winter Conference on January 15-17, 2010, at the beautiful Sandy Cove Conference Center on the lovely, peaceful shores of the Chesapeake Bay. Experience God’s rest as you pray, meditate, experience timely speakers and workshops, and fellowship with fellow colleagues in an atmosphere built to...
Read MoreSummer reading idea
The MCCF student group chose to study the theological insights in Wm. Paul Young’s book “The Shack” last year in their weekly Bible study, but it took Susan and I until this summer to catch up with them. It seems that we’re latecomers to this New York Times bestseller, which now has over 7 million copies in print. If you haven’t already, pick up a copy and read it this summer, sort through the issues and feelings it raises, then consider passing it on to someone else who might appreciate it. You’ll find the time...
Read MoreSummer Medical Institute
The vision of the Summer Medical Institute (SMI) is to raise up healthcare providers who use their professions to honor God and grow in love for Him. The SMI is organized by the Valley Baptist Family Practice Residency in Harlingen, TX. This will be the ninth year for the South Texas SMI. Being located on the TX/MX border, we have ample opportunity to provide care to medically underserved neighborhoods called colonias. The SMI medical outreach serves as the practical vehicle for mentoring the next generation of health care workers. Each year we accept applications from qualified physicians...
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