Denver Christian Docs

I tend to enjoy Crichton's books. They are generally idea driven: characters aren't exactly deep, plots tend to be a bit predictable and unbelievable, but the ideas are terrific. Next is an interesting exploration of the possibilities of genetic science.

See this review by the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity.

This was a bit of a ragged read, with multiple interlacing plots. But it does a pretty good job of showing the potential for abuse in genetics when it interacts with business and government. The people are pretty depraved, with few sympathetic characters. Probably worth the read for us Christian Docs, though.

Crichton has some interesting lectures on line. If you have a few minutes, he has some good commentary on science. He went to Harvard Medical School. Not as good as Duke, certainly, especially in basketball, but still OK credentials.

Most of us were brought up to believe that the Renaissance was a wonderful flowering of the intellect an escape from centuries of darkness. Read this review, for an alternative view. The author believes that the middle ages were actually a time of positive social evolution, with slavery gradually ending, and women finding a more positive role after the oppression of Rome.

The Denver Area Adventist hospitals (Porter, Littleton, Avista, Parker) have a medical missions focus. There will be a new Senior Vice President of Missions soon. There are community health teams, teams going to Rwanda, Peru, Nepal, Belize. Here is a link to find out more...


I just got back from a trip to Juarez, Mexico. We took 3 OB-GYN's, two cytotechs, three nurses, and a pathologist, along with two interpreters. The interpreters came from an insurance company here in Denver. We ended up seeing more than 170 patients in two days, doing 52 stat pap smears (in less than 30 minute turnaround time!) resulting in three Cryo/Colpo procedures. Many women wanted ultrasounds for their babies. We had a great time and will plan more trips down to Missions Ministries in the future. The clinic was excellent, the food and rooms good, the church service at the end quite moving. One of the OB-GYN's, probably a Calvinist, told me that the trip was too nice, the clinic too well set up, the food too good, to really qualify as a "Mission Trip." I guess he wanted more suffering?

Short term medical missions can dramatically deepen your faith. Christian Medical/Dental Associations also have some missions trips available.

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