Sunday, July 27, 2008
Finances, finances
Proverbs 11:24-25. One man gives freely, yet gains even more. Another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Think about whether you have your money, or it has you.
Tough question, one I wrestle with. One of the ways of loosening its hold is tithing. I really got inspired by Dave Ramsey, and we will be teaching Financial Peace University this fall at Hope Fellowship Church. There are other courses all over the city, check Dave's website. It is biblically sound and effective.
We docs think we know a lot about money because we know a lot about medicine, but mostly it's not true. As I told the medical students last year, out in the world some of your college classmates who are just as smart as you, and just as competitive as you, and work just as hard as you, went into finance.
Think about whether you have your money, or it has you.
Tough question, one I wrestle with. One of the ways of loosening its hold is tithing. I really got inspired by Dave Ramsey, and we will be teaching Financial Peace University this fall at Hope Fellowship Church. There are other courses all over the city, check Dave's website. It is biblically sound and effective.
We docs think we know a lot about money because we know a lot about medicine, but mostly it's not true. As I told the medical students last year, out in the world some of your college classmates who are just as smart as you, and just as competitive as you, and work just as hard as you, went into finance.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
What can you listen to on the road?
I admit to being a podcaster. Each day I bring up iTunes and it automatically downloads the latest broadcasts from Dave Ramsey (Christian-based, but great financial advice for anyone) and Dennis Prager, my favorite talk show. Ramsey's full podcast without commercials is subscription based, Prager's is free. I also download the Mars Hill Audio Journal, with Ken Myers, a wonderful bimonthly or so set of entertaining and informative interviews with a Christian slant on government, books, music, authors, faith practices, all kinds of things. Mars Hill is less than $30/year for podcasts (MP3.)
I really did try the OCD thing, purchasing CME on CD. Maybe your specialty is more dramatic, but listening to a guy drone on about the various immunostains useful for discriminating between Mantle Cell and Marginal Zone lymphoma was a problem for me on I-25. Talk radio is loud and there are a lot of strange commercials. Sports radio didn't do it for me. Music alone is OK but sometimes I'm a LITTLE bit OCD and want information.
Getting started can be a bit weird if you're not a techno-nerd, but it's definitely worth it.
I really did try the OCD thing, purchasing CME on CD. Maybe your specialty is more dramatic, but listening to a guy drone on about the various immunostains useful for discriminating between Mantle Cell and Marginal Zone lymphoma was a problem for me on I-25. Talk radio is loud and there are a lot of strange commercials. Sports radio didn't do it for me. Music alone is OK but sometimes I'm a LITTLE bit OCD and want information.
Getting started can be a bit weird if you're not a techno-nerd, but it's definitely worth it.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Another Adult Stem Cell advance announced
The use of umbilical cord blood, or adult, stem cells keeps on progressing. Here is a report of how adult cells can grow new blood vessels.
What about the ethically embarrassing embryonic stem cells? Well, they grow teratomas, malignant tumors!
What about the ethically embarrassing embryonic stem cells? Well, they grow teratomas, malignant tumors!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Pedal for a Purpose!
There will be a benefit Bike Ride for Missions Ministries in concert with the International Christian Cycling Club on August 2nd, 2008. It starts at Denver Seminary, 6399 S. Santa Fe Drive. Wish I could be there; DenverDoc loves to cycle, but I'm on call (yes, pathologists take call...) and I don't think being half-way up Lookout Mountain and getting paged sounds like much of a plan. Bummer! Perhaps next year.
Missions Ministries is where we've had two Pap Smear mission trips, and we have a third annual event coming up in February. It has been a delight both times. Perhaps this year will be your first Mission Trip?
Missions Ministries is where we've had two Pap Smear mission trips, and we have a third annual event coming up in February. It has been a delight both times. Perhaps this year will be your first Mission Trip?
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
DenverDoc on the Dance Floor
Well, it had to be done. DenverDocDaughterOne is married, and DenverDoc had a last Father-Daughter Dance. Touching. Link is to a YouTube video of the event.
New Osteopath Medical School in Denver Area
There is a new school, Rocky Vista University, opening up in Parker east of Denver. They will have a chapter of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations there. We are looking forward to years of service, cooperation, and good plain fun and fellowship.
