Month: March 2023

But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Revelations 2:4-5 It’s not entirely fair to make blanket statements, but different physician specialties are known for their different personalities. For instance, I’d…
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I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. Revelations 2:2 Inpatient treatment and sober housing facilities are designed to be places set apart for those struggling…
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I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. Revelation 2:2 (NIV) We recently began a weight loss challenge at our gym. A few of us could benefit from losing 10 or 20 pounds and so, we’re supposed to be keeping each other accountable with a chart on the whiteboard. This inspired me and…
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When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one.” Revelation 1:17-18 Working in addiction medicine, it’s not uncommon to meet those who rebel against all authority – those who seem…
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Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me . . . When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Revelation 1:12-17 In residency, I worked at three different hospitals, back in the days when we had to sign actual paper orders with an actual pen. I could…
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I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. Revelation 1:9 I may not like it, but it’s been my life experience that I grow the…
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“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 In my drug addiction, I engaged in what was potentially career-ending behavior. My career didn’t end though. I did have to be out of work for several months as I…
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Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen. Revelations 1:7 As a child, I remember feeling as if I’d always be a child. I wanted to be grown up and…
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To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Revelation 1:5-6 In the gospels, Jesus was recorded to have healed lepers, paralytics, and the blind. He even raised some…
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John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come . . . Revelation 1:4 Years ago, I saw a patient who complained that his bed was wet. I asked about urinary incontinence, which was confusing to him as…
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