Month: November 2025

And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” 1 Kings 18:21 Because there are far more applicants to the nations medical schools than there are positions, the process is quite…
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And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word. 1 Kings 18:21 Prior to my knee replacement in 2022, my knee had…
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And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the LORD and followed the Baals.” 1 Kings 18:18 A few years ago, I met a guy who’d relapsed and found himself back in jail. So, I asked what I always ask –…
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When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?” 1 Kings 18:17 As a physician, it’s not uncommon for me to find myself caring for the student athlete, whose burning question is always the same – When can I return to play? Whether it’s the wrestler with a skin…
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And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper chamber into the house and delivered him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives.” 1 Kings 17:23 As a physician, being the bearer of bad news is a terrible part of the job. Back when I worked in the ER,…
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And he cried to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have you brought calamity even upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by killing her son?” 1 Kings 17:20 Years ago, while still quite early in my medical career, I was working in the Emergency Room when I met an elderly patient with a fracture…
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And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.” 1 Kings 17:13 I’ve always worried that my doubt diminishes or disqualifies my faith, making it meaningless.…
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