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Exploring issues and challenges at the interface of the Christian faith and healthcare.
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In this episode, Dr Trevor Stammers is in conversation with CMF's Head of Communications, Steve Fouch, about organ transplantation. Trevor wrote a book in 2023 called The Ethics of Global Organ Acquisition: Moral Arguments about Transplantation. You can find out more and buy a copy from the publisher. He also mentioned Maylis De Kerangal's 2016 award winning Mend the Living, about which you can find out more here. CMF has been writing on these topics for many years, and you ...
In our final episode of 2025, and our last recording made at November's CMF Residents Conference, Dr Paul Coulter is in conversation with Steve Fouch, CMF's Head of Communications, about what it means to live for Christ as a Christian healthcare professional. Support the show
In conversation with Steve Fouch (CMF Head of Communications) at the 2025 CMF Resident Doctors Conference, Dr Paula Busuulwa and Prof. Paul Johnson explore what it means to lead as a Christian health professional in the NHS. CMF has a network of Christians in non-clinical and clinical leadership across the UK's National Health Services and other healthcare sectors. It holds regular online and occasional in-person meetings around the UK, seminars, training programmes and peer support mee...
In his third and final Bible talk from the 2025 CMF Resident Doctors Conference, Dr Paul Coulter explores Colossians 3 and what it means to be renewed in Christ. Support the show
In the fourth recording from this year's CMF Resident Doctors' Conference in November, Steve Fouch and Dr Mercy Doni-Kwame discuss Physician Assistants, a group of health professionals who have become increasingly controversial in the UK in recent years. Mercy has a strong background of training and working with Physician Assistants, and brings both a professional engagement and a godly perspective to bear on the issues and the people affected. If you are a Physician or Anaesthesia Assi...
In the second of his Bible talks from Colossians (chapter 2, verses 6-23), Paul Coulter speaks on how Jesus' resurrection brings new life and spiritual freedom to us in our day-to-day. Support the show
In the past year, politicians in Westminster and Holyrood have taken active steps towards implementing assisted suicide laws in the UK. In the plenary from this year's CMF Resident Doctors Conference, Dr Susan Marriott (CMF's Head of Public Policy) surveys the political landscape and considers what the coming years could hold. How, she asks, can Christian resident doctors and other Christian health professionals shine for Christ as this debate unfolds and into whatever lies ahead? She is join...
Surrounded as we are by philosophies of self-help, mindfulness, manifesting, and resilience, it's easy to lose confidence in Jesus Christ. As Christian health professionals, we need to recover an approach to life and work that is grounded in him. That is what the Apostle Paul presents to us in his letter to the Colossian church. Dr Paul Coulter's opening talk at the 2025 CMF Resident Doctors Conference digs into the first two chapters of this letter and explores how Jesus is supreme in everyt...
Our main speaker, Peter Saunders examines Daniel’s resolve to stand firm in his identity, his reliance on God for wisdom, and his boldness in witness, even in the face of trials. This is Talk 3: Facing the Future based on Daniel 9. Support the show
Our main speaker, Peter Saunders examines Daniel’s resolve to stand firm in his identity, his reliance on God for wisdom, and his boldness in witness, even in the face of trials. This is Talk 2: Dedicated but Distinct based on Daniel 3. Support the show
Our main speaker, Peter Saunders examines Daniel’s resolve to stand firm in his identity, his reliance on God for wisdom, and his boldness in witness, even in the face of trials. This is Talk 1: Serving the Sovereign based on Daniel 1. Support the show
Welcome to the relaunched CMF podcast. This is a special, extra episode giving an update on what is happening with the two assisted suicide bills for terminally ill adults that are going through the UK and Scottish Parliaments this month (May 2025), with both having hearings, and probably votes, in the week of 12 May. Steve Fouch (CMF Head of Communications), Dr Susan Marriott (CMF Head of Public Policy and a GP), and Dr David Randall (Renal Medicine Consultant) discuss the bills, the next st...
What if human limits aren't a bug but a feature of our humanity? What if learning to live well in God's world actually means learning to love our (unlimited) God's (limited) creature. Over three talks, main speaker Matt Lillicrap delved into this topic through the lens of Ecclesiastes and Romans. This is the third and final talk: Futility and Hope | Romans 8:18-25. Support the show
What if human limits aren't a bug but a feature of our humanity? What if learning to live well in God's world actually means learning to love our (unlimited) God's (limited) creature. Over three talks, main speaker Matt Lillicrap delved into this topic through the lens of Ecclesiastes and Romans. This is talk two: Receiving Time | Ecclesiastes 3:1-15. Support the show
What if human limits aren't a bug but a feature of our humanity? What if learning to live well in God's world actually means learning to love our (unlimited) God's (limited) creature. Over three talks, main speaker Matt Lillicrap delved into this topic through the lens of Ecclesiastes and Romans. This is talk one: The Endless Round | Ecclesiastes 1:1-11. Support the show
‘The Lord is a God of justice.’ (Isaiah 30:18) And so, his followers long for justice. Over three talks, Giles Cattermole explored what Isaiah teaches about God’s justice, our injustice, his solution in the justice of the Cross of Jesus, and what it means to live and speak for Jesus and justice today. This is talk three. Support the show
In the last episode of this series, we examine what the female body tells us about God and what it means to be an embodied person during the menopause, the time of change in women's reproductive lives. Please note that listing these resources does not imply full agreement with all their content; they are provided for reference Seven Transforming Gifts of Menopause: An Unexpected Spiritual Journey – Cheryl Bridges The Change: Women, Ageing and the Menopause - Germain Gre...
‘The Lord is a God of justice.’ (Isaiah 30:18) And so, his followers long for justice. Over three talks, Giles Cattermole explored what Isaiah teaches about God’s justice, our injustice, his solution in the justice of the Cross of Jesus, and what it means to live and speak for Jesus and justice today. This is talk two. Support the show Support the show
In this episode, we touch on the painful topics of infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth—experiences of profound grief and suffering. How do we face them as Christians? What hope does Jesus offer in both reproductive loss and lack? Resources: Please note that listing these resources does not imply full agreement with all their content; they are provided for reference https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/ Healthcare ResourcesNICE Infertility DefinitionNHS Miscarriage Informat...
In this edition, Grace and Felicia are joined by Jane Petkovic, Grace's mother. In this mother and daughter conversation, they discuss the theology, biblical language, and embodied reality of pregnancy and motherhood and what they tell us about God and his grace. To read more about Jane's work visit janepetkovic.com/ Please note that listing these resources does not imply full agreement with all their content; they are provided only for reference Support the show
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