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Jany Haddad – surgeon, pastor, leader, mentor and family man

August 26, 2020 Written by Christianity , Global Health and Mission

Jany Haddad (born Teheran, Iran, 13 March 1954, died Aleppo, Syria, 14 August 2020) ‘Doctor, we plead with you, please do not leave Aleppo, you are the salt of this land. You are the light of this city.’ So spoke Dr Jany Haddad’s Muslim patients […]

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COVID-19: an opportunity for sharing Christ with a world searching for answers

May 18, 2020 Written by Christianity , Medical Practice

Christians are called to be representatives of Christ, not just in their homes but also within their workplaces. This means that Christian healthcare professionals working within secular institutions must navigate the challenging tensions between spiritual and professional commitments. Today, the  COVID-19 pandemic is presenting them […]

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Social care and COVID-19: crisis or opportunity?

May 6, 2020 Written by Christianity , Society

If a week is a long time in politics in normal times, then at the moment two years can feel like a geological epoch! In January 2018, we welcomed the explicit inclusion of social care into the name of the former Department of Health, making […]

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March 27, 2020 Written by Christianity

John 13: 1-20 Jesus is approaching the climax of his life. All his acts of service were about to be culminated and summated in his willing sacrifice on the cross. And it is all motivated by agape love – the love that gives. ‘Having loved his […]

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Coronavirus and the call to risk

March 23, 2020 Written by Christianity , Global Health and Mission , Medical Practice

It’s the early hours of the morning, and I’m standing in a cholera camp looking at the scene around me. There are people everywhere – on beds, on benches, on the floor, even lying in wheelbarrows. Sunken eyes look up at me as I look […]