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151 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOpening up the interface of Christian faith, medicine, nursing and health.
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Homebound Truth | CMF Juniors' Conference '23
March 29, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBIn his final talk at CMF Juniors' Conference, Matt Lillicrap speaks of 'Homebound Truth' inspired by John 14. Support the Show.
Personal Truth | CMF Juniors' Conference '23
March 28, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBIn the first talk from CMF's Juniors' Conference, main speaker Matt Lillicrap takes us through John 1 and explores the theme of 'personal truth'. Support the Show.
Being Confident about the Future | CMF Seniors' Conference '23
March 27, 2024 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBIn the third and final talk, Jonathan Lamb explores how Jesus' resurrection gives us a confident hope, a hope that can empower us in the now. Support the Show.
Committed to the Present | CMF Seniors' Conference '23
March 26, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBJonathan Lamb continues to take us through Psalm 71. In this talk, he explores why it's important to invest in the next generation and also delves in to the beautiful truth of our inner renewal as we age. Support the Show.
Being Grateful for the Past | CMF Seniors' Conference '23
March 25, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBIn the first talk of the CMF Seniors' Conference, our main speaker Jonathan Lamb explores the faithfulness of God and being grateful for the past. He is the God of all our days. Support the Show.
One idol to rule them all! | CMF Student Conference 24
March 14, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBIn Amy's final talk of Student Conference 2024, she explores how King Nebuchadnezzar's one golden image was symbolic of all the idols, values, beliefs, and culture of Babylon. God's people were being told to privatise their worship of the God of the Bible, whilst publicly affirming the ideology of the empire. Have a listen! Support the Show.
When the empire renames you | CMF Student Conference 24
March 13, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBAmy Orr Ewing continues to take us on a journey through the book of Daniel. Amy explores how the King Nebuchadnezzar and his Babylonian empire challenged the identity of God's people, and how intimidation was a key tactic. Listen in to the third talk from CMF's Student Conference 2024! Support the Show.
Tactics of the enemy | CMF Student Conference 24
March 11, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn day two of CMF's Student Conference 2024, main speaker Amy explores the book of Daniel. What are the tactics deployed by the powerful Babylonian empire? How can we recognise similar tactics in our current context and resist the enemy's influence? Listen now! Support the Show.
Meeting the Taliban | CMF Student Conference 24
March 07, 2024 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBOn night one of CMF's Student Conference 2024, main speaker Amy Orr-Ewing shares powerful testimonies of how her atheist parents became church planters, how she overcame her own faith being challenged at university, and that time when she met the Taliban! 'That is our God, He can move the mountains. He can soften the hardest of hearts.' Listen now! Support the Show.
Junior Doctor Foundations - extra! Difficult conversations
September 27, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBHow do we respond when we are asked difficult questions around contentious issues? What does it look like to practice good medicine, engage graciously and respectfully, and yet not compromise your beliefs? We’ll consider how to grow in confidence in this area as junior doctors. References: Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know: Amazon.co.uk: Grant, Adam: 9780753553886: Books Tactics, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions: Am...
Faith and Hope in Ukraine
September 20, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn the season finale episode of Finger on the Pulse, Ben chats with Medical Director of Ukraine Medical Outreach, Dr Jim Peipon about life, faith, and medicine in Ukraine, a year and half on from Russia's invasion of the country. What is it like living, practicing medicine, and following Jesus in the midst of war? References Ukraine Medical Outreach https://ukrainemedicaloutreach.org/ Christian Medical Association of Ukraine https://www.cma-ukraine.com/ ICMDA Ukraine Appeal https://ic...
Finger on the Pulse | 9: Faith and Hope in Ukraine
September 20, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn the season finale episode of 'Finger on the Pulse', Ben chats with the Medical Director of Ukraine Medical Outreach, Dr Jim Peipon, about life, faith, and medicine in Ukraine, a year and a half on from Russia's invasion of the country. What is it like living, practising medicine, and following Jesus in the midst of war? References Ukraine Medical Outreach ukrainemedicaloutreach.org Christian Medical Association of Ukraine www.cma-ukraine.com ICMDA Ukraine Appeal icmda.net/ukrainea...
Junior Doctor Foundations - extra! Facing Failure
September 13, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MB'…So take a good look in the mirror and tell me who you see, the one who Jesus died for or the one you'd rather be? Can you find it in your heart to show mercy to the one the Father loved so much that he gave his only son?' – lyrics from ‘The Golden Boy and The Prodigal’ by Jason Gray. As humans, at times failure is inevitable, but as doctors, the possible consequences of our failure can be fatal. We look to combine Biblical principles with practical recommendations as we explore what it...
A New Womb and the Ethics of Transplantation
September 06, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBThis week, Ben is joined by special guest Dr Trevor Stammers to discuss the UK's first uterus transplant, as well as the wider ethical issues around transplantation in the UK and around the world. References: T. Stammers, "The Ethics of Global Organ Acquisition: Moral Arguments about Transplantation" (Bloomsbury 2023) First womb transplant in UK completed by surgeons - BBC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWukl9nPASU Support the show
Finger on the Pulse | 8: A New Womb and the Ethics of Transplantation
September 06, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBThis week, Ben is joined by special guest Dr Trevor Stammers to discuss the UK's first uterus transplant, as well as the wider ethical issues around transplantation in the UK and around the world. References: T. Stammers, "The Ethics of Global Organ Acquisition: Moral Arguments about Transplantation" (Bloomsbury 2023) First womb transplant in UK completed by surgeons - BBC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWukl9nPASU Support the Show.
Dr Nancy Pearcey - The Toxic War on Masculinity
August 30, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBDr Nancy Pearcey, author of the seminal Love Thy Body, gave us some time in July to talk about her new book The Toxic War on Masculinity. Our culture seems not to know what to do with men. It assumes they are entitled, privileged, and at the top of the pile, but the evidence from social sciences suggests the picture is not so clear cut. Men die younger, have poorer health, physically and mentally, and are more likely to die at their own hands or at the hands of other men, than are women. In...
Christ and the Culture Wars
August 23, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn this week's episode, Sally and Ben do something a little different. Sally interviews Ben about his recently released book 'Christ and the Culture Wars: Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics' (Christian Focus). They explore how Christians should engage with a culture that paints Christians as the antiquated, oppressive villains who need to be overthrown. Is the gospel still good news for our culture? References Ben Chang, 'Christ and the Culture Wars: Speaking for Jesus in ...
Finger on the Pulse | 7: Christ and the Culture Wars
August 23, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn this week's episode, Sally and Ben do something a little different. Sally interviews Ben about his recently released book 'Christ and the Culture Wars: Speaking for Jesus in a World of Identity Politics' (Christian Focus). They explore how Christians should engage with a culture that paints Christians as the antiquated, oppressive villains who need to be overthrown. Is the gospel still good news for our culture? References Ben Chang, 'Christ and the Culture Wars: Speaking for Jesus in ...
Lucy Letby - emergency podcast
August 21, 2023 06:00 - 12 minutes - 8.48 MBIn this emergency Finger on the Pulse podcast episode, Ben offers some initial reflections on the case of Lucy Letby - the nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies on the neonatal unit in the Countess of Chester hospital. References: - BBC Panorama, Lucy Letby- The Nurse who Killed https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001q7dl - Dr Ravi Jayram, interview with ITV News https://www.itv.com/watch/news/babies-couldve-been-saved-doctor-who-helped-catch-lucy-letby-blames-hospital/xcytcvm - ...
Finger on the Pulse | 6: Lucy Letby - emergency podcast
August 21, 2023 06:00 - 12 minutes - 8.48 MBIn this emergency Finger on the Pulse podcast episode, Ben offers some initial reflections on the case of Lucy Letby - the nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies on the neonatal unit in the Countess of Chester hospital. References: - BBC Panorama, Lucy Letby- The Nurse who Killed https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001q7dl - Dr Ravi Jayram, interview with ITV News https://www.itv.com/watch/news/babies-couldve-been-saved-doctor-who-helped-catch-lucy-letby-blames-hospital/xcytcvm - ...
Singing of our salvation
August 20, 2023 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBWhen Jesus faced hostility and struggle, it was to the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-122) that he turned. In the final talk of CMF's National Conference 2023, Jason Roach delves into Psalm 122 and the theme of 'Singing of our salvation'. Support the Show.
Resting in his protection
August 19, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBWhen Jesus faced hostility and struggle, it was to the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-122) that he turned. In the second talk of CMF's National Conference 2023, Jason Roach delves into Psalm 121 and the theme of 'Resting in his protection'. Support the Show.
Crying out in our distress
August 18, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBWhen Jesus faced hostility and struggle, it was to the Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-122) that he turned. In the first talk of CMF's National Conference 2023, Jason Roach delves into Psalm 120 and the theme of 'Crying out in our distress'. Support the Show.
Gospel priorities: Jesus seeks and saves the lost | CMF Student Conference 2023, talk 3
August 17, 2023 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBThis year's theme for CMF's Student Conference was 'Walk It, Talk It'. In his final talk, main speaker Giles Cattermole covers gospel priorities. Support the Show.
Grace: Jesus makes the impossible possible | CMF Student Conference 2023, talk 2
August 16, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.5 MBThis year's theme for CMF's Student Conference was 'Walk It, Talk It'. In his second talk, main speaker Giles Cattermole covers the topic of grace and how Jesus makes the impossible possible. Support the show Support the Show.
God’s Kingdom perspective | CMF Student Conference 2023, talk 1
August 15, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThis year's theme for CMF's Student Conference was 'Walk It, Talk It'. In his first talk, main speaker Giles Cattermole covers 'God's Kingdom perspective. Support the Show.
Great salvation | CMF Student Conference 2023, intro talk
August 14, 2023 07:00 - 12 minutes - 8.95 MBThis year's theme for CMF's Student Conference was 'Walk It, Talk It'. In his intro talk, main speaker Giles Cattermole covers 'Great salvation'. Support the Show.
Finger on the Pulse | 5: Mercy Killing in Cyprus
August 09, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this week's episode, Sally and Ben do a deep dive into the case of David Hunter – the British Cypriot who was released by the Cypriot courts following the intentional killing of his terminally unwell wife. The episode explores the international landscape of euthanasia and mercy killing, reflects on the legal and ethical aspects of this tragic case, and discusses how Christian medics could respond if the UK legalises medically-assisted dying. References: Sky News report of David Hunter ...
Finger on the Pulse | 4: AI, Deepfakes, and our New Reality
July 26, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBWith AI hitting the headlines on a daily basis, Sally and Ben tackle the topic of deepfakes and their consequences on human connection. How will we be able to tell the difference between truth and fiction from this moment onwards and why does this matter? References Simon Cowell Sings on Stage: America’s Got Talent 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPU0WNUzsBo SAG strike: Why Hollywood actors have walked off set https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66208226 Martin Lewis says ...
Junior Doctor Foundations - extra! Managing Money
July 19, 2023 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MB'Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.' 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NIV). Compare...
Finger on the Pulse | 3: Is the NHS beyond repair?
July 12, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBIn the week that the NHS turns 75 years old, Sally and Ben discuss the current state of the NHS. With patient satisfaction at an all-time low and staff sickness at an all-time high, is the NHS beyond repair? And what should we make of the recently announced government Long Term Workforce Plan? References: Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2022: Results from the British Social Attitudes Survey kingsfund.org.uk/publications/public-satisfaction-nhs-and-social-care-2022 All ...
Junior Doctor Foundations - extra! Sabbath Rest
July 05, 2023 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB'Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest...' Matthew 11:28, The Message How can we find rest in God as trainee doctors? What could that look like amongst chaotic shift patterns, study, and juggling church and family responsibilities? This stand-alone episode of the Junior Doctor Foundations podcast series focuses on the topic of Sabbath. Why do we need a sabbath rest, why can it be ...
Finger on the Pulse | Episode 2: Jailed for an Abortion?
June 28, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB'Finger on the Pulse' is a new 1st incision series which aims to explore current affairs and contemporary issues related to medicine, the NHS and ethics, discussing them from a Christian perspective. In this episode, we reflect on the recent sentencing of Carla Foster for a late-term, home abortion and discuss current abortion practices and beginning-of-life ethics. RCOG Guidelines on Abortion Care: rcog.org.uk/guidance/browse-all-guidance/best-practice-papers/best-practice-in-abortion-c...
Finger on the Pulse | Episode 1: Love Island, Body Image, and Loving Thy Body
June 14, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBToday we start our brand new series 'Finger on the Pulse', which aims to explore current affairs and contemporary issues related to medicine, the NHS, and ethics, and discuss them from a Christian perspective. Last week saw the start of the new series of Love Island, and so Sally and Ben discuss issues raised by the show, particularly around body image and how we should relate to our bodies. Resources: "Mental Health Foundation criticises new series of Love Island as it releases new stati...
CHLN podcast – episode 6: Dr Chimwemwe Kalumbi
June 09, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBThis is a mini-series focussing on healthcare leadership. In this series of interviews, we want to share what it looks like to be a Christian leading in the healthcare arena and so we hope you will find this a helpful and inspiring series. Today we’re delighted to hear from Dr Chimwemwe Kalumbi, an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist in Surrey. Chim is Early Pregnancy Consultant Lead and Divisional Lead for Woman and Children’s Health and is Clinical Lead for Quality and Safety. She is President ...
CHLN podcast – episode 5: Eugenia Lee
May 26, 2023 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBIn this episode of the Christians in Healthcare Leadership Network (CHLN) podcast, John catches up with Dr Eugenia Lee. Eugenia is a GP in South East London with a portfolio career in management, education and commissioning. She has worked with the local, regional and national bodies such as the CCG, Health Education England, Healthy London Partnership, and NICE. For more information about CHLN, visit: https://cmf.li/CHLN Support the Show.
Junior Doctor Foundations: Countercultural Mission
May 19, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBWelcome to the sixth and final episode in this new mini-series, Junior Doctor Foundations, released as part of CMF’s 1st incision podcast. This mini-series of six episodes focuses on thriving as a Christian junior doctor living and working in a culture described as a ‘Digital Babylon’. Life in the twenty-first century is accelerated and more complex than ever before. As Christians, especially junior doctors, it can feel like we are exiles living in a culture hostile to our faith. So how...
CHLN podcast – episode 4: Chris Holcombe
May 12, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBChris Holcombe is Consultant Breast Surgeon in Liverpool and currently Associate Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness and President of the Association of Breast Surgery. He has done various leadership roles locally, regionally, and nationally over the years and spent three years working in Africa. His passion is to 'take his ordinary life - his sleeping, eating, going to work, and walking around life - and place it before God (Romans 12.1, Message) and to ask for God's wisdom and gr...
CHLN podcast – episode 3: Catriona Waitt
April 28, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBCatriona Waitt is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Global Health at the University of Liverpool. She works primarily at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Uganda. She leads a team investigating drug dosing, safety and effectiveness in complex populations such as pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and their infants. She leads several large multinational projects. Catriona is motivated by the words in Micah 6:8: 'He has shown you O man, what is good. And what doe...
Junior Doctor Foundations – episode 5: Vocational Discipleship
April 21, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBWelcome to the fifth episode in this new mini-series, Junior Doctor Foundations, Your host is Lizzy Kennedy (a junior doctor based in Devon); she is joined by Felicia Wong (GP and CMF Head of Doctor’s Ministries), and guest speaker Sue Holcombe (Advanced Nurse Practitioner and CMF’s Associate for Whole Life Faith). This podcast series is inspired by the book Faith for Exiles. Written by members of the Barna Research Group who have interviewed around 100,000 young adults, it focuses on wha...
CHLN podcast – episode 2: Gubby Ayida
April 14, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBGubby Ayida is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust(CWFT). She is currently seconded as the Medical Director at Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. With a strong background in NHS management and clinical leadership, Gubby is involved with NHS transformation work and Integrated Care Working both place-based and across the sector. She has effectively led change management during a merger of two acute hospitals. Gubby i...
CHLN podcast – episode 1: Mark Pickering
March 31, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBIn our first episode of the Christians in Healthcare Leadership Network (CHLN) mini-series, we present a talk given by Dr Mark Pickering at the CHLN conference 'Serving Not Sinking'. Dr Mark Pickering has been CMF Chief Executive since 2019. Prior to that he has been a CMF Board member and was Head of Student Ministries in the 2000s. After GP training, Mark gravitated into secure environment medicine, working as a GP in prisons and secure psychiatric units. He has been a regional lead GP...
Junior Doctors' Strikes
February 24, 2023 17:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBIn today's extra podcast, guest presenters Sally Barker and Benjamin Chang discuss Monday's vote for strike action by junior doctors in England and Wales. As waves of industrial action in many sectors sweep the nation, Sally and Ben discuss whether Christians should ever strike over pay and conditions, let alone those in responsible roles such as junior doctors? Is there an issue of justice here, and if so, for whom? And whether we decide to strike or not to strike, what will be the conseque...
Junior Doctor Foundations – episode 4: Isolation & forming Christian relationships
February 17, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBWelcome to the fourth episode in this new mini-series, Junior Doctor Foundations, released as part of CMF’s 1st incision podcast. This mini-series comprises six episodes focusing on how to thrive as a Christian junior doctor living and working in a culture described as a ‘Digital Babylon’. Life in the twenty-first century is accelerated and more complex than ever before. As Christians, especially junior doctors, it can feel like we are exiles living in a culture hostile to our faith. So how...
Navigating culture and engaging with social media
January 27, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBWelcome to the third episode in this new mini-series, Junior Doctor Foundations, released as part of CMF’s 1st incision podcast. We kick-start this mini-series with six episodes focusing on how to thrive as a Christian junior doctor living and working in a culture described as a ‘Digital Babylon’. Life in the twenty-first century is accelerated and more complex than ever before. As Christians, especially junior doctors, it can feel like we are exiles living in a culture hostile to our f...
Junior Doctor Foundations - episode 3: Navigating culture and engaging with social media
January 27, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBWelcome to the third episode in this new mini-series, Junior Doctor Foundations, released as part of CMF’s 1st incision podcast. We kick-start this mini-series with six episodes focusing on how to thrive as a Christian junior doctor living and working in a culture described as a ‘Digital Babylon’. Life in the twenty-first century is accelerated and more complex than ever before. As Christians, especially junior doctors, it can feel like we are exiles living in a culture hostile to our f...
Being truly yourself - CMF Junior Doctors' Conference 2022 - talk 3
December 30, 2022 17:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBWho am I? Why am I here? These are among the most important questions we shall ever ask, and our culture thinks it has the answers: 'just look inside yourself' or 'you be you!'. It sounds good but does it work? At CMF's Junior Doctor's Conference in November 2022, Glyn Harrison, emeritus professor of Psychiatry at the University of Bristol, looked at what the Scriptures say about identity. This is the last of Glynn's three talks from the conference, which we shall be sharing on the 1st in...
Like father, like son - CMF Junior Doctors' Conference 2022 - talk 2
December 23, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBWho am I? Why am I here? These are among the most important questions we shall ever ask, and our culture thinks it has the answers: 'just look inside yourself' or 'you be you!'. It sounds good but does it work? At CMF's Junior Doctor's Conference in November 2022, Glyn Harrison, emeritus professor of Psychiatry at the University of Bristol, looked at what the Scriptures say about identity. This is the second of Glynn's three talks from the conference, which we shall be sharing on the 1st ...
Junior Doctors Foundations - episode 2: Identity
December 21, 2022 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBWelcome to the second episode in this new mini-series, Junior Doctor Foundations, released as part of CMF’s 1st incision podcast. We kick-start this mini-series with six episodes focusing on how to thrive as a Christian junior doctor living and working in a culture described as a ‘Digital Babylon’. Life in the twenty-first century is accelerated and more complex than ever before. As Christians, especially junior doctors, it can feel like we are exiles living in a culture hostile to o...
Spitting image - CMF Junior Doctors' Conference 2022, talk 1
December 16, 2022 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBWho am I? Why am I here? These are among the most important questions we shall ever ask, and our culture thinks it has the answers: 'just look inside yourself' or 'you be you!'. It sounds good but does it work? At last month's Junior Doctor's Conference, Glyn Harrison, emeritus professor of Psychiatry at the University of Bristol, looks at what the Scriptures say about identity. This is the first of Glynn's three talks from the conference, which we shall be sharing on the 1st incision pod...