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Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: Oh my goodness, my daily Bible Reading/Devotion just reached 8000 subscribers My Dad and St. Paul “Ask Dr. […]
August 21, 2024
I enjoy being penning a bi-monthly column for the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine. In the July 2024 issue I addressed a couple of articles on […]
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I enjoy being penning a bi-monthly column for the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine. In the July 2024 issue I addressed a couple of articles on […]
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I enjoy being penning a bi-monthly column for the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine. In the July 2024 issue I addressed a couple of articles on […]
August 1, 2024
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: As I reflect on 50 years of membership in and service to the Christian Medical and Dental Associations […]
July 31, 2024
After over four and a half decades as a physician and after two and a half decades on the RBRVS Commission (The resource-based relative value scale […]
July 24, 2024
I was happy to learn from friends that a photo honoring my father’s WWII exploits and heroics, as well as my book about him, are featured […]
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