Hebrews 4:12-13 is a beautiful paradigm of what the word of God is, God’s revelation of Himself to us through the written words of the Bible and through the living word Jesus. As the written word is able to pierce and the living word is able to open and lay bear, God confronts, informs, calls…
Inerrant, Infallible or both?
When used of the Bible, the terms inerrant and infallible are often not clearly understood. As God’s word, the bible is accurate and able to accomplish its purpose. That we know (Hebrews 4). When we speak of the Bible as inerrant, we mean that the words as presented in the canonical books are the exact…
Hebrews 4:12-13; What is the word?
Hebrews 4:12-13 tells us that the word of God is able to both pierce and lay bare our lives to the truth it delivers. But what is the word. In these verses “logos” is used to define what “word” is. In verse 12 we see logos as the objective decree able to pierce and judge….
Great Prayer Promises
In Zechariah chapter 10 verse 1, we are reminded to “ask the Lord for rain in the time of Latter rain [for]…He will give showers of rain, grasses in the field for everyone”. This promise for abundant answer to prayer symbolized by the late growing season rains that helped to bring in bumper crops is…
Standing in the faith gap
Zechariah, a book from the Old Testament of the Bible, is a great reminder from the Lord that He is faithful and present in our times of personal struggle. Just as the nation of Israel was rebuilding their faith life during Zechariah’s time, so to we can find ourselves in those same types of faith…
Introduction to Sangre de Cristo Internal Medicine’s E-platform
The link below is a recording of an SDCIM Health News Live broadcast discussing SDCIM’s medical home and e-platform. We are hoping to get the word out to SDCIM patients that the resources available for communication and education can be helpful. The video visit, google+, wordpress, Facebook and website are all built with this in…
Gene replacement therapy; how cool is this?
Check this article out. A “proof of concept” treatment approach for fixing the broken gene in a person with sickle cell anemia. It goes like this…new gene is put into a virus. patient has “chemo” to knock down their own cells. virus (which does not cause any disease) is put into the patient which then…
Another benefit of exercise…
This article from medical news today shows the benefit of exercise for those dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Over the years in practice I have seen first hand how diet, weight management, exercise and maintaining a sense of optimism really does help us do better in both the normal aging process and in living with…
More on stem cell therapies
In continuing our discussion on stem cell therapies, as outlined in previous posts, the theory behind the use of stem cells is intriguing. By guiding a cell’s development from unbroken immaturity toward regenerated maturity in the diseased body part of choice, worn broken and diseased tissue can drink from the fountain of rebuilt youth. However…
Genome Sequencing; Overview and Application
With the sequencing of the entire human genome in the early 2000’s and with the cost reductions in this process using improved efficiencies from “next-gen” sequencing techniques making this same testing commercially available, we are being confronted with options in learning our genetic backgrounds. On radio especially, companies like 23 and me promote learning ones…
Patient behavior and precautions in stem cell therapy, the perfect storm
In a recent perspectives article in the New England Journal of Medicine (link below), a warning was issued for the use of stem cell therapy. “Off label” claims for the benefit of stem cell therapy (for example in orthopedic treatments) currently lack evidence for effectiveness and in some cases (as outlined in the article) stem…
Grace is demonstrated in the distinction between hope and peace; how we know faith is real
We have discussed frequently in our Engage! forum (ccpueblo.org #Engage!) the issue of what provides evidence that one’s faith is true. We put our faith in lots of things, but how can we know that a particular faith impetus is justified. Our conclusion has been that evidence for “real faith” comes when it objectively…
