Doctor of the Church

He had been sick for a very long time, but he never wanted the family to know. The night that he passed away, I remember listening to his music, reminiscing on all the good times. My grandfather would always tell me, “We don’t want a mumbling doctor in the family.” He always motivated me to be confident about who I was, and when he passed away, I knew that God was passing me the baton. The time had come for me to stand up and become a man, even though I was only 18. Since my father was not…

savored. My husband Tom and I would go to church for Sunday school, attend worship service, and then gather with our friends in the church fellowship hall for lunch. A dedication later would unveil a very large window to exhibit the work of a small group of dedicated people who had participated in a stained-glass class. Leaving Tom in the sanctuary to assist our "special needs" members, I exited through the rear door to step outside and go to the church fellowship hall. Just a few steps…

Spoonies: Why You Should Go to the Doctor Looking Like Sh*t I 've lived with chronic illness my whole life. In the past, I 've been seen as an attention-seeking hypochondriac by doctors, teachers, co-workers, family, and friends. Now, that I have proper diagnoses, I no longer have to deal with these trauma-inducing reactions, but for others, the struggle is still on. At the beginning of the year, I wrote a question on Quora that I thought might garner a dozen or so responses. In the past few…

It might cross your mind “what if doctors know that I’m an organ donor and won’t work as hard to save my life?”(organdonor.gov). The American Transplant foundation explains this in three steps: “the first priority of a medical professional is to save lives when needed. Second, organ donation isn’t even considered or discussed until after death is declared. Third, typically the doctors who took care of you when alive are not involved in the transplantation process…

family, who were patrons for many Renaissance artists, made Renaissance art possible. Moreover, philosophers who were alive at the time, including Petrarch and Boccaccio, helped lead the Humanist movements which would encourage separation from the Church. Although it is true that the Black Death was not solely responsible for the Renaissance, the effects of this disease contributed to a huge portion of the causes for the Renaissance. Even though the effects of the Black Death seemed disastrous…

Introduction H. G. Wells has long been considered the father of the science fiction genre with the publication of his first book, The Time Machine in 1895. This novel details a narrator’s travel through time. The unidentified narrator tells of his voyages through time to house guests of various professional backgrounds except one of religious background. To explain, there is not a minister or priest situated among the house guest. This essay will address the absence of religion in the novel…

Being eight years old was the best year of Carson’s life because his first religious experience occurred, and it took place at Detroit Burns Avenue Church. “A natural storyteller, Pastor Ford told of a missionary doctor husband and wife who were being chased by robbers in a far-off country (Carson 23).” After hours of running relentlessly, the doctor and wife reached a hole in a cliff in which they hid. When the bandits came, they thought that the couple had just vanished. That story made Carson…

and my other father has a boy that is my age. I see my dad every other week. I call them both dad because I believe that is how anyone should call them. 9. I chose B to describe my socio-economic status. My family is pretty well off. My mother is a doctor and as that mostly what I have to say. I don’t know the exact amount of money that she brings in each year, but I know it is very high. My sibling and I know that she has worked her butt off her whole life to get the money she deserves. We own…

terminally ill patients, the right to die with dignity and a means to unbearable suffering. Specialists, researchers, doctors, and legislators…

important events like the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492 expanded mankind 's worldview. Other important advancements in theology, philosophy, and religion also changed and altered how see the world today. The splits in the church and the warning between Christians affected the Renaissance in a huge way. The Reformation started by characters like Martin Luther and John Calvin began to gain ground, and there was just too…