Present in our loss (John 10:22-30)
How did faith and medical science become, for some people, mutually exclusive?
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In my role as a hospital chaplain, I’m often asked to talk with families that endorse a strong personal sense of faith but rebuff all conversation with their medical teams dealing with death.