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MHF President’s Column Eric Lehman, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3 - August 2015 I hope that you are finding helpful the articles in this edition of Mennonite Health Journal related to the significant meetings held this summer: the Mennonite Church...
Maintaining Zeal in the Diaspora
Maintaining Zeal in the Diaspora Lyubov Slashcheva from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3 - August 2015 It was a great pleasure to convene in Eastern Pennsylvania with so many old and new friends! Like many of you, I attended multiple gatherings. My week of...
Report on Annual Gathering 2015
Walking Together for Healthy Communities A Report on Annual Gathering 2015 Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3 - August 2015 Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship’s fourth Annual Gathering will be remembered as unusual, perhaps even historic. ...
Biology of Same Sex Attraction
Biology of Same Sex Attraction D. J. McFadden, MD, MPH from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3 - August 2015 In the book, As Nature Made Him: The Boy that was Raised as a Girl, the story of Bruce Reimer is poignantly told. The story recounts the true life story...
A Psychologist’s Perspective on Same-Sex Orientation
A Psychologist’s Perspective on Same-Sex Orientation Carol Lehman, Ph.D. from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3 - August 2015 Introduction. Much of the conversation in Mennonite Church USA about the inclusion (or not) of LGBTQ Christians in the...
Controversy and Discernment
Controversy and Discernment Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3 - August 2015 Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship (MHF) exists to explore the interface between Christian faith, human health, and the many healthcare professions in which MHF...
A successful Annual Gathering!
MHF Annual Gathering 2015 is now history! The events of July 19-21 at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were informational and inspirational! Old friendships were renewed and new friendships formed. Networking took place around a...
MHJ – August 2015
Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3 - August 2015 Paul D. Leichty, editor This issue of Mennonite Health Journal presents a first round of follow-up materials from a busy summer of conferences in the Mennonite world. MHJ 2015-08 PDF...
Fred Kauffman
J. Fred Kauffman will be joining Curtis Book at this year’s Annual Gathering. He currently serves as the intern pastor at Methacton Mennonite Church, Norristown, Pennsylvania, and resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he and his wife Minh have lived since 1994....
Curtis Book
Curtis W. Book is passionate about countering gun violence in his hometown of Philadelphia. At this year’s MHF Annual Gathering, Curtis will join J. Fred Kauffman in their workshop on addressing the public health problem of gun violence. Curtis has worked and lived...