Mennonite Health Journal

Writings on integration of faith and life as a healthcare professional

Mennonite Health Journal

Mennonite Health Journal (MHJ), is the official publication of Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship. Since 2016 MHJ is being published as individual blog articles. Join the email list to receive Mennonite Health Journal blog articles as soon as they are published.

When No One is Looking

      When No One is Looking Joseph Longacher, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2013 Those of us of a certain age will remember Candid Camera, arguably the first reality show on TV.  The premise was simple:  Hidden cameras...

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Spiritual Dimensions of Healthcare

Spiritual Dimensions of Healthcare Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2013 Since the beginning of the Christian movement, caring for the health of others has been a major theme of Christian faith.   The Hebrew concept of “shalom”...

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MHJ – January 2013

              Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2013 Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2013 Welcome to the 15th year of Mennonite Health Journal! It has been one year now since MHJ was transformed from a print...

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Poverty and Restorative Strategies

Poverty and Restorative Strategies Murray Nickel, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 If you encountered someone caught in a car wreck, no doubt you would try to save the person regardless of the risk.  Isn't that why we donate and get...

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Fantasies, Frustrations, and Fun

          Fantasies, Frustrations, and Fun Mark Troyer, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 Reflections on Tanzania Through medical school I spent most of my time learning facts and skills that my school deemed important for shaping future...

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President’s Column: Changing the Light Bulb

President’s Column: Changing the Light Bulb Joe Longacher from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 How well do you remember your grade school days?  For most of us, those memories include a favorite teacher, special friends, and perhaps a class we...

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Life, Love, Llamas, and Laughs

Life, Love, Llamas, and Laughs: My Story by Arthur J. Kennel, MD Book Review by Deb Bergen from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 Book Review Reviewed by Deborah R. Bergen, MD At Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship’s Retreat 2012, a number of...

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Editorial: Coming Together in Christ

Editorial: Coming Together in Christ Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 This quarter, I am leading a Sunday School class in a study of the New Testament Epistle to the Ephesians.  I am continually fascinated and inspired by...

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MHJ – October 2012

              Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 14, No. 3, October 2012 Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Volume 14, No. 3, October 2012 This issue of Mennonite Health Journal presents an assortment of articles representing the mission of Mennonite...

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