Mennonite Health Journal
Writings on integration of faith and life as a healthcare professionalMennonite 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.
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...
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...
MHF President’s Column, May 2015
MHF President’s Column, May 2015 Eric Lehman, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2 - May 2015 Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship (MHF) is approaching its fourth anniversary as an organization with a mission to be an interdisciplinary community of Anabaptist...
Anticipation and Response
Anticipation and Response Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2 - May 2015 Anticipation! Can we allow ourselves to feel it? Is there something to which we can indeed look forward? I hope that Annual Gathering 2015 is indeed an event that you...
SET Report – Macha Mission Hospital, Zambia
SET Report - Macha Mission Hospital, Zambia Brianna Moyer, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2 - May 2015 During high school, I had the opportunity to go on my first international mission trip to Haiti. My church had established a relationship with an...
Healthcare Beyond the Exam Room in Roatán, Honduras
Healthcare Beyond the Exam Room in Roatán, Honduras Benjamin Ruth, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2 - May 2015 Roatán is the largest of the bay islands off the coast of Honduras. Surrounded by the world’s second greatest barrier reef, it has become a...
Water: Essential to Life and Health
Water: Essential to Life and Health Lyubov Slashcheva from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2 - May 2015 Water, in its three physical states, is what distinguishes Earth from other planets. The relative presence of water also determines whether a...
MHJ – May 2015
Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2 - May 2015 Paul D. Leichty There is a definite international flavor to this issue of Mennonite Health Journal (MHJ) as we look forward to Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship’s Annual Gathering 2015, July 19-21, 2015, in...