CMDA Matters is the premier audio resource for Christian healthcare professionals. Hosted by Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA) CEO Dr. Mike Chupp, it is a weekly podcast that includes interviews with experts from Christian healthcare professionals. Topics include bioethics, healthcare missions, financial stewardship, marriage, family and much more. Listen to CMDA Matters today on the CMDA Go app, iTunes and the CMDA website. When you subscribe to our iTunes channel or Google Pl ...
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp interviews Dr. Brad and Naomi Quist, who are career healthcare missionaries and were awarded CMDA’s 2024 Missionaries of the Year. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore CMDA Annual Awards 2025 CMDA National Convention Center for Advancing Healthcare Missions…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Bill Griffin is joined by Dr. Van B. Haywood, who was the recipient of CMDA’s 2024 Educator of the Year Award. Listen to hear more about how Dr. Haywood is using dentistry to bring the hope and healing of Christ to the world. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore CMDA …
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by a panel of women who are highly engaged in CMDA’s Women Physicians & Dentists in Christ as they share about the impact this ministry is making as it approaches its 30-year anniversary. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Women Physicians & Den…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp shares a live conversation he had with Dr. Haniel Eller from Brazil during the 2024 CMDA National Convention. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore ICMDA Global Missions Health Conference 2025 CMDA National Convention Lifetime Membership…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows talk with Mary Hasson from the Ethics and Public Policy Center about the Person and Identity Project, which she co-founded and directs. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Ethics and Public Policy Center Person and Identity Project Sta…
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The Receding Waters of the Transgender Tsunami
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On this special episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined by Dr. Jill Simons and Dr. Andre VanMol to talk about the “Doctors Protecting Children” Declaration that was made public at the national press club in Washington DC, which challenges the prevailing zeitgeist of transgender activism within organized medicine in o…
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Diving into the Research of Stem Cell-based Embryo Models
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined by researcher and ethicist Dr. David Prentice to talk about a new ethical dilemma developing in the world of stem cell research. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Ethics Hotline Bridging the Gap UK Parliament POST Note The…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by Dr. David Levy, a neurosurgeon who details the dramatic intersection of medicine and faith in his book Gray Matter. Dr. Levy shares about the importance of praying with patients, plus he shares about a couple new episodes of Faith Prescriptions. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to …
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Digital Enslavement Amidst the Search for Intimacy
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows have a discussion with Dr. Jeff Hansen, a pediatric and adolescent clinical psychologist, about his new book Digital Enslavement Amidst the Search for Intimacy that takes an in-depth look at the effects of pornography on our society and our culture. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISO…
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Love and Medicine: Persevering through Trials in Medical School
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Rev. Bill Reichart is joined by CMDA student member Timothy Kanne, who wrote about his recent personal cancer journey in the Journal of the American Medical Association while in medical school. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Campus & Community Ministries Link to Tim…
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Faith Embodied: Glorifying God with Our Physical and Spiritual Health
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Reverend Dr. Stephen Ko have an in-depth about his work as a physician and ordained Christian and Missionary Alliance Pastor, as well as his newly released book entitled Faith Embodied. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore 2024 WPDC Annual Conference Ca…
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Diving Deep into LGBTQIA+ and the Political Divide
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined by Elizabeth Woning from the CHANGED Movement to discuss the political divide caused by LGBTQ identities and culture. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore 2025 CMDA National Convention Voice of CMDA Media Training Ethics Hotl…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined by author, physician and speaker Dr. David Hager to talk about his new book entitled On the Way: Ministering in the Moment. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore On the Way: Ministering in the Moment Faith Prescriptions Focus …
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows talk with Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erik Baptist about CMDA’s experience at the U.S. Supreme Court for oral argument in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine court case. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp is joined in the studio by Dr. Wai Jia Tam from Singapore. A multi-award-winning international humanitarian doctor and speaker, Dr. Tam shares about her new book entitled Dream Brave. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore 2024 CMDA National Convention CMDA B…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Bill Griffin talk with Dr. Andre Cipta about an important research project he’s been leading that dives deep into the importance of incorporating spiritual care into patient care. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore 2024 CMDA National Convention Fa…
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Cameo of Courage featuring Dr. Rebekah Naylor
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by Dr. Rebekah Naylor for a conversation about her decades of service on the mission field in India and how she continues to support the next generation of healthcare missionaries. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Global Health Outreach Medica…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Pastor Bert Jones is joined in the studio by Dr. Steve Sartori for a discussion about how you can find purpose and identity in retirement. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore 2024 CMDA National Convention CMDA Center for Well-Being CMDA Campus & Community Ministries 501 …
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, join Pastor Bert Jones as he chats with Dr. Tom Hustead and Doug Crandall about how valuable leadership is for healthcare professionals, because we are all leaders…whether we know it or not. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore 2024 CMDA National Convention CMDA Center fo…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, listen to a special conversation from the Student Pulse podcast with Rev. Bill Reichart and Dr. Haywood Robinson about his book The Scalpel and the Soul: Our Radical Transformation as Husband and Wife Abortion Doctors. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore The Scalpel and …
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp chats with Dr. Katherine Smith about how she is uniquely using her skills in healthcare to go out into the nations and share Christ. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Medical Education International CMDA Mission Scholarships Pre-field Orientation for New…
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Dr. Mike Chupp and Pastor Bert Jones are joined by Ted Esler, the president of Missio Nexus, to talk about the innovative work they are doing in missions for the cause of the Great Commission. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Missio Nexus Global Health Outreach Global Missions Health Conference Center for A…
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Dr. Mike Chupp and Pastor Bert Jones chat with Dr. Amy Starr about how her engagement with the CMDA Coaching ministry greatly helped impact her plans for retirement and the next season of ministry in her life. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Center for Well-Being Contact Dr. Bill Griffin about a THRIVE Eve…
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Dr. Jeff Barrows is joined by Dr. Jeff Keenan, the president and founder of the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) in Knoxville, Tennessee, to talk about how the NEDC is rescuing life through embryo donation and adoption. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore National Embryo Donation Center CMDA Podcasts The…
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Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows sit down with Dr. Rudy Myhovych, who found himself in an incredibly unusual leadership position as the president of the Christian Medical Association of Ukraine at the same time Russia invaded their country in 2022. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore ICMDA Medical Education…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Omari Hodge honor Black History Month with an in-depth conversation with V. Elizabeth Perkins from The John & Vera Mae Perkins Foundation about racism and reconciliation and how they relate to healthcare. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore CMDA Bi…
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Dr. Ralph Alvardo, is a physician who uses his experience in healthcare to now serve as the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Standing Strong in Training 2024 CMDA National Convention The Convergence WebinarBy Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA)
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Dr. Jeff Hansen, a pediatric and adolescent clinical psychologist, recently wrote a new book entitled Transgender Dilemma in the Young that speaks into the transgender topic in a clear and concise way. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Transgender Dilemma in the Young by Jeffrey E. Hansen, PhD Dr. Hansen’s W…
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Standing Up for the Vulnerable in Indiana
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Dr. Thomas Huth and Dr. David Donaldson are two physicians in Indiana who recently engaged with their state medical society to stand up and protect the vulnerable through advocacy. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Freedom2Care Email CMDA’s Advocacy Team Standing Strong in Training The Convergence Webinar…
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Dr. Peter Saunders, the Chief Executive of the International Christian Medical & Dental Association (ICMDA), talks about the global impact ICMDA is having on healthcare around the world. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore ICMDA 2024 CMDA National Convention CMDA Coaching Courses CMDA Placement Services…
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Dr. Mike Chupp is joined by George Courtney, who serves as CMDA’s Vice President of Stewardship and Legacy Giving. Together, they reflect back on all the ways God worked through the ministries CMDA throughout 2023. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA CMDA Bookstore Campus & Community Ministries Advocacy Standing Strong in Training Legal Inquir…
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On this week’s special Christmas episode of CMDA Matters, join Dr. Mike Chupp and several CMDA members and friends who share about seeing God at work during the Christmas season. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Join CMDABy Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA)
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Dr. Paivi Räsänen from Finland, gives an update on the criminal charges she is facing for speaking biblical truth in the public square. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore CMDA Ethics Hotline Dr. Paivi Räsänen’s first interview on CMDA Matters CMDA Advocacy Email CMDA’s Advocacy Team Freedom2Care Voice of CMDA…
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Breaking the Mold in Healthcare through Nurse Practitioners
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Dr. Adrienne Abrenica shares about the impact the growing number of nurse practitioners are making in whole person care through their commitment to their patients. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore CMDA Specialty Sections Coalition of Christian Nurse Practitioners Faith Prescriptions Join CMDA Global Health …
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Dr. Sam Alexander shares about his two decades of service in Mongolia through CMDA’s Medical Education International. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Medical Education International Remedy East 24 Center for Advancing Healthcare Missions Global Health Outreach Marriage Enrichment Weekend…
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Author Rosaria Butterfield talks about her new book entitled Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age, which explores the five lives promoted in today’s American culture. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria Butterfield CMDA Ethics Hotline Standing Strong in Training…
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Dr. Sandy Christiansen discusses the impact pregnancy centers are making in today’s Post-Roe America. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Freedom2Care Care Net “I Can’t Be Pregnant: Helping Patients Navigate an Unplanned Pregnancy” by Sandy Christiansen, MD, FACOG CMDA Today “Critical Conversations on Pregnanc…
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Author, research scientist and ethicist Professor John Wyatt discusses the impact of artificial technology on the future of healthcare. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Professor Wyatt’s Website Professor Wyatt’s Plenary Talk International Christian Medical and Dental Association 2024 CMDA National Conventi…
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Author and social critic Os Guinness talks about his latest book called Signals of Transcendence. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Signals of Transcendence by Os Guinness Os Guinness’ Website Faith Prescriptions Email Faith Prescriptions 2024 CMDA National Convention CMDA Weekly Devotions…
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In this video podcast episode: Kristen Waggoner, the CEO, president and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, talks about how their faith-based legal organization is working to litigate for life around the country. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: CMDA Matters You Tube Channel Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Alliance Defending Fr…
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On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Pastor Bert Jones are joined by Dr. Amanda Beattie, a general surgeon who has courageously spent the last 12 years working cross-culturally in North Africa. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Global Missions Health Conference 2023 Pre-field Orientatio…
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Author and physician Dr. Gordon Chen shares his approach to health and wellness for primary care and for healthcare leadership development. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore THRIVE Events The Calling: A Memoir of Family, Faith and the Future of Healthcare by Dr. Gordon Chen and Dr. Chris Chen ChenMed Center …
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Well-known philosopher Professor J. P. Moreland discusses his new book The Substance of Consciousness. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism by J. P. Moreland The Dr. John Patrick Bioethics Column in CMDA Today CMDA Learnin…
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Bioethicist and theologian Dr. Paul Hoehner discusses the newest released statement from CMDA’s Ethics committee, which is entitled “Disagreement Among Christians on Bioethical Issues”. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore CMDA Ethics Statements Fall 2023 Edition of CMDA Today Bridging the Gap Why the Church Ne…
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Dr. Zandra Cheng shares an incredible story about the trials of burnout and the amazing power of God. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Center for Well-Being Upcoming CMDA Events A Minute of Margin: Restoring Balance to Busy Lives by Dr. Richard Swenson Whispers: A Daily Devotional for Healthcare Professiona…
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Dr. Rae Russell and Rachel Bright, are two CMDA members who recently traveled to Israel on a trip that CMDA helped to coordinate for student leaders. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Campus & Community Ministries CMDA Podcasts 2024 CMDA National Convention CMDA Biblical Tours Marriage Enrichment Weekends…
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Trial lawyer Jimmie C. Miller talks about medical malpractice issues and her advice for how to face the threat of a malpractice case. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Medical Malpractice Ministry Center for Well-Being Join CMDA CMDA Placement ServicesBy Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA)
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Rebecca Lehman, the new Executive Director of Side By Side, shares about this ministry for medical wives and how it offers support and community to women through more than 90 chapters around the world. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Side By Side Campus & Community Ministries CMDA Awards 2024 CMDA National…
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CMDA President Dr. George Gonzalez, along with his wife Angelica, talk about how their involvement in their local CMDA chapter allows them to make a difference in their community and be part of something greater. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Campus & Community Ministries Side By Side R2ED Committee Perk…
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Cameo of Courage featuring Dr. Thomas Eppes
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Dr. Thomas Eppes displayed an incredible amount of courage when he stood up to the American Medical Association—all by himself. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore Freedom2Care Email CMDA’s Advocacy Team CMDA Stewardship The Barnabas FoundationBy Christian Medical & Dental Associations® (CMDA)
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