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Opening up the interface of Christian faith, medicine, nursing and health.
Episodes
164 episodes
The Endless Round | Talk 1 | CMF Student Conference 2025
What if human limits aren't a bug but a feature of our humanity? What if learning to live well in God's world actually means learning to love our (unlimited) God's (limited) creature.Over three talks, main speaker Matt Lillicrap delved i...
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Season 10
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Episode 16
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29:53

Jesus + Justice | Talk 3 | CMF Resident Doctors' Conference 2024
‘The Lord is a God of justice.’ (Isaiah 30:18) And so, his followers long for justice. Over three talks, Giles Cattermole explored what Isaiah teaches about God’s justice, our injustice, his solution in the justice of the C...
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Season 10
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Episode 15
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42:07

Womanhood Podcast Episode 6: Meaning in the Menopause
In the last episode of this series, we examine what the female body tells us about God and what it means to be an embodied person during the menopause, the time of change in women's reproductive lives. Please note that ...
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Season 10
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Episode 14
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32:01

Jesus + Justice | Talk 2 | CMF Resident Doctors' Conference 2024
‘The Lord is a God of justice.’ (Isaiah 30:18) And so, his followers long for justice. Over three talks, Giles Cattermole explored what Isaiah teaches about God’s justice, our injustice, his solution in the justice of the C...
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Season 10
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Episode 13
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47:51

Womanhood Podcast Episode 5: Reproductive Lack and Loss
In this episode, we touch on the painful topics of infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth—experiences of profound grief and suffering. How do we face them as Christians? What hope does Jesus offer in both reproductive loss and lack?<...
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Season 10
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Episode 12
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35:43

Womanhood Podcast Episode 4 | Motherhood: physical and spiritual
In this edition, Grace and Felicia are joined by Jane Petkovic, Grace's mother. In this mother and daughter conversation, they discuss the theology, biblical language, and embodied reality of pregnancy and motherhood and what they tell us about...
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Season 10
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Episode 11
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41:40

Jesus + Justice | Talk 1 | CMF Resident Doctors' Conference 2024
‘The Lord is a God of justice.’ (Isaiah 30:18) And so, his followers long for justice. Over three talks, Giles Cattermole explored what Isaiah teaches about God’s justice, our injustice, his solution in the justice of the C...
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Season 10
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Episode 10
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41:36

Womanhood Podcast Episode 3 | Contraception
We all think we understand contraception, but it raises a lot of questions. How each kind of contraception works raises many questions - about how it affects the role of sex in our relationships, how it affects family life, and the ethical ques...
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Season 10
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Episode 9
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44:51

Finger on the Pulse | S2, E4: no-one mourns the Wicked
This week, Sally and Ben discuss the recently released film, ‘ Wicked’, and in particular, the film’s counter-cultural emphasis on friendship. They also survey the latest news on the Assisted Dying Bill and how they're thinking about it now tha...
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Womanhood Podcast Ep 2 | What periods reveal about God
In this episode, Drs Felicia Wong and Grace Petkovic explore the significance of menstruation from a theological perspective. They delve into the hormonal cycle, discuss societal taboos, and the negative narratives often associated with m...
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Season 10
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Episode 8
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31:27

Finger on the Pulse | S2, E3: John Smyth, Justin Welby, and Responding to Church Abuse
This week, Ben and Sally discuss the recent resignation of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury, lament the associated abuse scandals previously buried by the Church of England and discuss how we can respond as faithful Christians.
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Season 10
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Episode 7
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54:19
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Womanhood - what our bodies reveal about God | episode 1
The first of a new mini-series from CMF, hosted by Dr Grace Petkovic and Dr Felicia Wong discuss embodiment, womanhood, and what our bodies reveal about God Have you ever wondered why God made women in the form that he did? What do...
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Season 10
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Episode 6
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22:29

Finger on the Pulse Series 2 Episode 2 | Trump, Abortion and Evangelicalism in America
This week, Ben and Sally dissect the astonishing results of the US presidential election. We ask how Trump defied the polls to win a huge victory, what role the abortion debate played in the election, and Trump’s complicated relationships with ...
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Season 10
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Episode 5
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48:12

We are a Multitude of Voices | Episode 4 | Emmie's story: your true identity
Our hope is that we might highlight the diversity of voices represented across our growing Christian nursing and midwifery fellowship in the British Isles, which we have begun by recording some soundbites from our black nurse and midwifery memb...
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Season 10
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Episode 4
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5:58

Finger on the Pulse | Series 2, episode 1 - Assisted Dying
Ben and Sally return to the podcast to discuss the recent Assisted Dying Bill introduced to the House of Commons by Kim Leadbeater MP. What are the main moral arguments at play? And how can we, as Christian healthcare professionals, respond wel...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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54:17

We are a Multitude of Voices | Episode 3 | Fumni's story: God knows my name
Our hope is that we might highlight the diversity of voices represented across our growing Christian nursing and midwifery fellowship in the British Isles, which we have begun by recording some soundbites from our black nurse and midwifery memb...
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Season 10
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Episode 3
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5:07

We are a Multitude of Voices | Episode 2 | Dudzayi's story: never be limited by other people's imaginations
Our hope is that we might highlight the diversity of voices represented across our growing Christian nursing and midwifery fellowship in the British Isles, which we have begun by recording some soundbites from our black nurse and midwifery memb...
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Season 10
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Episode 2
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4:43

We are a Multitude of Voices | Episode 1 | Onahi's story: unique opportunities to connect with patients
Our hope is that we might highlight the diversity of voices represented across our growing Christian nursing and midwifery fellowship in the British Isles, which we have begun by recording some soundbites from our black nurse and midwifery memb...
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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6:24

Idol comments | CMF National Conference '24
In the final talk of the CMF National Conference, Dan Strange covers the theme 'Idol comments'. Listen now!
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Season 9
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Episode 13
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49:23

Surviving and thriving in the workplace | CMF National Conference '24
Amidst today's cultural landscape, how can Christian healthcare professionals effectively address workplace challenges while being a blessing to those around us? What defines success in the eyes of God?Join us in this plenary session as...
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Season 9
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Episode 12
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49:11

Identity: his and ours | CMF National Conference '24
In the second talk of CMF National Conference 2024, Dan Strange takes us through Isaiah 41 and the theme of 'Identity: his and ours'. Listen now!
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Season 9
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Episode 11
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41:12

The Great Big God | CMF National Conference '24
In the first talk of CMF National Conference 2024, Dan Strange takes us through Isaiah 40 and the theme of 'The Great Big God'. Listen now!
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Season 9
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Episode 10
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48:34

Homebound Truth | CMF Juniors' Conference '23
In his final talk at CMF Juniors' Conference, Matt Lillicrap speaks of 'Homebound Truth' inspired by John 14.
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Season 9
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Episode 9
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31:32
