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This is the title for a conference for Christian Medical and Dental Professionals that my wife and I are attending in Kelowna this weekend. It is sponsored by The Christian Medical and Dental Society (CMDS) of Canada.

To keep the title short, the organizing committee dropped the word “visible” as an adjective for “difference” It originally read “Making a VISIBLE difference: Honouring God in Professional Practice”

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Sunday, April 23

Richard Mouw on our Calling to Holy Worldliness

by Mike McLoughlin on Sun 23 Apr 2006 08:32 AM PDT

I am attending the 14th Annual International Consultation on Ministry in Daily Life sponsored by the Coalition for Ministry in Daily Life. Richard Mouw, President of Fuller Theological Seminary, opened the Consultation with a lively presentation on faith in daily life.

He had four main points:

1. God cares about the daily work of God’s people because God cares deeply about the world. The Bible uses ... more »

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Sunday, April 16

Overcoming Office Politics by Following the Pathway of the Cross

by Mike McLoughlin on Sun 16 Apr 2006 05:41 PM PDT

In my previous post I talked about a Christian response to bullying in the workplace. I recommended that the person being bullied make a diary and appeal to higher authorities if the bullying does not stop. In this post, I caution Christians against the temptation to play office politics to get the upper hand even though they may feel justified because they are being treated unfairly.

For what I mean by ... more »

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Monday, April 3

Workplace Bullying – A Christian response

by Mike McLoughlin on Mon 03 Apr 2006 04:50 PM PDT

I received this e mail recently. I am posting my reply. This is a Christian response to workplace bullying. Some details have been changed to protect the people involved.

“My name is Bridget. I was wondering if you had any advice for me about a situation on my new job. I work in hospitality as a room service manager. I think the maintenance supervisor is a devil worshiper. He talks about the devil all the time. more »

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Saturday, April 1

Jesus has returned. No Fooling!

by Mike McLoughlin on Sat 01 Apr 2006 09:59 AM PST

I read it today in the morning newspaper! He’s living in Siberia at a mountain top retreat. His followers are encamped around him in a community called “Sun City.” They have a website where you can find out all about what he’s up to. (See the Globe and Mail article if you are interested. I’d rather not link to it from my site. J )

Seems to me somewhat suspicious ... more »

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