Dr. Bruce Haughey: Healing with Grace and Knowledge
Dan speaks with world renowned surgeon and pioneering medical researcher in the field of Otolarynology, Dr. Bruce Haughey.
In this, our final episode of season 2, Dan chats with Dr. Timothy Persons, the chief scientist and one of the managing directors for the Government Accountability Office. We don’t often think about this part of the US government, but they do the essential behind the scenes work of offering scientific, economic, and sociological insight, oversight and foresight into all policies and laws put forward by Congress. Dr. Persons holds degrees in Nuclear Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Executive Leadership and offers us an insightful look into what faithfulness looks like in the worlds of science and public policy. In this secular age, Dr. Persons reminds us that “we live in miracles…science should engender awe because it points us to something bigger.”
Dan speaks with world renowned surgeon and pioneering medical researcher in the field of Otolarynology, Dr. Bruce Haughey.
“Books are like windows,” shares this week’s guest Nancy Gruneisen, “you can see another time, another world, another culture. But they can also be mirrors. Children want to see themselves in the books they are reading.”
In this episode, Dan sits down with Abby Karsten and Chris Gordon. Abby is the Women’s Ministry Leader of the Kirk of the Hills Church in St. Louis, and Christine (Chris) is an author of Bible studies for women and co-founder of At His Feet. They talk a bit about their work in their churches and on writing Bible study curriculum, but spend most of the conversation on a subject, quite literally, close to all our hearts: the body.
Dan Allender, a prominent Christian therapist, author, professor, and speaker who focuses on sexual abuse, trauma recovery, and story sits down with us to discuss his calling. Allender’s passion for engaging with the brokenness of this world is born out of his own palpable delight in the gospel of Jesus.
Jessica Patterson Long is a foreign service officer in the US State Department who works to mitigate the effects of the fall in her work — combating food scarcity, terrorism, and harmful leadership.
In this episode Dan and former Senator Jim Talent discuss the timely questions: what are the responsibilities of a politician to the people they govern?
