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N E W S L E T T E R Join in the National Day of Prayer on May 4 Knowing people were praying filled our hearts with gratitude MEMBER LETTER: In This Issue... 3 Drawing conclusions without good evidence is a dangerous game by Rob Slane 4 Member Spotlight Twila Brase Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom 6 Book Review: Primal Panacea 8 Should you trust your doctor? 10 When God said children are a blessing, He wasn’t kidding 11 Billing was a mess, but I eventually got a 90 percent discount 14 Prayer for the Persecuted Church 16 The Doorpost Beware of crowding out the best M any Christians are unaware that they live in a nation that has a law in place requiring our president to proclaim a National Day of Prayer each year on the first Thursday in May. The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals. (Public Law 105-225) As citizens and residents of the United States and as believers in Christ Jesus, we not only have a spiritual responsibil- ity according to 1 Timothy 2:1-2 to pray, but a civic duty as well to heed our president’s call to stand in the gap for our nation. Who but God’s people have the ability to enter into the very throne room of heaven with prayers and peti- tions! The theme this year is “For Your Great Name’s Sake! Hear Us ... Forgive Us ... Heal Us!” taken from Daniel 9:19, which says, “O Lord, Listen! O Lord, Forgive! O Lord, Hear and Act! For Your Sake, O My God ...” On May 4 join with thousands of individuals, churches, and communi- ties to rally millions of Christians to once again heed this call! Scripture tells us again and again that our fervent prayer is effective—that our loving God responds to His children’s earnest pleas in mighty ways that avail much, and ultimately determine the course of history. At this crucial time for our nation, we can do nothing more important than pray. Please consider making this spiri- tual discipline a personal priority and encourage others to incorporate prayer in their lives. We look forward to seeing His hand move across our land in excit- ing ways each May in response to our petitions! Visit NationalDayOfPrayer.com: • Read this year’s national prayer. • Watch the LiveStream on May 4. • Access resources on prayer. • Find a prayer gathering near you or learn how to start one. We praise God for leading us to Samaritan Ministries. We always look forward to send- ing our share each month. It gives us such joy to help another brother or sister in need. Then we found ourselves with a need. What peace of mind knowing our need would be met. Before join- ing Samaritan we always had to pay a large deductible. But with Samaritan we didn’t have to pay any of our need because we were able to get discounts! What fun it was going to the mailbox every day to see where God’s provision was coming from. Knowing people were praying for us caused our hearts to be filled with gratitude for such a large Christian family who cares for one another. Thanks to all of you, those who prayed, sent their shares, and you at the office helping organize it all. Kerry and Jean McGonigal Aurora, Oregon Christian HealthCare N E W S L E T T E R MAY 2017
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Join in the National Day of Prayer on May 4
Knowing people were praying filled our hearts with gratitude
MEMBER LETTER:
In This Issue... 3 Drawing conclusions without good
evidence is a dangerous game byRobSlane
4 Member Spotlight TwilaBraseCitizens’CouncilforHealthFreedom
6 Book Review:PrimalPanacea
8 Should you trust your doctor?
10 When God said children are a blessing, He wasn’t kidding
11 Billing was a mess, but I eventually got a 90 percent discount
14 Prayer for the Persecuted Church
16 The Doorpost Bewareofcrowdingoutthebest
ManyChristiansareunawarethattheyliveinanationthathasalawinplacerequiring
ourpresidenttoproclaimaNationalDayofPrayereachyearonthefirstThursdayinMay.
ThePresidentshallissueeachyearaproclamationdesignatingthefirstThursdayinMayasaNationalDayofPrayeronwhichthepeopleoftheUnitedStatesmayturntoGodinprayerandmeditationatchurches,ingroups,andasindividuals.(PublicLaw105-225)
AscitizensandresidentsoftheUnitedStatesandasbelieversinChristJesus,wenotonlyhaveaspiritualresponsibil-ityaccordingto1Timothy2:1-2topray,butacivicdutyaswelltoheedourpresident’scalltostandinthegapforournation.WhobutGod’speoplehavetheabilitytoenterintotheverythroneroomofheavenwithprayersandpeti-tions!
Thethemethisyearis“ForYourGreatName’sSake!HearUs...ForgiveUs...HealUs!”takenfromDaniel9:19,whichsays,“OLord,Listen!OLord,Forgive!OLord,HearandAct!ForYourSake,OMyGod...”OnMay4joinwiththousandsofindividuals,churches,andcommuni-tiestorallymillionsofChristianstoonceagainheedthiscall!
Scripturetellsusagainandagainthatourferventprayeriseffective—thatourlovingGodrespondstoHischildren’s
earnestpleasinmightywaysthatavailmuch,andultimatelydeterminethecourseofhistory.
Atthiscrucialtimeforournation,wecandonothingmoreimportantthanpray.Pleaseconsidermakingthisspiri-tualdisciplineapersonalpriorityandencourageotherstoincorporateprayerintheirlives.WelookforwardtoseeingHishandmoveacrossourlandinexcit-ingwayseachMayinresponsetoourpetitions!
Visit NationalDayOfPrayer.com:• Readthisyear’snationalprayer.• WatchtheLiveStreamonMay4.• Accessresourcesonprayer.• Findaprayergatheringnearyou
orlearnhowtostartone.
We praise GodforleadingustoSamaritanMinistries.Wealwayslookforwardtosend-ingourshareeachmonth.Itgivesussuchjoytohelpanotherbrotherorsisterinneed.
Thenwefoundourselveswithaneed.Whatpeaceofmindknowingourneedwouldbemet.Beforejoin-ingSamaritanwealwayshadtopayalargedeductible.ButwithSamaritanwedidn’thavetopayanyofourneedbecausewewereabletogetdiscounts!
WhatfunitwasgoingtothemailboxeverydaytoseewhereGod’sprovisionwascomingfrom.KnowingpeoplewereprayingforuscausedourheartstobefilledwithgratitudeforsuchalargeChristianfamilywhocaresforoneanother.
Thankstoallofyou,thosewhoprayed,senttheirshares,andyouattheofficehelpingorganizeitall.
KerryandJeanMcGonigalAurora,Oregon
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CONTENTS 1 Join in the National Day of Prayer
on May 4
3 Drawing conclusions without good evidence is a dangerous gamebyRobSlane
4 Member Spotlight TwilaBrasebyMichaelMiller
6 Book Review: Primal Panacea byDr.ThomasLevyreviewedbyDavidLehnert
8 Should you trust your doctor? byJedStuber
10 When God said children are a blessing, He wasn’t kidding byTobySumpter
11 Billing was a mess, but I eventually got a 90 percent discount byPhilRemmers
14 Prayer for the Persecuted Church
16 The Doorpost Bewareofcrowdingoutthebest byRayKing
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wherethishasindeedbeenthecasetomakeitattheveryleastastrongpossibility.However,therearealsoenoughofsuchincidentswherethishasturnedoutnottohavebeenthecausetoatleastmakeuswaryofturningasuspicionintoa“fact.”
Icanthinkofnumeroussuchinci-dentswheretheperpetratorhasturnedouttohavehadnoconnec-tiontoanyterroristorganizationwhatsoever,buthasbeenactingentirelyonhisown.Icanthinkofsuchincidentswheretheperpetra-torshaveturnedoutnottohavehadanyparticularterroristmotive,buthavesimplybeenlowlifecrimi-nalswithalonghistoryofmentalillnessandregularusersofdrugs,prescriptionorillegal.IcanevenrecalltheshockmanyfeltwhentheperpetratorofthebombingoftheAlfredP.MurrahbuildinginOklahomaturnedouttobeafairlyaveragewhiteAmericanwithnolinkstoanyextremistgroup.1
Thistendencytodrawconclusionsbeforethefactsareestablishedisnotconfinedtoincidentswhich
mayormaynotbeexplainedbyter-rorism,however.Forexample,HillaryClintononcesaidthatwomenwhomakeaclaimofrape“shouldbebelievedatfirstuntiltheyaredis-believedbasedonevidence.”2Herattitudeisnotuncommon,norisitconfinedtorape.HavinglargelyimbibedtheMarxistideologythatsocietyismadeupofoppressorsandtheoppressed,weareincreas-inglydevelopinganinstinctwhichrushestobelievethe“victim.”
Thisistheveryoppositeofhowweshouldoperateinalaw-governedsociety,whichintheChristianWesthasbeenbasedontheBiblefor1,500years.Itisnotthepolice’soranyoneelse’sbusi-nessto“believe”theonemakingtheclaim,iftheyhappentobelongtowhatsocietyhasdeemedtobeanoppressedgroup.Neithershouldsuchaccusationsbedisbelieved.Instead,theyshouldbetakenseri-ouslyandtreatedwithsensitivity,butjudgmentshouldbepostponeduntiltheevidenceiscollected.
Thistypeofthinkingisverydan-gerous,suchaswhentheabuseofchildrenisinvolved.Icanthinkofanumberofcasesinwhichpeoplehavehadtheirreputationsutterlytrashedbywhatturnedouttobeunfoundedaccusationsofchildabuse,wherethepoliceandthemediaautomaticallybelievedtheclaimsbeingmadelongbeforeanyevidencehadbeenpresented.Suchreputationsarenoteasilyrestored.
Thesetypeofreactionstoevents,whereweassumeweknowwhodidsomething,orwhytheydidit,or
Worldview
ImagineagameofCluewhereinsteadofsittingdowntoplaybytherules—goingfromroom
toroom,eliminatingsuspects,placesandweapons—theplayersstartmakingaccusationsandcounter-accusationsbeforeamovehasbeenmade.
OneplayersaysitmusthavebeentheReverendGreen,becauseheisknownforhisreligiousextremism.Anotherreactstothechargebycall-ingthefirstplayerananti-religiousbigot.StillanothersaysthatitmusthavebeenMissScarlet,sinceshehasacertainsortoffemmefatalelookabouther.AnothercounterswithanaccusationofmisogynyandsaysitmusthavebeentheColonel,theReverend,ortheProfessor,sincetheyarerepresentativesofthepatri-archy.Andsoonandsoon.
AgameofCluelikethisisplainlyabsurd,butunfortunatelymuchofthebackandforthintheculturewarsissimilar.Wejumptoconclu-sionsbecauseofpersonalprejudiceandpoliticalcorrectness.
RecentlyI’venoticedthatasasocietyweoftenjumptoconclu-sionsabouttragiceventsaswell.Weoftenseeitwhenanatrocityoccurs,suchasatruckattackorabombing.Withinminutesthemediatendtodescribethemasterroristattacksbearing“allthehallmarksofISIS.”TheTwitterspheretheneruptsandcounter-erupts,withsomeblamingitonIslamization,andothersdecry-ingtheirIslamophobia.
ThesuspicionthatsuchincidentsareinspiredbyIslamand/orcon-nectedwithterrorismisofcourseaveryreasonableone,sincetherehavebeenenoughoccurrences
Drawing conclusions without good evidence is a dangerous gamebyRobSlane
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We are losing a basic under-
standing of the rule of law, and
even a basic ability to reason.
4—May2017
Onedayinthe1990’sTwilaBrasewascalledintotheprincipal’sofficeover
healthcarefreedom.Aschoolnurseatthetime,Twila
wastryingtoalertteacherstothedangersofthe“HealthSecurityAct”proposedbytheClintonadministra-tion.
Notlongafter,shestartedalertingAmericansingeneraltothedangersofgovernmentintrusionintohealthcareastheco-founderandpresi-dentofCitizens’CouncilforHealthFreedom(cchfreedom.org)andthehostofthedailyradiofeature“HealthFreedomMinute.”
CCHFworksto“protecthealthcarechoices,individualizedpatientcare,andmedicalandgeneticpriva-cyrights.”Thecouncilworksonsuch
issuesaspatientprivacy,individual-izedpatientcare,theAffordableCareAct,Medicare,governmentnewbornscreening,andstate“BabyDNA”storage.
“Ourplanistotransitionevery-thinginhealthcarebacktofree-dom,”Twilasays.
WhenTwilawasaschoolnurseinMinneapolis-St.Paulintheearly1990s,shebecameawareoftheClintonadministration’sefforttoimposeauniversalhealthcareplan.Thatclashedwithherloveoffree-domandprivacy,andshebegantostudytheissue.
“Irealizedthatifthegovernmenttookcontrolofthehealthcaresys-tem,itwouldtakecontrolofpeo-ple’slivesandbethebeginningoftheendoffreedominthiscountry,”Twilasays.
Shedecidedtoeducatetheteachersatthethreeschoolssheworkedatwitha“packetaboutwhattheHealthSecurityActwoulddo.”
“Ihadcopiedallthesenewsarti-cles,”shesays.“Ifeellikethatwasafirststep,andit’sbeenforwardeversince.”
Intheprincipal’soffice,shewastoldthatshecouldn’tpassaround“thingslikethat.”
Sometimeafterthatmeeting,Twilastartedpassingaround“thingslikethat”inanevenbiggerway.TheMinneapolisStar-Tribunepublishedanop-edshewroteinMay1994,whichresultedinconnectionsthatledtotheformationofwhatwasthencalledtheCitizensforChoiceinHealthCare.ByMarch1995,shehadleftbehindherschoolnurse
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jobtoworkfulltimefortheneworganization.
Shehasn’tbeencalledintotheprincipal’sofficesince.
Twila,aregisterednurse,seesCCHF’smissionasonethatprotectsnotonlyfreedom,buttheprofes-sionofhealing,whichcomesfromGodHimself.
“Jesuswasthegreatphysician,sothisisapreciousprofession,”shesays.“Thisisnotaprofessiontobeexploited.Whenthepatientisattheirmostvulnerable,weshouldbeprotectingthem.”
Twilaalsosaysintegrityinhealthcarehasbeencompromisedbygov-ernmentintrusion.
“Partofourmissionisindividual-izedpatientcare,becausewelookateverypatientasbeingunique,”shesays.“Butgovernmenthealthcaresayswecanstandardizethepracticeofmedicineandforgettheuniquenessofthepatient,allthewaydowntothepatient’sDNA.Standardizedmedicinedoesnot
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recognizeunique,God-givencharac-teristics,personality,preferences,orgeneticsofpatients.Itmakeseverypersonawidget.”
Atthebeginningofhermis-sion,Twilawasconcernedthat,eventhoughtheClintons’healthcareplanfailedatthefederallevel,stateslikehernativeMinnesotabeganadoptingelementsofit,andotherparts,particularlyrelatedtopatientdata,foundtheirwayintofederallegislation.Forinstance,theHealthInsurancePortabilityandAccountabilityAct(HIPAA)wasenactedin1996tocreate“standardsfortheelectronicexchange,privacyandsecurityofhealthinformation.”
“ThelawrequiredtheClintonadministrationtosetprivacyrequire-mentsifCongressfailedtowriteaprivacylaw,sotheso-calledHIPAAprivacyrulewasissued.Betweenthelawandthispermissiverule,almosteverybodyhasaccesstoourdatawithoutourconsent,unlessastatelegislaturewritesastrongerprivacylaw,”Twilasays.
Thefederalgovernmentlists2.2millionentitieswithHIPAA-enabledaccesstomedicaldatawithoutpatientconsentifthoseholdingthedata,suchasthedoctororthehos-pital,agreetoshareit.Thisnumberdoesnotincludethefederal,state,andlocalgovernmentagenciesthatalsohaveaccess.Mostpatients,Twilasays,thinkthatsigningtheHIPAAprivacyformortheacknowl-edgementoftheNoticeofPrivacyPractices(NPP)meanstheirprivacyisprotected.However,theirsignatureonlyacknowledgesthatthepatientunderstandshowbroadlytheirinfor-mationcanbesharedwithouttheir
1. Research conducted on all Americans to develop standardized protocols.
2. Standardized treatment protocols imposed on non-standardized patients.
3. Research-based health care rationing according to your productivity, age, etc.
4. Penalties on doctors who refuse to follow one-size-fits-all treatment protocols.
5. “Team-based care” directed by computerized protocols, not your physician.
6. Charging doctors with fraud if they fail to follow standardized treatment protocols.
7. Eliminating medical innovation through standardized treatment protocols.
8. Using race/sexual orientation data to accuse doctors of civil rights violations.
9. Locating the uninsured and the unvaccinated for penalties and enforcement.
10. Genetic and medical profiling of individuals and families.
Source:“10HarmfulWaysGov’tWillUseYourData”<cchfreedom.org/cchf.php/990>
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10Harmful ways government can intrude and use your data
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Chasamazingantibiotic,antiviral,antifungal,antitoxin,andantiagingbenefitswhenusedinhighdoses.
FirstDr.LevydiscussesVitaminCbeingusedtocureviralinfections,whichiswelldocumentedbacktothe1930s.Dr.FrederickKlennercuredpoliopatientswithin72hoursbyusingIVandoralVitaminC.*OtherresearchersshowedthatVitaminCkilledeveryherpesvirusthatcameintocontactwithVitaminC,includ-ingthestrainthatcausesshingles.*Dr.RobertCathcartreportedthatVitaminCreversedAIDS,allowingpatientstoliveouttheirlivesrela-tivelydevoidofsymptoms.*
VitaminChasalsobeenusedasanantidotetotoxins,treatingpotential-lyfatalpoisoningssuchaspesticideexposure,blackwidowbite,barbi-turateoverdose,highlandmoccasinsnakebite,andmushroompoisoning,includingtheamanitaphalloides,alsoknownas“deathcap.”*
ThelistofmaladiesthathavebeensuccessfullytreatedbyVitaminCislong:polio,viralhepatitis,measles,mumps,viralencephalitis,chickenpox,herpes,viralpneumonia,influenzas,rabies,AIDS,ebola,diph-theria,pertussis,tetanus,tuberculo-sis,streptococcalinfections,leprosy,typhoid,malaria,brucellosis,trichi-nosis,amebicdysentery,bacillarydysentery,RockyMountainspottedfever,andtrypanosomalinfections.1
ThenexttopicDr.LevyaddressesinPrimalPanaceaisheartdisease.HeexplainsthatadeficiencyofVitaminCdiminishesthequalityandquantityofcollageninthearte-rialwall,causingfurtherbreakdown
ofthearteryandfacilitatingthegrowthofplaque.HesaysVitaminCdeficiencyisassociatedwitheveryknownheartdiseaseriskfactor,andsupplementationwithVitaminClowerscholesterolandreducesbloodpressure.2
Thenextchapterdealswithcan-cer.AlthoughVitaminCtherapyforcancermightbeperceivedascontradictorytomainstreamapproacheslikechemotherapyorradiation,itisactuallyinharmonywithit.Forstarters,TheAmericanCancerSocietyacknowledgesthatpathogensandtoxinsaresignificantincausingcancer,and,asdiscussedabove,VitaminCisknowntobeaverypowerfulantimicrobialandantidote.
Themainproblemwithcancerismetastasis,themalfunctioningandmultiplyingofcells.Dr.Levypres-entsevidencethatVitaminCkeeps
OverwhelmingdocumentationprovesthatinhighenoughdosesVitaminCpreventsandcurescan-cer,heartdisease,infectiousanddegenerativediseases,andcanneu-tralizeandreversedamagefromvirtuallyalltoxins,venoms,andradiation.
Dr.ThomasLevyhasgrownaccustomedtobeingdismissedasamedical
crackpot,buthedoesn’tfitthestereotype.Heisacardiologistwithanimpressivecurriculumvitae.HehassupervisedanER,heldseveralteachingpositions,servedonhospi-talreviewboards,beenpublishedinavarietyofmedicaljournals,andisalsoanattorney.
PrimalPanaceasumsup25yearsofDr.Levy’sresearchonVitaminC.Heiswellawarethatcallingita“cure”isanaffronttomodernmedicine.Nonetheless,hepatiently,persistentlypresentsevidencethatVitaminCmeetsallthecriterianec-essarytoearnthatdesignation.
OneofthemainmisconceptionsDr.LevyseekstooverturnisthatstudiesshowVitaminCisuselessfortreatingmajormedicalproblems.ThisconclusionisreachedbylookingatafewstudieswhichonlyinvolvedtraceamountsofVitaminC.However,whenVitaminCisusedinoptimaldoses,whicharehundredsorthousandsoftimesmorethangovernmentissuedRecommendedDailyIntakes,itproducesveryimpressiveresults.InPrimalPanaceaDr.Levycitesmorethan1100scien-tificsourcestoshowthatVitamin
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thecellularglue,knownas“groundsubstance,”inbloodvesselsfirmandhealthy.VitaminCalsoformsastrongextracellularmatrixintissuesthroughoutthebody.Conversely,aVitaminCdeficiencyweakensthesesystems,allowingmalignantcellstobreakthroughlymphaticandbloodvesselwallsandmigratetootherareasofthebody.*
Asourunderstandingofbiochem-istrycontinuestodevelop,wehavealsogainedinsightintoaprocessbywhichVitaminCkillscancercells.Cancercellshavehighlevelsoffreeiron,whichinthepresenceofVitaminCproducesoxygenthatkillsthecancercell.ThisisknownastheFentonreaction.*Inonesense,VitaminCtherapyisjustanotherwaytotargetcancercells,anditcanbeusedasacomplimenttoothertherapies.
ItisnowonderthatstudieshavefoundpeoplewithhigherVitaminClevelsexperienced50percentlessdeathfromcancerthanthosewithlowerVitaminClevels.*Dr.Levyalsoreviewsclinicalcaseswhereindividualswithadvancedkidney,lymphatic,andcoloncancersunder-wentIVVitaminCtherapyandcom-pletelyrecovered,andincludesref-erencestomanyadditionalsuccessstories.*Dr.Levysaysthatwhenallthisevidenceisconsideredtogether,itsuggeststhatVitaminChasthepotentialtoeradicatecancer.
NextDr.LevyreviewshowVitaminCisbeingusedtotreatthedegenerativediseasesthatafflictmanyofusasweage.Theprimaryforceofdiseaseslikeosteoporosis,
arthritis,andAlzheimer’sisoxidation,andVitaminCisapowerfulantioxi-dantabletodonatetwoelectronspermolecule.ProperbloodlevelsofVitaminCareessentialtoboneandjointhealth,andstudieshaveshownthatAlzheimer’spatientsgivenanti-oxidantsdemonstratesignificantlyimprovedcognitivescores.*
InconcludingchaptersDr.LevydiscussessomecommontacticsthatthemedicalcommunityusestoperpetuatemisinformationaboutVitaminC.Hesaystherearestrongincentivesfordoctorstouseexpen-sivedrugtherapiesandignorethepromiseofVitaminC.
Dr.Levyalsooffersrecommenda-tionsforhowmuchVitaminCtotake.Hesaysadultsshouldstartwithaminimumof6000mgperday.Herecommendspowderoverapillforincreasedabsorption,butalsoaddsthatliposomalVitaminCisthebestformbecauseofitsuniquedeliverysystemthatbypassesnormalmeta-bolicprocessesandachievesveryhighlevelsofabsorption.*
Dr.Levyidentifiessixorganiza-tionsthatcanhelppeoplefinddoctorsthatmightbeopentotreatmentsthatinvolvedVitaminC:TheRiordanClinic,AmericanCollegeforAdvancementinMedicine,TheJournalofOrthomolecularMedicine,AmericanAcademyofAnti-AgingMedicine,InternationalCollegeofIntegrativeMedicine,andAcademyofIntegrativeMedicine.
Finally,theword“primal”inthetitleofthisbookrelatestosomefascinatingspeculationaboutgenet-ics.Thereisevidencethatsometime
inthepast,ourbodieswereabletomaketheirownVitaminC.ThecompleteinstructionsforakeyenzymerelatedtoVitaminCpro-ductionareineveryone’sDNA,buttheabilityoflivercellstofollowtheinstructionsismissing.Mostanimals,ontheotherhand,producetheirownVitaminC,andtheydon’tusu-allydieofheartdisease,cancer,andchronicdegenerativediseases.
Inanevolutionaryworldview,itisassumedthat“primal”manwasmuchstrongerandhealthierthanmodernman.Perhapsanevolution-arymisstepresultedinamutation,andperhapssciencecouldsomedayfixitbygeneticengineering.Ofcourse,ChristianswhoholdtothehistoricityofGenesiscouldjustaseasilysaythatthegeneticproblemisrelatedtothecurseoftheFall,anditshouldbefixedaspartofourcallingtofilltheearthandsubdueit.
Moreimportantthanthisspecula-tionthough,Dr.Levypresentscom-pellingevidenceVitaminCshouldbetakenbyallatoptimallevels.
Primal Panacea is available from peaken-ergy.com, where you can also contact Dr. Levy by using the contact button. Many of Dr. Levy’s lectures can be watched online by searching for his name on YouTube.
* Sources are available in the online version of this article at bit.ly/primalpanacea
1. Our review of Dr. Levy’s book on this topic, Curing the Incurable: Vitamin C, Infectious Diseases, and Toxins is available at bit.ly/cureincurable
2. Our review of Dr. Levy’s book on this topic, Stop America’s #1 Killer: Reversible Vitamin Deficiency Found to Be Origin of All Coronary Heart Disease, is available at bit.ly/stop1killer.
This article is for educational purposes and is not meant as medical advice.
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Should you trust your doctor?byJedStuber
Health Care
A recentMayoClinicstudyonthe“extentofdiag-nosticagreementamong
medicalreferrals”madenationalheadlines:
•“Studyfindsmorethan20percentofpatientsaremisdiag-nosed.”
•“1of5patientswithseriousmedicalconditionsaremisdiag-nosed.”
•“Getasecondopinion—doc-torsusuallyaren’trightthefirsttime.”
•“Firstmedicaldiagnosisoftenincompleteorplainwrong,studyfinds.”
Dr.MichaelJoyce,whousedtoworkforMayoClinic,debunkedthoseheadlines:
•MuchoftheMayoClinicwork-loadisdealingwithdifficultcasesreferredthere.Youcan’tuseittodrawconclusionsacrosstheboard.
•Mediareportsleftoutthefind-ingthattheMayoClinicwasabletomakeabetterdefineddiagnosistwothirdsofthetime.
•Thesamplewasverysmallandtherewasnofollow-upovertime.
TheMayoClinichastriedtostudythisissuebefore,andit’snoteasy.
Oneattemptwasmadetoreviewmedicalliterature,buttherewasgreatdifficultydeterminingwhichkeywordsshouldbesearchedtotrytofindcasesofchangeddiagnoses.Thestudy“concluded”thatsome-wherefrom“10to62percentofsec-ondopinionsyieldamajorchangeindiagnosis.”
Anattemptwasmadetosepa-
rateoutpatientswithapoorlydefineddiagnosis.Ninetypercentofthemdon’tgetabetterdiag-nosisfromasecondopinion.Hardcasesarehardcases.
AcoupleofProverbs,whicharen’taboutmedicineorscience,doseemapplicable.
•“Theonewhostateshiscasefirstseemsright,untiltheothercomesandexamineshim.”Proverbs18:17
•“Withoutcounselplansfail,butwithmanyadviserstheysuc-ceed.”Proverbs15:22
Medical errorsTheissueofmedicalerrorsisofgreaterconcernthandisagreementsoveranexactdiagnosis.
LastyearaBritishMedicalJournalarticlemadeheadlinesforreport-ingthatmedicalerrorsarenowthethirdleadingcauseofdeath,aftercancerandheartdisease.Morethan250,000Americansdieeveryyearfrom“iatrogenic”causes,meaningtheirdeathiscausedbyaphysi-cian’sorhospital’sactivity,manner,ortherapy.
Thedoctorswhopublishedthearticlesaytheevidenceprovesthehealthcaresystemislettingpatientsdown.Theyalsoaddaquali-fierthatthedatabeingcollectedleavessomethingstobedesired.Reportinghastolineupwithinsur-ancecodes,which“aredesignedtomaximizebillingratherthancapturemedicalerrors.”
Dr.JosephMercola,ownerofoneoftheworld’smostvisitedhealthwebsites,wonderswhyittooksolongtogetthemedia’satten-
tion.TheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationfirstreportedsimilarfindingsin2000.A2013articleintheJournalofPatientSafetycameupwithanevenhighernum-berof440,000deathsperyear.
Thetwobiggestfactorsarepre-scriptionmedicationsandhospitalinfections.
Adverse drug reactionsDr.Mercolasumsuptheproblemsrelatedtoprescriptions:
•Onestudyshowedthat,from1976to2006,almostaquarter-milliondeathswerecodedashavingoccurredinahospitalsettingduetomedicationerrors.
•Anestimated450,000prevent-ablemedication-relatedadverseeventsoccureveryyear.
•Thecoststosocietyofadversedrugreactionsaremorethan$136billionannually—greaterthanthetotalcostofcardiovas-cularordiabeticcare.
•Adversedrugreactionscauseinjuriesordeathinoneoffivehospitalpatients.
•ThereasontherearesomanyadversedrugeventsintheU.S.isthatsomanydrugsareusedandprescribed—andmanypatientsreceivemultiplepre-scriptionsatvaryingstrengths,someofwhichmaycounteracteachotherorcausemoreseverereactionswhencombined.
Hospital infectionsBetsyMcCaugheyispassionateaboutraisingawarenessofthehos-pitalinfectionproblem.She’stheformerlieutenantgovernorofNewYork,andfounderoftheCommittee
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toReduceInfectionDeaths.McCaugheysaysnasty,life-
threateninginfectionslikeC.Diffarerampantbecausehospitalsrefusetoacknowledgethattheircleaningstandardsareinadequate.
C.Diffcansurviveformonthsonalmostanything:uniforms,wheel-chairs,bedsheets,callbuttons,younameit.
TheMayoClinicreducedC.Diffby79percentinapilotprojectbydoingonething:wipingthefre-quentlytouchedsurfacesaroundpatients’bedsonceadaywithableachwipe.
McCaugheysaysitisanoutragethathospitalswon’tadoptthispractice.Doctors,nurses,andotherhospitalpersonnelwilloftensaytheproblemiscausedbyantibiotics,whichcanplayarolebyweaken-inggutbacteriaandmakingpeoplemoresusceptibletoinfection.
ButTheMayoClinicstudyiscon-clusiveinMcCaughey’sestimation.Shedoesnotmincewords,andinsiststhatthemedicalcommunityislyingtopatients.
Heradviceis,“Ifyou’regoingtothehospitaltovisitsomeoneyoulove,don’tbotherwithflowersorcandy.Instead,bringacanisterofbleachwipesandapairofgloves.Youcouldbesavingalife.”
The third-party payment problemAbigproblemfacingpatientswhowanttoevaluatethequalityofhealthcareisthatthird-partypay-mentcandriveawedgebetweenthecustomerandtheprovider.
Somedoctorsavoidthird-partyinterferencebyonlyacceptingcash
paymentdirectlyfromtheirpatients,amodelcalledDirectPrimaryCare.
DPCdoctorBruceJungsays:
Mypatientshavecometounder-standthatIworkdirectlyforthemandnotforahealthinsurancecompany,thefederalgovern-ment,ortheiremployer.InthepastIwasmainlypaidbytheseotherthird-partypayersandsoinessencewasworkingforthemandnotthepatient.Inatypicalfee-for-serviceoffice,apatientisnotmuchmorethanatoolfromwhichtoobtainthebestICD-9diagnosiscodepossibletojustifythehighestreimbursableCPTpro-ceduralcodepossibletobringinthemostrevenuepossiblewitheachencounter.InourmodelIampaiddirectlybythepatient,andsoIammotivatedethically,finan-cially,andmedicallytodowhatisintheirbestinterestalone.
The transparency problemUnfortunately,priceandqual-ityindicatorsthatareavailableinotherindustriesareobscuredinhealthcare.
HealthcareBluebook,aservicenowavailabletoSamaritanmem-bersthroughtheirDashaccount,isdesignedtotakeonthischallenge.
Dr.JeffRicefoundedHealthcareBluebookafterhehadaneyeopeningexperiencetryingtofindoutthecostofafootsurgeryforhisson.Atonefacilityitwouldcost$15,000,atanother$1,500.Incredibly,itcouldbedonebythesamesurgeonateitherfacility!
HealthcareBluebookallowspatientstosearchforspecifictreat-
mentsintheirarea,andthenviewqualityandcostcomparisonsoftheprovidersintheirarea.Itiscommonforthecoststovaryby400percentinthesamecity.
That’snotall.AccordingtoHealthcareBlue-
book’sdata,theproviderswiththehighestqualityratingsareusuallyverycompetitiveonprice.Itisnottruethatyouhavetopaythemosttogetthebest.
ConclusionDespitethesechallengesandmanyothers,wehavetorelyondoc-torstosomedegree.Doctorsbringexpertisetothetable.
Ontheotherhand,weshouldn’tbenaive.Wewouldn’twanttohireacontractortoremodelourkitchenwithoutatleastinvestigatingafewthings.What’shisreputation?Haveothershadgoodorbadexperiences?Doesheusequalitymaterials?Arehispricescompetitive?Wouldadiffer-entcontractordoitadifferentway?
HealthcareBluebookoffersanextensiveguideforunderstandingyourtreatmentoptionsandtalkingtoyourdoctor,includingalistofquestionsyoumaywanttoask.Visitbit.ly/hcbbguidetocheckitout.
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allbutterfliesandsunsets.Childrenareblessingswhentheykeeptheiroutfitsclean,obeycheerfully,andsaycutethings.Butblessingisn’tasimple,paint-by-numberskit.Withoutchallenges,lifewouldleaveallofus(ourkidsincluded)abunchofstunted,simplisticfools.SoGodinHisgreatlovesendsusproblems,trials,afflictions,andapackofwildmonkeysaffectionatelyknownasourchildren.
When God said children were a blessing, He
knew they were conceived in
iniquity. He knew they would
write on your walls with a permanent
marker.So,howisyourheart?Doyou
resentthefactthatthisisthefourthtriptothewoodshedthismorning?(Andyouwereplanningtogetyourdishesdone!)Wereyouhopingforaquieteveningafteralongdayofwork,butthekidswon’tbenicetoeachother?HowwillyoureceiveGod’sinterruptionofyourplans?
Godissovereign,andHehasgivenyouchildrenthatfussandquarrel.
Ifyourheartisalreadybentoutofshape,andthenextkidthatwalksbyisgoingtobeasinnerinthehandsofanangrygod,thenyou’rewellonyourwaytoforfeitingtheblessingGodistryingtogiveyou.
His scheme to blessThefirsttaskinreceivingthebless-ingofdisciplininglittleonesissee-ingwhatGodisupto.He’sschemingtoblessyou.He’sconspiringtoblessyoursocksoff.
Doyouseeit?WhenGodsaidchildrenwereablessing,Heknewtheywereconceivedininiquity(Psalm51:5).Heknewtheywouldwriteonyourwallswithaperma-nentmarker.
Whenthatolddragonofsinrearsupintheheartsofyourchildren,doyouthinksomethinghasgoneter-riblywrong?Remember,Godsendshisfavoritesonsintobattlewiththedragon.Hewantsyoutofightandgetthevictory.Hewantsyoutogettheblessing,renewedfellowship,thegraceofforgiveness.
Much too bigFinally,fordisciplineofchildrentobeablessing,theactitselfmustbefullofJesusandHisgospelofgrace.Jesusisthecenter,thefountainheadofeveryspiritualblessing.Andwhenthelittleguyshoveshismomanddeclareshisindependencefromtheempire,somethinginsideyoushouldsmilebecausenotonlyishishigh-handedrebellionterriblycutebutnowyougettopreachthegospeltohim.Ifyoulaughitoff,ifyourefusetointervene,ifyourefusetodiscipline,youarerefusinganevan-gelisticopportunity.Youarerefusing
Worldview
Recently,myson(age2)lookedupathisbigsis-ter(age5)sittingonthe
bathroomcounternexttothesink,raisedhislittlearmsandsaidcon-fidently,“Jumpmyarms!Mycatchwu!”[Letthereaderbeawarethatmysonsays“wu”insteadof“you.”]Whenmydaughterlaughedandtoldherlittlebrotherthatshewastoobig,heinsistedconfidently,“Wunottoobig.Mycancatchwu!”
WhenGodsaidthatchildrenwereablessing,hewasn’tkidding(Psalm127:3).I’vegotblessingsdoingcart-wheelsinmylivingroomandbless-ingssmearedonmykitchennookwindows.Thesignsofthisshockingblessednessareallovertheplace.MywifeandIspendoureveningsmoppinguptheremnantsofthisblessing,regrouping,catchingourbreath,gettingreadyforanotherdayofdrinkingthisblessingfromthefirehoseoffiveinsanelycute,creative,and(let’sadmitit)slightlycrazypeopleundertheageoften.
Part of the blessingButnotonlyarewejugglingdia-persandnapsandstudiesandbathtimesandstomachbugs,itturnsoutthattheselittlepeoplearesin-nersinneedofgrace.SoinahealthyChristianhome,wespendagoodishbitoftimecorrecting,disciplining,training,andspanking.Thepathtotheproverbialwoodshediswellworn,shallwesay.Thethingthatisoftenhardtorememberwhenthetwo-year-oldisgoingred-facedandscreaming,wheneverybody’sgettingtheirfeelingshurtandfussing,isthatthisispartoftheblessingtoo.
It’seasytothinkthatblessingis
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achancetoproclaimthegraceofJesustoyourfamily.
Aspankingisnotprimarilypunish-ment.It’sdiscipline.Wearediscour-agingonewayoflifeandaimingforanaudiencewithourchildren.Ithurtsinthissmall,temporarywaybecausewedonotwantthemtogodownthepathofpainthatgoesonandon.Thisiswhyitislove.Comewithus,wesay,comewithusandfollowJesus.Hestoodinourplaceandtookthedeaththatwedeserve.Hisbloodmakesusallclean.Hedestroyedthegreatdragonsowecouldbefree.Let’sbeforgiven.Let’swalkinthelight.It’snotreallyaboutthetantrum.It’scertainlynotaboutyourpeaceandquiet.It’saboutacross,anemptytomb,andover-whelminggrace.
Inthisway,weseethatthebless-ingofGodisactuallymuchtoobigforustohandle,muchtoobigforustocatch.Butitisstillablessingfromtoptobottom,ablessinginthetears,ablessinginthelaughter.
Wegetmarried,weprayforchil-dren,forafamily,andGodissittinguponthecounterandwe’veaskedHimtojumpintoourarms.Wecanhandlethis,wethink.Wewantthisblessing.AndGodsmilesandlaughsandjumps.
Copyright Toby Sumpter. Reprinted by per-mission from DesiringGod.org.
Samaritan Member Toby Sumpter serves as a minister at Trinity Reformed Church in Moscow, Idaho, and is the author of the commentary Job Through New Eyes: A Son for Glory. He is married to Jenny and they have four children.
You can find more of his writing at DesiringGod.org or on his blog at TobyJSumpter.com
This is What Happened to Me
Billing was a mess, but I eventually got a 90 percent discount
byPhilRemmers
InOctober2016,IhadthroatsurgeryatahospitalinNorthCarolinatohelpaddressmy
obstructivesleepapnea.Ireceivedoutstandingcarefromthedoctorsandstaff,butthehospital’sbillingdepartmentwasamess.
Beforetheprocedure,Iwastoldthatthecostwouldbeabout$13,000forcash-paypatients(“unin-suredpatientdiscount”astheycalledit).However,onthedayofthesurgery,beforetheprocedure,Isatdownwiththefinancialcoun-selorandshetoldmethatthecostwouldbe$42,000.(Inshock,IthoughttheymightneedtoredirectmetotheERwithaheartattack!)
ThenaboutthreeweeksaftersurgeryIreceivedapaperbillinthemailsayingthatIowed$32,000.Icalledthebillingdepartment,remindingthemthatIwasacash-paypatientandhadbeentoldpriortotheprocedurethatitwouldcost$13,000.Shortlyafterwardstheysentmeanewbillforthislowerfigure.
Thenaboutthreeweekslaterthehospitalcalledagainandencour-agedmetofilloutanapplicationforfinancialassistance,whichIdid.Afewweekslater,theyinformedmethatmyapplicationwasapprovedandthatIwouldreceivea90percentdiscountonmyremainingbalance!
Afterallthedustsettled,thefinalbillcametoabout$4,500.SinceIhadobstructivesleepapnealongbeforebecomingaSamaritanmember,myneedwasnotpublish-ableasaregularneed.Iplanned
onsubmittingitasaSpecialPrayerNeedrequestfortheremainingbal-ance,butanumberofchurchesandindividualswhofinanciallysupportme(Iserveasamissionary)gaveadditionalfundingfortheremainingexpenses.
So,intheend,mymedicalexpenseswerezero!
Phil Remmers is a Samaritan Ministries member who serves as a missionary in Asia. He serves with the Robert Morrison Project, which seeks to publish reformed Christian books in the global south. To learn more please visit www.robertmorrisonproject.org
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Twila Brase,whoscrutinizeshealthcarepolicyforaliving,wasbeingpricedoutofthehealthinsurancemarket,soshedecidedtoinvestigatehealthcaresharing.
Theresultwasareportandcomparisonchartforherorganization,Citizens’CouncilforHealthFreedom,andamembershipforherselfinSamaritanMinistries.
“IlikedSamaritanbestbecauseit’ssocloselyalignedwithmyChristianbeliefsandphilosophy:thedirectpartnershipwithpeopleinneed,theprayers,theletters,”shesays.“Itjustseemedlikemoreofaministryandlessofabusiness.
“I’mpleasedforallhealthcaresharingorganizations,butformyownperspective,IlikedthepersonaltouchSamaritanhas.ItseemstofitmorewiththeGreatPhysicianandtheethicsofmedicine.”
Twilaalsocontinuestopushhealthcaresharingonherradiospot,“HealthFreedomMinute,”whichairseveryweekday.
“Iwanthealthcaresharingtobeasbigashomeschoolingsothegov-ernmentcannevertakeitaway,”shesays.“Thatisoneofmygoals.SoItalkabouthealthcaresharingontheradio,ItalkaboutitwhenI’mbeinginterviewed,Italkaboutitin‘HealthFreedomMinutes,’andItalkaboutitwhenIgivepresentations,becauseithastobecomethatbig.
“Wecan’teverletthemtakeitaway,becausebeingabletopaycashformedicalcare,atanaffordableprice,isessentialforhealthfreedom.”
Why SMI?
consent.BraseencouragespeopletoreadtheformsandtheNPPbeforetheysign.
“HIPAAisoneofthelargestdeceptionsfoistedontheAmericanpeople,andit’sadangertopatientsandmedicalethics,”Twilasays.“Weoftensay‘Hewhoholdsthedatamakestherules.’Oneofourkeytargetsistobringbackrealprivacy,whichmeanstobringbackconsent,sowehaveseveralprojectsinthistheme.”
Theorganizationisworkingtoprohibitcoerciveconsentforms,includingHIPAA.CCHFencouragespatientstodeclinetosignHIPAAformsoracknowledgmentsthattheyhavereceivedaHIPAAnotice,whichisperfectlylegaltodo,andtosendCCHFcopiesoftheseforms.
Coerciveconsentformsoftencomeasa“bundledconsent”instateswherestatelawactuallyrequiresconsent.Theseformshaveonlyonesignaturerequiredtoagreetotreatment,payment,theNPP,anddata-sharingsuchasforresearchor“healthcareoperations,”aHIPAAtermwitha390-worddefinition.
“Patientswanttosignfortreat-mentandpayment,buttheydon’twanttoagreetotherestandtheydon’tknowiftheycancrossoutwhattheydon’tlike,”Twilasays.“Youfeelthatinordertogettreat-ed,there’snothingtodoexceptsign,becauseifyoudon’tsign,sometimesthey’lltellyoutheycan’ttreatyou,whichisjustwrong.”
Thefederalgovernmentacknowl-edgesonlinethatpatientscanrefuse
tosigntheHIPAAform,Twilasays,andshewantspatientstoknowit.ShealsoencouragespatientstocrossoutobjectionablepartsofconsentformsandtocontactCCHFifcareisbeingdenied.
OtherCCHFprojectsinclude:•TheWedgeofHealthFreedom
(“TheWedge”),theefforttorestoreaffordabilityandconfi-dentialitythroughdirectpay-mentthatTwilawroteaboutintheOctober2016issueofSamaritan’sChristianHealthCareNewsletter.TheWedgeprovidesDPCandotherthird-partyfreedoctorsawaytoletpotentialpatientsknowwheretheyare,andpatientsawaytofindthem.(jointhewedge.com)
•RefusetoEnroll.org—CCHFmakesAmericansawareofthreelegalalternativestoACAenrollment.
•AffordableCareActRepeal—CCHFispushingforthefullrepealoftheACAandareturntoindividualandstatecontroloverhealthcare.
•MedicareFreedom—Twilaispushingforthecreationofanescapehatch,sinceMedicarePartA(hospitalization)isnowlinkedtoSocialSecurity.AClintonadministrationrulesaysyouloseaccesstoSocialSecuritybenefitsifyoufailtoenrollinMedicarePartAandaBushadministrationrulerequiresrepaymentofallbenefitsfromMedicareandSocialSecurityifyoudisenroll.Gettingridoftheruleandallowingseniorciti-zenstooptoutwouldnotonlyprotectseniorsfromrationing,butdecreasethe$48trillionunfundedliability,whichCato
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Institutesayscouldswellto$88trillionwithdouble-digithealthcareinflation.
•BabyDNA—Allstatesofferandmanystatesmandatenew-bornscreening,inwhichthenewborn’sheelisprickedandthebloodspecimensenttothestatehealthdepartmentfornewborn(genetic)screen-ing,withoutwrittenparentconsent.Religiousexemptionsareallowedin33states,and13otherstatesofferexemptionsforanyreason,butmostparentsdon’tknow.Somestatesstorethechild’sbloodsample(DNA)indefinitely,othersforacouplemonths.NewbornDNAhasbeengivenaway,sold,andusedforbarterandgeneticresearch.CCHF’seffortstoendtheware-housingofnewbornDNAhaveledtoparentlawsuitsinthreestates.CollectionsofnewbornDNAinTexasandMinnesotahavebeendestroyed.More
information,includingopt-outparentformsforseveralstates,isatcchfreedom.org.
•HealthFreedomMinute—Aradiospotwhichairsweekdayson782stationsin47states.Episodestypicallyincludea“nuggetofnews”andanocca-sionalcalltoaction.Twilasaysshefrequentlyletsherlistenersknowabouthealthcareshar-ing.“Iamprobablyoneofyourstrongestpromoters,”shesays.
Whenshe’snotworkingonhealthcarefreedom,Twilais“engagedinmaintainingfamilyandfriendrela-tionships.”Shedoesn’tgettotakepartinasmanyoutdooractivitiesasshedidbeforeCCHF,likecanoe-ing,skydiving,orwhitewaterrafting,althoughsailing,hiking,andcampingarestillfrequentlyonherschedule.
Shedoestravelalot,butnowit’smostlyonCCHFbusiness.
“Themorebusythisofficehasgotten,thelesstimeIhave,”shesays.“Wehaveagrowthstrategy
Shediscoveredpositiveaspectsofpayingcashforcare,shesays.
“Itprotectedmyprivacyfromthemedicalinformationbureau,anditgavemeexperienceatnegotiation.”
Forexample,sheneededtohaveamoleremovedandaskedtheder-matologisthowmuchitwouldcost,sinceshewaspayingcash.Afterchecking,hesaiditwouldbe$150,thenofferedtocharge$120.
“Ithought,‘Whatever,’”Twilasays.Aftertheprocedure,Twilaasked
himhowmuchaninsurancecompa-nywouldpayhimfortheprocedure.
Again,hedidn’tknow.“Isay,‘HowaboutifIgiveyou
$90?’Hegoes,‘OK,’”Twilarecalls.“AfterthatIthought,‘Shoot,Ishouldhaveaskedfor$75.’”
Anothertime,shewasgoingtogetanMRIscanofabrokentoe,butthought$1,190wastoomuchtopay.
ShewentonlineandfoundaSmartChoiceMRI,withnoMRIcostingmorethan$600,wasopen-inginafewdaysnearher.
“Isaid,‘OK,I’mwaiting.’“Whenyougetintoacashmind-
set,youcannegotiate.”
AfterTwilaBraseleftherjobasaschoolnursetostartConcernedCitizens
forHealthFreedom,sheboughtherownhealthinsurance,butprices“skyrocketedovertime.”
Evenwhileshehadinsurance,shepurposelyneverfiledaclaim,becauseshewasconcernedaboutlosingprivacy.Shesawinsuranceonlyasabackupforacatastrophicneed.
“Iwouldpay$2,000,$3,000ayearifIneededmedicalcare,”shesays.“Itdidn’tmakesensetobepayingasmuchasIwaspaying(forinsurance).”
Twila on getting into a cash-pay/negotiating mindset
herebecausewehavebecometoobusy.So,we’reworkingonaddingmorestaff.”
Inthemeantime,TwilaandCCHFneedhelpfrompatients.Peoplecan:
•SendHIPAAandotherconsentformsperceivedasbeingcoer-civetotheCCHFoffice.
•FileaformalfederalHIPAAcom-plaintifdeniedservicefornotsigningaconsentform.
•ShareinformationwithothersaboutoptionslikeTheWedgeandhealthcaresharing.
•Encouragestatelegislatorstopasstrueprivacylawswithpatientconsentrequirements.
•EncourageCongresstovoteforafullrepealoftheACA.
•Checkoutcchfreedom.orgforprivacynewbornscreeningoptionsbeforehavingachild.
•IfyouwanttopursuelitigationtostopstatestorageofBabyDNA,contactCCHF.
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Prayer for the Persecuted Church
groupsindifferenthousesduetoharassment.PleasepraythatJin,hiswife,andthechurchmemberswillremainstrongintheirfaithandfindwaystoworshiptogether.
Imprisoned pastor suffersAnimprisonedpastorinChinaisreportedtobeindesperateneedofmedicalcare.PastorYangHuawasvisitedbyalawyerinMarch,whosaidYangwasinseverepainwithanulceratedleg.Thepastorwasarrest-edin2015onchargesof“deliberatelydivulgingstatesecrets”bypassingoutflyersaboutlocalgovernmentactionagainstachurch.PrayforcompletehealingforPastorYangHuaandthathewillbereleasedsoon.
Vietnamese pastors beatenTwoVietnamesepastorssaytheywerekidnapped,robbed,andbeat-enbysecurityofficers,accordingtoInternationalChristianConcernandChristianToday.TheRevs.NguyenTrungTonandNguyenVietTusaidtheyweretravelingtomeetactivistswhentheyencounteredagroupofmenwhoforcedthemintoavan,beatthem,andleftthem.Prayforthepastors’physical,emotional,andspiritualhealing.PrayalsothatthosewhobeatthemwillrepentandcometobelieveinChrist.PraiseGodthepastorswerefoundbyvillagers.
Indian church still closedAchurchintheIndianstateofChhattisgarhremainsshutteredafteraHindumobforceditsclosureinJanuary,WorldWatchMonitorreports.ThechurchinDalliRajharawassurroundedbythemobduringworshipandvandalized,thepas-
Hebrews13:3tellsusto“Rememberthosewhoareinprison,asthoughinprisonwiththem,andthosewhoaremistreated,sinceyoualsoareinthebody.”Ourbrothersandsis-tersinChristaroundtheworldarebeingpersecutedforthesakeoftheGospel.Weneedtoremembertheminprayer.Eachmonth,theChristianHealthCareNewsletterwillprovideupdatesgleanedfromsuchsourcesasWorldWatchMonitorandTheVoiceoftheMartyrsandofferprayerpoints.Pleaseusetheminyourpersonalorgroupprayertime.
80 believers arrestedChineseauthoritiesarrestedmorethan80ChristiansanddetainedsixothersforattendinghousechurchesinthedayssurroundingtheLunarNewYearinearlyFebruary,ChinaAidreports.The80werearrestedforrefusingtojointhestate-runchurchandthesixwerefinedfor“gather-ingandprayingunderthenameofChristianity.”Prayforthereleaseofthosearrestedordetained,andforastrongfaithinthefaceofpressure.
Pastor remains under arrestPastorJinTianmingofShouwangChurchinChinaremainsunderhousearrest,VoiceoftheMartyrsreports.Thechurchbuildingwasclosedin2009andJinhasbeenunderarrestsince2011forrefusingtojointhegovernment’sThree-SelfChurch.Heisgivenonlytwohoursofpersonaltimeeachday,andhiswifeispro-hibitedfromleavingthehomeonSundays.AfterShouwangChurchwasclosed,membersstartedmeet-ingoutside,butnowmeetinsmall
torsays.Localauthoritiesconsiderthecase“settled,”eventhoughthechurchremainsclosed.Praythatauthoritieswillact,thatthechurchwillbeabletoreopen,andthatmembersofthechurchareprovidedforspirituallyduringthistime.
Pastor starts businessPastor“Rahim,”wholivesinanorthAfricancountry,isunabletofindworkandprovideforhisfamilyafterbeingarrestedseveraltimes,VOMsays.HisreputationasaChristianhascausedpotentialemployerstoturnhimdownforjobs.Heisnowstartinghisownbusinessandleadsahousechurchofabout10believers.PrayforthesuccessofPastorRahim’sbusi-ness,andforthechurchmembers,whoalsofacepersecution.
Syrian pastor won’t leaveASyrianpastorrefusestoleavethatwarzonebecauseitwouldmeanabandoningthechurchesandChristiansthere,ICCreports.PastorEdwardAwabdehsaysthatthechallengesofinjury,death,andChristiangenocidehelpsbelieverstokeeptheirfocusonChrist.Healsosaidthatnewbelieversneedguid-ance.PrayforthesafetyofPastorAwabdehandhisflockastheyfacethenightmarishconditionsinSyria.Prayalsoforthenewbelievers’faithandforaspiritualawakeninginSyria.
For more information on the persecuted church, contact The Voice of the Martyrs (www.persecution.com, 877-337-0302), International Christian Concern (www.per-secution.org, 800-422-5441) or World Watch Monitor (worldwatchmonitor.org).
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wherewebelievetheaccuserbeforetheevidenceisin,aresymptomaticofhowwearelosingabasicunder-standingoftheruleoflaw,andevenabasicabilitytoreason.Ifwecan-notgraspsuchsimpletruthsastheneedforevidencebeforebelievingaccusations,andtheneedforproofbeforetakingaction,thenwearetrulyatadangerouspoint.
WhatdoestheBibleteachusaboutthis?First,itteachesushowGodjudges.Itisnotaccordingtopartialityorprejudice,butratheraccordingtothetruth:“Hewilljudgetheworldwithrighteousness,andthepeopleswithequity”(Psalm98:9).Itisnothastyorimpulsive,butrathercarefulanddeliberate:“TheLordisslowtoangerandgreatinpower,andtheLordwillbynomeanscleartheguilty”(Nahum1:3).Itisnotaccordingtoanemotionalresponsetohearingorseeinganincident,butratheraccordingtoeternalprinciplesofjusticeandright:“HeshallnotjudgebywhatHiseyessee,ordecidedisputesbywhatHisearshear,butwithrigh-teousnessHeshalljudgethepoor,anddecidewithequityforthemeekoftheearth”(Isaiah11:3-4).
Second,itteachesusthatwearetojudgeinasimilarway.Ourjudge-mentsaretobeaccordingtotruthandfacts,ratherthanpartialityorprejudice:“Youshalldonoinjusticeincourt.Youshallnotbepartialtothepoorordefertothegreat,butinrighteousnessshallyoujudgeyourneighbor”(Leviticus19:15).Wearetobecarefulanddeliberate,nothastyandrash:“Theonewhostateshiscasefirstseemsright,untiltheothercomesandexamineshim”(Proverbs18:17).
Wearenottoletoursensesand
emotionscloudourjudgements,butratherwearetoestablishthefactsandprinciplesofacase:“Whatyoureyeshaveseendonothastilybringintocourt,forwhatwillyoudointheend,whenyourneighborputsyoutoshame?”(Proverbs25:8).
Ifallthisseemsobvious,fine.However,myobservationisthatthisisbecomingfarfromobvioustomanypeople,andweareseeingjudgementsandconclusionsmademoreandmoreonthebasisofemotions,partiality,andprejudice,ratherthanfacts,reason,andtruth.
Thiscanandwillleadtoawholehostofproblems.Itcanandhasledtomiscarriagesofjustice.Itcanleadtousmissingtherealcausesofsomeeventsandatrocitiesbecauseweblindourselvestootherpossibili-ties.Butperhapsmostalarmingly,itleadstoasortofconformist,mobmentalitywherethemediaexplodeswiththeirexplanations,andweareallsupposedtoacceptthelineonthebasisthat“themediasaysso”or“theintelligencecommunitysaysso”or“mostpeoplesayso,”regard-lessofwhetheranyevidencehasbeenprovidedtobackitup.Thisisinherentlydangerous,andleavesusextremelyvulnerabletomanipula-tionandpropaganda.
Again,theBiblewarnsusagainstfollowingthecrowdratherthantheevidence,depictingthemobmen-talityastheenemyofjusticeandrighteousness:
“Youshallnotspreadafalsereport.Youshallnotjoinhandswithawickedmantobeamaliciouswit-ness.Youshallnotfallinwiththemanytodoevil,norshallyoubearwitnessinalawsuit,sidingwiththemany,soastopervertjustice,norshallyoubepartialtoapoormanin
hislawsuit”(Exodus23:1-3).Ican’tstressenoughhowimpor-
tantallthisis.Ihavefounditincreasinglypainfultowatchthewayoursocietynowreactstoeventsbeforewaitingforevidencetocomein,usuallyinadinofcollectivehysteria,andoftenwithoutevenbotheringtowaituntilsuchthingsas“facts”emerge.AndIhavefounditincreasinglypainfultowatchaswehaveacceptedthesortofargu-mentputforthbyMrs.Clinton,thataccusersaretobebelievedbeforetheevidenceisin,justbecausetheybelongtosomedesignatedclassof“oppressed”people.
Thisisnothowvirtuouspeopleandsocietiesreact,anditiscertainlynothowChristiansshouldbereact-ing.OurGodisarighteousGod,Whojudgesaccordingtotruth,andwithexactdeliberation.Wedon’thaveHisperfectknowledgeofcourse,butHeexpectsustoassesssituationsinasimilarfashion.Ratherthanrelyingonassumptions,hear-say,andplaysonouremotions,wearetowaitforevidencetocomein,weighitinthebalance,andonlywhentheevidenceisbeyondarea-sonabledoubtarewetoarriveataconclusion.Unlesswesoonregainourabilitytofacecalamitiesdelib-erately,accordingtotheruleoflaw,wewillfindthatwebringawholehostofproblemsourwaywhichshouldhavebeenavoided.
Rob Slane lives with his wife and six home-educated children in Salisbury, England. He is the author of The God Reality: A Critique of Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion, contributes to the Canadian magazine Reformed Perspective, and blogs on cul-tural issues from a Biblical perspective at www.theblogmire.com.1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_McVeigh
2 “Of course, Hillary’s statement was removed from her website.” National Review Online <bit.ly/hillarystatement>
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Deuteronomy6:4-9;11:18-21
EvenwhenKingSolomonwroteEcclesiastes,beforetheinventionoftheprintingpressand
thenelectroniccommunication,therewasnoendtothenumberofbooksthatcouldbemadeandstudied.MilleniaafterSolomon,withthemoderninformationexplosion,ourchallengeisgreaterthanever.Thereisstillnoend.
Weneedtobecarefulthat,inourquesttogrowinourknowledgeandunderstanding,wearenotdistractedfromthemostreliableandlife-giv-ingsourceofteaching,thatourheavenlyShepherd
hasgivenusinHisWord.NeglectingHisWordisagreatdanger.
TherearemanygoodandhelpfulsourcesofinformationavailabletousaswewalkwithJesusChristinalloflife,butwemustbewise.Failuretousetheseresourcescanbeharmful,butitisevenworseiftheycrowdoutthebest.
FortheKingdom,
RayKing
The words of the wise are like goads,
and like nails firmly fixed are the col-
lected sayings; they are given by one
Shepherd. My son, beware of anything
beyond these. Of making many books
there is no end, and much study is a
weariness of the flesh.
Ecclesiastes 12:11-12
