1st incision

Mar 10 2025 159 ep. 26 mins 35
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Opening up the interface of Christian faith, medicine, nursing and health.

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Womanhood Podcast Episode 4 | Motherhood: physical and spiritual

Mar 10 2025 41 mins  
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 God and his grace. To read more about Jane's work visit janepetkovic.com/ Please note that listing these resources does not imply full agre

Jesus + Justice | Talk 1 | CMF Resident Doctors' Conference 2024

Feb 27 2025 41 mins  
‘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 Cross of Jesus, and what it means to live and speak for Jesus and justice today. This is talk one. Support the show

Womanhood Podcast Episode 3 | Contraception

Feb 25 2025 44 mins  
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 questions it can raise. In this episode, Drs Grace Petkovic and Felicia Wong look at the science, the ethics, and the biblical issues. Articles

Finger on the Pulse | S2, E4: no-one mourns the Wicked

Dec 11 2024 47 mins  
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 that it has passed its second reading. References: In the show, Ben and Sally mention that the Bill passed with a majority of 55 MPs –

Womanhood Podcast Ep 2 | What periods reveal about God

Nov 29 2024 31 mins  
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 menstruation. Fur further reading: In the Flow by Alisa Vitti Support the show

Finger on the Pulse | S2, E3: John Smyth, Justin Welby, and Responding to Church Abuse

Nov 27 2024 54 mins  
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. There is also a special guest well-known to our resident doctor members! References: The Makin Report: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default

Womanhood - what our bodies reveal about God | episode 1

Nov 15 2024 22 mins  
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 does it mean to be a woman and to be made in God’s image? What about when things hurt (such as periods or labour), or go wrong (such as miscarriage or in

Finger on the Pulse Series 2 Episode 2 | Trump, Abortion and Evangelicalism in America

Nov 13 2024 48 mins  
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 evangelical Christianity. References: Election exit poll statistics from the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/int

We are a Multitude of Voices | Episode 4 | Emmie's story: your true identity

Oct 31 2024 5 mins  
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 members. But we want to add more stories to this collection in the future, including those from other ethnic minority members. We’re aware tha

Finger on the Pulse | Series 2, episode 1 - Assisted Dying

Oct 30 2024 54 mins  
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 well? Please note: The second reading of the Leabdeater Bill is 29 November 2024, not 15 November, as said in this podcast. The Finger on the P