Stephen Johnson offers an encouragement to medical professionals—those in the field, those bordering on burnout, and those considering it as a calling. He makes the case that medicine aims at intrinsic goods, that Christian voices are urgently needed in today's hardest medical ethics debates, and that the most consequential ministry usually happens not in boardrooms but in ordinary hospital rooms—where presence itself is the medicine.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Christian Medical & Dental Associations, "Transgender Identification Ethics Statement"

Read the full article: https://thinkchristian.com/blog/virtue-of-medical-profession

Written by: Stephen Johnson, pastor at Summit Church (Southwest Florida); M.A. in Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.

Think Christian is a podcast from The Center for Christian Thought and Ethics, which exists to present Christ in a clear, convictional, and compelling manner in every square inch of His creation.

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Many who request assisted suicide do so because they desire to live—not die. Stephen Johnson explains how the Christian perspective on the meaning of life provides hope to those in need.

A note on this episode: We address assisted suicide in this article, and recognize it is an incredibly painful topic for many. However, today’s cultural moment demands that we address it. We seek to do so carefully.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Permanent Council of the French Bishops' Conference statement (January 2026)
• Ewan C. Goligher, How Should We Then Die: A Christian Response to Physician-Assisted Death (Lexham Press, 2024)
• Tim Keller on meaning
• The Heidelberg Catechism, Q&A 1

Read the full article: https://thinkchristian.com/blog/assisted-suicide-christian-perspective

Written by: Stephen Johnson, pastor at Summit Church (Southwest Florida); M.A. in Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology at Biola University.

Think Christian is a podcast from The Center for Christian Thought and Ethics, which exists to present Christ in a clear, convictional, and compelling manner in every square inch of His creation.

If this episode resonated, please subscribe, share, and consider supporting The Center at thinkchristian.com.