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Showing posts with label fellowship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fellowship. Show all posts

Unity of the Spirit

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In Ephesians 4:1-6, Paul writes,
"Therefore, I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore yo to walk in the manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility, and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over and through all and in all"
The Christian on-campus fellowship at SUNY Downstate that I attend has been awesome. It's been an opportunity to meet up with other fellow Christian brothers and sisters at SUNY Downstate and to worship, study the Bible, and fellowship with them. Here, I've been able to meet many others who have a great love for Christ! It's also a great blessing to be able to talk with fellow Christians about their Christian walk in the context of medical school.

One challenge of such a student group is that we are not under the direction of a single parent church or shepherd. As a result, each of us come to the fellowship meetings with many different backgrounds in terms of our understanding of God's Word and the foundation of our convictions, let alone difference in our convictions themselves. As a result, some of the ideas contributed to discussions of scripture are inevitably incorrect, as I believe that scripture is not loaded with many different alternative interpretations, but that God had a specific intention for every part of scripture.  There can be many, many ways to apply scripture to our lives, but only one interpretation.

Med school update: 10/16/10

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So it's been about two months since I started medical school at SUNY Downstate, and it's getting pretty cold! I'm curious about how it'll be once it starts snowing! It'll probably be really exciting on the first day, and then after that, just be a big pain and hassle.

Med school has been pretty good so far.  I really had no idea what to expect before I came, so I guess there isn't necessarily anything that failed to meet expectations. My place to stay in the campus apartments is definitely becoming homier, which is a definite plus, especially when I was a bit disappointed by the lack of carpet and small sized kitchen (I got spoiled at UCLA!).

We're currently studying the musculoskeletal system, which is quite more clinically applicable compared to the introductory/review block we had before this called "Genes to Cells".  We've also started anatomy lab, dissecting the relevant sections of the body dealing with the musculoskeletal system.  I actually feel a lot more disconnected from the whole experience of dissecting a human body than I expected.  I mean, I wasn't expecting it to bother me, but still, it is a human body. I guess it's partly because I just see our bodies as temporary vessels.  I am, though, very grateful to those who made the decision to donate their bodies to schools for medical education, especially after seeing how thoroughly they end up being dissected!  Some friends and I actually discussed about whether or not these people would have still wanted to donate their bodies after seeing an actual cadaver dissection!

Some things I have in mind...

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Here are some topics I have in mind for upcoming posts.  I'm actually studying in the library right now and this is my break!  I was thinking about what kind of posts would be good, so hopefully this list will be a good idea of  things I have in mind for the blog!
  • My testimony
  • Why I chose to go to medical school / Why I want to become a doctor
  • Church / Fellowship search (probably more relevant to people in NYC)
  • How I balance school work with church, fellowship, devotional times, serving in the church