John Pohl

Useless Procedures

One of my pet peeves in the field of medicine is useless procedures in which 1) there is minimal to no clinical research backing it up and 2) there is no need for insurance to pay for said procedure so the family eventually gets stuck paying 100% of the bill for a useless intervention. IContinue reading “Useless Procedures”

Dr. Oord excommunicated

Dr. Oord was my dissertation advisor, and this is a very sad story about how his denomination treated him for supporting LGBTQ+ people. I’ve known Dr. Oord for several years. He is a giant of 21st century Christian theology. He is kind. He is unbelievably intelligent in both theology and philosophy. He believes that theContinue reading “Dr. Oord excommunicated”

Outrage Porn

Outrage porn — I hate it whether it is from the left or right politically. So gross. Many Christians (typically American) are very upset about the Olympics opening ceremony. First of all, I don’t watch the Olympics simply due to the fact that it is corrupt, and there is a long history of abuse thatContinue reading “Outrage Porn”

I have received my DThM degree!

Some news from this blog:

My “first” post

I am just figuring out WordPress. I guess WordPress decided to put an advertisement in place of my first post. Thanks a lot, guys… I’ll do something different. My favorite band of all time is Rush (Triumph is 2nd). I must have a thing about Canadian Rock Bands. Such an awesome band. I am delusionalContinue reading “My “first” post”