Suffering with Christ

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The Healing Christ

In keeping with our theme, Health and Hope, we began on Tuesday to examine the concept of whole person healing which affirms that we can live out the reality of being created in God’s image. As God’s image becomes restored in this process, the God-given mental, social and spiritual capacities of our patients become liberated and their physical health renewed. In this way, we can counteract the ...

Christ–Siemens–Touraine syndrome with palmoplantar keratoderma: A rare association

Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome is a form of anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (ED) characterized by triad of hypodontia, hypotrichosis, and hypohidrosis. Palmoplantar keratoderma is a characteristic feature of hidrotic forms of ED. Till date, only two cases have been reported of Christ-Siemens-Touraine syndrome with palmoplantar keratoderma; here we report a similar case emphasizing this rare a...

The Obedience of Jesus Christ

As an examiner for colleges participating in the Australian College of Theology I set a question asking students to explain the importance of the distinction between the active and passive obedience of Christ. To my surprise of the eighty or so students who sat the exam only one tried to answer the question, and he or she had misunderstood it completely. Why would this be the case among student...

Christ Siemens Touraine syndrome: a case report

BACKGROUND The ectodermal dysplasias are a large and complex group of diseases. CASE PRESENTATION This article presents a case in a 37 years old female patient, referred to the dental clinic for impairment patients maintained by the University of Pernambuco. She presented typical characteristics of Christ Siemens Touraine syndrome such as alterations of the inferior members, a great number of...