The Renegade Doc Comments

A conversation about life, really getting open and real and asking the deep questions.

A story of choosing and knowing and life.

Are we here on the planet to prepare to die or to really live?

I found this article a few days ago and it was amazing how well Michael Lewis articulated my own thought processes about the system and practice of medicine, even though he was talking about his experience with the world of finance. To this day, the willingness of a Wall Street investment bank to pay me [...]

We listened this morning to a talk given by Kris Vallotton, of Bethel Church in Redding, CA soon after our recent presidential election.  This man is a pastor/prophet and has some fascinating things to say by which I was profoundly encouraged and with which I was in hearty agreement because throughout it all he was [...]

I have been stirred up in the last few days. It all began with the political drama unfolding and realizing that no one is talking about the BIG issue – killing babies. Yeah, you heard me right. KILLING babies. As a doctor whose goal and passion is to help people get well and as a [...]

Was talking to a friend the other day and we got to talking about labyrinths and mazes. I didn’t even know what a labyrinth was until I went to massage school and some students educated me.  You can learn about them from Wikipedia or from this link.  In fact, they will teach you a lot [...]

I recently had this exchange with my amazing nephew, Jonny. He is a young man with a big heart and an amazing talent with the camera. We were communicating on Facebook.  It started out with him asking how I am  my family were doing and took into my “rant”: Working hard at hearing Father and [...]