by Dr. Grant Scarborough Black Friday comes first, then Cyber Monday, and finally Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is the day people give online to local non-profits. Here at MercyMed, we want money to be given, but sometimes we want other gifts too – like a laptop. Allow me to explain. Our story begins on Cyber Monday, 11/26 (2018). It was late in the morning when a couple of the staff … [Read more...]
I Got a Ticket
Dr. Grant Scarborough I got a ticket two days ago – and yes I am bitter. It is all I can talk about. Maybe if I write it down, I can let it go. But before I let it go, I need to set the record straight. I need to make things right. I need to clear the air and my name. I received a ticket for not wearing my seat belt. . . . . while wearing my seat belt. That’s right people. The officer asked, … [Read more...]
We all Want to be Great Commandment Christians
Dr. Grant Scarborough “Love the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” Well – absolutely. I believe God left heaven for us. He was born to a young girl in poverty in a barn for us. He lived for 33 years on earth for us. He was loved, hated, embraced, persecuted and then sentenced to death for us. He then was crucified – blood flowed down, body broken, thorns on … [Read more...]
Meet Dr. Oh!
A Doctor's Testimony by Dr. Joyce Oh For whatever reason, when Billy asked me to write about myself for this newsletter, I thought, “That’s easy! Who doesn’t like to talk about themselves?” But I fumbled for content, and while I know everyone has an origin story, it was hard to get the right perspective on mine. Today, the Lord reminded me that I can speak of Him, because He is the author of … [Read more...]
From Kosovo to Columbus
by Jeff Barkhouse, FNP Serving in a ministry context in a predominately Muslim culture is not the logical preparation path for doing health care at MercyMed, but that is exactly the career trajectory that God had in store for me and my family as we transitioned back to the United States after living and working with Albanians in the Balkans for the last twenty years. I haven’t met many Albanian … [Read more...]
Behold What Manner
by Dr. Grant Scarborough He was an old white man living in a racially divided city, the city where Martin Luther King was shot and killed. Racial relationships were strained at best and the only thing people could agree on in the entire city was Elvis and BBQ. But I had lived there for a few years and had begun to understand the unspoken rules. So when I saw the older man in the hospital, I … [Read more...]
Seeds
Dr. Grant Scarborough (pictured above, Dr. Grant Scarborough and Dr. Robert Campbell.) Seeds are pretty simple. You plant and water and then wait. Add a little fertilizer, water a little more and wait. It seems like a lot of waiting. After a while there's a shoot from the dirt – then more waiting. My garden is not the best of gardens. Many plants grow up and then bear no fruit. … [Read more...]
Foreword
My name is Beverly "Ms. Cookie" Thornton. This is not a life story. It’s more of a lesson in life. How to accept it, endure and embrace it. About giving up and going on, acceptance, sinking low, and rising above. And most of all faith in God and not giving up on Him. Four years and ten months ago I was at the point of death, which seem to look that way at that time. I fell out on my church … [Read more...]
City on a Hill
City on a Hill, Dr. Grant Scarborough Dr. G preached a sermon last Sunday at Highland Community Church. Highland is doing a series on the sermon on the mount. Pastor Rob Strickland called and invited Grant to preach on the words Jesus spoke in the book of Matthew chapter 5 verses 14-16: "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people … [Read more...]
Heading to the Barn
by Dr. Grant Scarborough A marathon is a long way. Twenty-six point two miles. That can take hours in Atlanta traffic and longer when you are running. I remember a 16-mile training session. That’s a long way also. We left at 3:30 in the morning. I wasn’t sure if the cars we were passing were coming in from a long night or getting up early for the day—until we were yelled at and whistled for. … [Read more...]