When a Patient Rejects Your Recommendation May 10, 2026 When a Patient Rejects Your Recommendation Last week, I had a doctor’s appointment for some imaging. My physician had referred me to another clinic, and honestly, from the moment I walked through the doors, I could feel something different. There was instrumental worship music softly playing throughout the clinic. Peace filled the atmosphere. Then the doctor walked into the room and introduced herself. She was kind, warm, grounded, and you could immediately feel the love of God in her presence. At one point, I asked her, “Are you the owner of this clinic?” and her response absolutely melted my soul. She smiled and said, “Well yes… but I’m really just a vessel working for Him,” as she pointed her finger upward. I cannot even explain how deeply that touched me. To know I was sitting in front of someone called into medicine, someone who clearly loved Jesus, and someone who intentionally built a clinic where she could represent Him more freely within healthcare, it honestly brought tears to my eyes. We had such a beautiful conversation. Then something happened during the appointment that gave me a deeper revelation into what so many healthcare professionals are carrying right now. The doctor made a recommendation for me. She explained it thoroughly and did an amazing job educating me on something I did not previously understand. I truly respected her knowledge and the care she took with me. But even after hearing her explanation, I still did not feel peace to move forward in that moment. And for me personally, I’ve learned the importance of talking to God and listening for His guidance before making certain decisions. So, I gently declined for the time being. And in that moment, I saw something shift in her. Not dramatically and not negatively. But I could feel the emotional weight she was carrying over my decision. And immediately, the Lord showed me something so clearly: So many clinicians are unintentionally carrying the weight of their patients’ healing and decisions in their own hands. You choose to be a vessel for Him. You love your patients deeply. You want the very best outcomes for them. You want to help heal people. But many of you are still carrying a burden God never asked you to carry. You think the outcome rests fully on you. On your knowledge. On your recommendations. On whether the patient listens or not. On whether they follow through or not. On if insurance approves the treatment plan. On whether healing happens the way you hoped or not. And while your role matters deeply…the weight of healing was never yours to hold alone. It’s His. God never asked you to carry the emotional burden of outcomes in your own human strength. He asked you to co-labor with Him. To be the vessel. To love well. To show up fully. To use your extraordinary knowledge and expertise. And then to give the rest to Him: to let Him do the heavy lifting and to trust that He loves your patient even more than you do. So, the next time a patient declines your recommendation, or the prior authorization gets denied, or the outcome does not go the way you hoped, please remember: You do not have to carry that stress alone. You do not have to hold the weight of healing in your own hands. You were never meant to. I want to end this story with something beautiful. A few days later, after praying about it and talking to God, I did receive peace to move forward with her recommendation, and without hesitation, I knew she was the physician I would return to. But it was important for me to hear from God too and not only the voice of my doctor. I think there’s wisdom in that for all of us. Patients need clinicians who are partnered with God. And clinicians need the freedom of knowing they are not carrying the burden of healing alone. There is so much peace when partnership replaces pressure. The Lord is at hand. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:5b-6 ESV

The Knowledge of the Lord Is Understanding May 3, 2026 The Knowledge of the Lord Is Understanding We all sense it. Something in medicine feels off. Not just operationally, but deeper than that. It’s because medicine, overall, has become misaligned from God’s original design for both healing and the healer––for you, the one called into this vocation. And how do we recognize that misalignment? We do it be going back to Truth and by understanding who God is and the plans He has to prosper you and bring healing through you. Last week, we talked about wanting more and the awareness that more is available. Here’s the next question: What do you do once you become aware? We know that awareness alone doesn’t change anything. It only invites a response. Scripture tells us: “The knowledge of the Lord is understanding.” (Proverbs 9:10) Not information or more learning, but understanding. Understanding does something very specific: It reveals where you are, and where you are no longer aligned. This is the moment many people miss. They feel the tension. They sense the disconnect. They know something needs to shift. But, instead of responding…they stay. Same patterns. Same decisions. Same misalignment. Not because they don’t care, but because they don’t realize that understanding requires movement. When God gives you clarity, it is not just to comfort you. It is to reposition you into alignment with: Your calling Your assignment Your “now” Your purpose is not something you discover once. It’s something you continually align with. So, this week, don’t just ask, “God, what more is available?” Ask, “Where are You asking me to realign—right now?” Because clarity is not the end. It’s the invitation to move. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Proverbs 9:10 NKJV

We’re not supposed to want… so why do we? April 26, 2026 We’re not supposed to want… so why do we? There’s a verse most of us know: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” Or more accurately… I shall not lack. So let’s be honest for a moment. If that’s true, why do you still feel like there’s more? More clarity. More peace. More impact. More of God in your work. More for your patients than what you’re currently seeing. Is that lack? Or something else? Because Scripture is clear: You can ask for anything you truly need in God. Wisdom. Guidance. Provision. Access to Him. The tension isn’t: “Something is missing.” The tension is: “Am I fully accessing what’s already been given?” That feeling of “there must be more” is not evidence of deficiency.It’s awareness. Awareness that there is more available than what you are currently experiencing. And that’s why the invitation still stands: Seek—and you will find. Not because God is withholding, but because He desires to be found in deeper ways. This week, don’t dismiss that feeling. Don’t label it as discontent. Instead, pause and ask: “God, where am I not yet walking in what You’ve already provided?” You are not called to lack, but you may be standing at the edge of something you haven’t stepped into yet. And maybe…this isn’t about wanting more. It’s about discovering what’s already yours. “You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.”  -Jeremiah 29:13

Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 7 — Align Science with Spirit April 19, 2026 Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 7 — Align Science with Spirit 3 INSIGHTS Start each patient visit from partnership, not pressure Before you enter the exam room—or even as you open the chart—pause for just a few seconds. Instead of immediately engaging your analytical mind, intentionally invite God into the encounter: “Lord, show me what I need to see about my patient, today.” This simple shift recalibrates how you carry the visit. You’re no longer walking in as the sole problem-solver, but as a clinician in partnership. Your training still leads—but it’s no longer operating in isolation. Over time, this becomes your baseline state. You’ll notice less internal urgency, more focus, and a greater sense of calm clarity as you begin each patient interaction. Use clinical reasoning—but start from rest and allow for Spirit-led direction As you move through your normal diagnostic process—history, patterns, differentials—stay attentive to subtle nudges. A thought to ask one more question. A pull to revisit something that doesn’t fully fit. A sense that there’s more beneath the surface. This is not replacing clinical reasoning—it’s refining it. You are still applying evidence-based medicine, but you’re allowing space for God to highlight what matters most in real time. In practice, this often shortens the path to the right answer. Instead of cycling through every possibility, you’re guided toward what is most relevant—reducing unnecessary cognitive loops. Trust the thoughts that come in at that time, while still executing with excellence Make your plan with full clinical integrity—orders, treatment, education. Then consciously release the outcome. The pressure to “make this work” is not yours to carry. This is where many clinicians stay stuck—holding both responsibility for action and outcome. Alignment 7 separates the two. You are responsible for obedience, excellence, and decision-making. God carries the weight of healing. Practically, this protects you from emotional exhaustion. You remain fully engaged in patient care, but without internalizing outcomes in a way that leads to burnout. This is how you sustain both high performance and peace. 2 QUOTES “They went out, and the Lord worked with them, and miracle-signs accompanied them” — Mark 16:20 TPT “Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.” — Albert Einstein 1 QUESTION What would your clinical practice look like if science and God’s wisdom and power operated together instead of separately? Alignment Practice Before a patient encounter this week, pause briefly and invite God to join you. Then practice medicine with the full God-given purpose — in partnership with Heaven. “We are co-workers with God, and you are God’s cultivated garden, the house he is building.” 1 Corinthians 3:9 (TPT)

Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 6 — Align Your Mind with Your Heart April 12, 2026 Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 6 — Align Your Mind with Your Heart 3 INSIGHTS The real problem isn’t lack of knowledge—it’s over-reliance on it. You were trained to believe that more data, more analysis, and more effort would lead to better outcomes. But in reality, that model often leads to: Cognitive overload Pressure to “figure it out” Emotional and mental exhaustion Alignment 6 reveals a different truth: You were designed to store knowledge—but partner with God for interpretation. Alignment changes how you make decisions in real time. This is where everything becomes practical. Not theory. Not inspiration. Application. When your mind (thinking, decisions) aligns with your heart (God’s Spirit within you): Clarity increases Decisions become faster and more accurate Your nervous system shifts from stress → peace This is the difference between: “I have to figure this out” versus “God will show me.” The highest level of clinical impact requires partnership—not effort. In the traditional model: Knowledge → effort → limited return In the Kingdom model: Knowledge + Alignment + Partnership → clarity This is the Wisdom Pyramid in action: Data = low impact Knowledge = moderate impact Divine wisdom = highest impact with least effort from you 2 QUOTES “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” — Proverbs 3:5–6 (NKJV) “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” — Albert Einstein 1 APPLICATION Before your next patient encounter, take 10 seconds: Pause. Be still. Invite God in and ask Him: “Lord, what do You want to show me about this patient?” Listen while you think. Process from stillness. This is the beginning of Spirit-led clinical decision-making. You are not being asked to do more, in fact you are asked to work from rest. You are being invited to think differently — think with the mind of Christ. Because when your mind aligns with your heart, you stop carrying medicine alone—and start practicing in true partnership — God’s original intent. Clarity is not something you chase. It’s what naturally follows alignment. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 (NKJV)

Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 5 — Align with God’s Love April 5, 2026 Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 5 — Align with God’s Love Resurrection Sunday The most powerful day in all of history— when Jesus didn’t just rise… He restored access to the Father, released grace, and sent the Holy Spirit to live within us. Because of this— we are no longer striving for relationship, no longer separated from His plans to prosper us, and no longer left to do life alone. We are invited to co-labor with Him in everything— walking in His authority and dominion flowing through us and through our lives, here on earth as it is in heaven. Resurrection Sunday is not just a day of remembering. It is the activation of the life God created us for— aligned, empowered, led by Him, and united with Him in confidence—now and forever.   We enter the most vital alignment of all: Love. Faith, Hope, Love… And the Greatest of these is Love. The only instruction: Love the Lord God with all your heart… and love your neighbor as yourself. Without Love, we are powerless. Alignment 5 — Align with Love 3 INSIGHTS Compassion is only one part of the equation Compassion is what you bring—it positions your heart toward the patient with kindness and connection. But Love is what God brings through you—it is the power that moves beyond emotion into transformation. Compassion opens the door, but Love is what walks through it and produces true healing. The ultimate love is freedom. Love is not simply comfort or care—it is the force that brings freedom from disease, limitation, and suffering. The ultimate expression of Love was demonstrated through Jesus—an action that restored authority, healing, and wholeness. When you partner with that Love, you are no longer managing symptoms—you are positioned to participate in freedom — complete healing! Love your neighbor… love your patient. (Good Samaritan Parable) To love your patient is to refuse to pass by their need, regardless of inconvenience, limitation, or rule constraints. Like the Good Samaritan, Jesus brings compassion through you — but you also take action, and when needed, you partner with Him in your knowledge, skills and expertise (the innkeeper) to ensure complete healing. This is what it means to practice medicine aligned—where you co-labor with God’s Love and your clinical expertise to pursue complete healing. 2 QUOTES “Let all that you do be done in love.” —1 Corinthians 16:14 (NKJV) “Compassion opens the door, but Love is what walks through it.” — Marilyn Kaminski, 7 AlignmentsTM course 1 QUESTION Reflect on the Good Samaritan Parable (Luke 10:30–37): In today’s healthcare system, what does it look like to “walk past” someone? What does it look like to “stop”? Alignment Practice During your next patient encounter—especially a challenging one—pause and assess your internal posture. Are you operating from full compassion and allowing God’s Love to flow through you, or is there subtle judgment, frustration, or limitation present? Recognize that even the slightest misalignment can restrict the flow of Love that leads to true healing. That slight alignment adjustment often changes everything.

Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 4 — Align with the God of All Hope March 29, 2026 Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 4 — Align with The God of all Hope. This can be a tougher alignment for many to navigate through. Learning what’s possible within the exam room, co-laboring with God is very different than what we may have learned of what’s possible within medicine. 3 INSIGHTS Hope can have different definitions in the world from what God’s promises say Worldly hope is often passive and uncertain (“I hope this works”), while Biblical hope is a confident expectation anchored in God’s nature and promises In clinical culture, “hope” is frequently reduced to probability-based outcomes, not possibility rooted in God When hope is undefined, clinicians default to statistical expectation rather than Spirit-led expectation The type of hope you operate from will directly shape what outcomes you even consider possible for your patient Mis-defined hope limits both clinical decision-making and patient outcomes As a clinician, you determine what type of hope you carry into the exam room Expectation is not neutral—it influences what you look for, what you pursue, and what you believe is possible in care Patients often align subconsciously with the level of expectation carried by the clinician leading their care You can operate from symptom management expectation or restoration expectation—and your clinical approach will follow Your internal expectation either reinforces limitations or opens pathways for more comprehensive outcomes Carrying confident expectation does not replace clinical reasoning—it sharpens focus, decision-making, and engagement. Biblical definition of hope is a clinical force multiplier Confident expectation activates faith—which changes how you think, engage, and intervene clinically When expectation increases, clinicians move from passive management to intentional, purpose-driven care Hope rooted in God reduces cognitive burden by shifting you out of uncertainty into clarity and direction It expands what you are willing to consider, pursue, and partner for in patient outcomes Biblical hope strengthens both clinical presence and patient trust, creating conditions for improved outcomes without adding workload. 2 QUOTES “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” — Romans 15:13 (NLT) “If your hope is uncertain, your expectation will be limited.” —Unknown source 1 QUESTION What has limited my expectation for what healing is possible? Alignment Practice During one patient interaction this week, intentionally speak one sentence that strengthens hope for complete healing according to God’s promises. Observe how the patient outcome changes. “Where there is no vision, the people perish” Proverbs 29:18a (KJV) The vision “destination” determines what type of hope directs your path. This determines what outcomes are produced in your patients.

Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 3 — Align Your Soul with Your Spirit March 22, 2026 Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 3 — Align Your Soul with Your Spirit Today we’ll continue to walk through the seven alignments from my book White Coat Revival: A Simple Solution to Empower & Restore YOU, the Heart of Medicine. (You can find it here.) These insights came through years of prayer, reflection, and conversations with clinicians who feel the weight of modern medicine yet know they were called to something deeper. If you have the book, I invite you to read along. Each alignment includes reflection and activation exercises to help you apply what you’re learning. If you don’t have it yet, I encourage you to explore it. My prayer is that it helps restore clarity, courage, and partnership with God in your work. You can also explore past newsletters in our Learning Library here. The first two Alignments were to Align you to who God is and who you are in God’s plan. Now let’s begin restoring you. Alignment 3 — Align Your soul With Your Spirit 3 INSIGHTS Internal misalignment in our thinking creates external exhaustion. Many clinicians experience cognitive burden thinking from one of these four common thinking approaches in the exam room:    1)  Pattern Recognition (IQ / EQ) – Subconscious dominant    2)  Analytical Reasoning (IQ) – Classic diagnostic reasoning    3)  Algorithmic Thinking (IQ) – Protocols And then….    4)  Reflective Thinking (IQ / EQ) – Thinking about your thinking That soul-led thinking drains your energy. Alignment restores you by partnering with the mind of Christ and let the Holy Spirit lead you to Wisdom. The soul was never designed to operate apart from the Spirit. The soul is your mind, will, and emotions, including your conscious and unconscious knowledge. The human mind (soul) can analyze, process, and reason. The emotions can respond. But the spirit provides Wisdom. Without that alignment of your soul with your spirit, clinicians rely solely on cognitive processing. Peace is often the first sign of alignment. When soul and spirit are aligned, clarity increases. Decisions feel lighter because you are thinking with what I propose as the 5th thinking approach: 5) Thinking with the mind of Christ (SQ) – Co-laboring with God’s Divine Wisdom And peace replaces confusion. This is God’s original design for medicine — partnered with Him. 2 QUOTES But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption. — 1 Corinthians 1:30 NKJV “I have no idea where that thought came from, but that was good — really good.” — A child of God 1 QUESTION Where in your life do you sense you think from soul-led thinking (your own mind, will and emotions) versus partnered with God and thinking from Spirit-led wisdom? Alignment Practice Take five minutes of quiet stillness before you walk into the patient room. No thought processing. Just in position with the patient chart in hand. Just silence and listening. Ask God to lead you to know what you need to hear or see. Stillness is where alignment often begins.

Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 2 — Align with Purpose March 15, 2026 Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 2 — Align with Purpose Today we’ll continue to walk through the seven alignments from my book White Coat Revival: A Simple Solution to Empower & Restore YOU, the Heart of Medicine. (You can find it here.) These insights came through years of prayer, reflection, and conversations with clinicians who feel the weight of modern medicine yet know they were called to something deeper. If you have the book, I invite you to read along. Each alignment includes reflection and activation exercises to help you apply what you’re learning. If you don’t have it yet, I encourage you to explore it. My prayer is that it helps restore clarity, courage, and partnership with God in your work. You can also explore past newsletters in our Learning Library here. Now let’s begin. Alignment 2 — Align with Purpose  3 INSIGHTS Burnout is often a symptom of lost purpose. Most clinicians assume burnout is caused by workload. But the deeper issue is often disconnection from the reason they entered medicine in the first place. Purpose fuels endurance. Without it, even meaningful work becomes heavy. Purpose simplifies decision-making. When your purpose is clear, many decisions become obvious. You know what matters and what does not.  Clarity reduces cognitive burden. Purpose acts like a compass for the mind. Your vocation was never random. Every practitioner carries a unique combination of gifts, experiences, and perspective. Purpose is not something you invent. It is something you discover. 2 QUOTES “For we are God’s handiwork, created for good works.” —Ephesians 2:10 “Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose.” — John F. Kennedy 1 REFLECTION QUESTION Do you believe you were created on purpose for a purpose and sent on an assignment from Heaven to do something unique (specific to you) within your calling in medicine? ALIGNMENT PRACTICE Write down three moments in your career when you knew you were exactly where you were supposed to be. Look for the common thread. Purpose often leaves clues.

Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 1 — Align with God’s Vision March 8, 2026 Coming into Alignment with Your Full Calling Alignment 1 — Align with God’s Vision Over the next seven weeks, we’ll walk through the seven alignments from my book White Coat Revival: A Simple Solution to Empower & Restore YOU, the Heart of Medicine. (You can find it here.) These insights came through years of prayer, reflection, and conversations with clinicians who feel the weight of modern medicine yet know they were called to something deeper. If you have the book, I invite you to read along. Each alignment includes reflection and activation exercises to help you apply what you’re learning. If you don’t have it yet, I encourage you to explore it. My prayer is that it helps restore clarity, courage, and partnership with God in your work. You can also explore past newsletters in our Learning Library here. Now let’s begin. Alignment 1 — Align With God’s Vision 3 INSIGHTS Medicine was never meant to operate independent of God. Modern medicine has trained clinicians to depend entirely on human reasoning. Yet throughout history, healing was understood as a partnership between human skill and divine wisdom. Clinical expertise matters. But wisdom determines how that expertise is applied. When vision aligns with God, medicine regains its original purpose. When vision is unclear, effort becomes exhausting. Many clinicians are working incredibly hard but still feel something is missing. The issue is rarely effort. It is vision. When a practitioner reconnects with the original calling behind their vocation, work regains clarity and energy. Vision changes the way you see your patients. Without vision, patients become problems to solve. With vision, patients become people entrusted to your care. The difference changes everything about the exam room. 3 QUOTES “My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts,” declares the Lord in Isaiah 55:9. “God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.” — C. S. Lewis 1 REFLECTION QUESTION What originally called you into medicine? Think about your earliest memory of desiring a vocation in medicine. What did you think your role in medicine would have accomplished back then, at that early age? When was the last time you paused to reconnect with that vision? ALIGNMENT PRACTICE Before you see each patient tomorrow, pause for one small moment and ask: “God, help me see this patient the way You see them.” Let that invitation guide your encounter.