Wendy Johnsen
Wendy trained as a medical doctor many years ago in South Africa. She initially practised in the area of Women’s Health, delivering hundreds of babies - a joyful and fulfilling experience. Later she moved her practice to the other end of life, specializing in Palliative Care. She is passionate about helping patients and their families to navigate the dying process in ways that meet their needs and provide the best quality of life possible. Wendy has been a Bible student for most of her life, and completed a Masters in Theological Studies at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada. Although born and raised in South Africa, she has enjoyed living in Canada with her husband and 2 children for over 30 years.
Articles
Cooperation: In Our Genes?
“I myself am compelled by evidence for cooperation in evolution since it can help us to infer a relational God as the source of a creative evolutionary process. Perhaps what we know about God can help us to see his fingerprints in the natural world elucidated by science.”
“The spoken word was of primary importance in the ancient Near East of the Hebrew Bible, as well as in the Greco-Roman world of the New Testament. I have found that in recognising this, I have been better able to focus on the authority vested in Jesus as the Word of God, while acknowledging the written text as the medium of transmission to us of the words spoken.”