WHAT’S ON WHAT’S UP TODAY:

WOULD YOU RECEIVE AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT?

ETHICS OF ORGAN HARVESTING

ETHICS OF ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION

ORGAN DONATION CARDS

WHAT ARE ORGAN PROCUREMENT COMPANIES?

WHAT IS ‘BRAIN DEAD’? WHAT IS CIRCULATORY DEATH?

Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program

Host Terry Lowry interviews influential and knowledgeable guests on relevant topics for today.

THE ETHICS OF ORGAN HARVESTING AND TRANSPLANTATION

Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)

Part 1 of 3

Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as medical or legal advice. Always consult your physician or attorney for advice on this and other issues.

Are you an organ donor? Is it ethical? Dr. Heidi Klessig is a retired anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. Today, Dr. Klessig discusses what you need to know about organ donation.

Click here to read Heidi’s article in the American Thinker. https://www.americanthinker.com/

Click here to order a copy of the many books by Respect for Human Life authors.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why is Dr. Klessig so passionate about this topic?

What is a tissue transplant compared to an organ transplant? Dr. Klessig takes us back to high school biology class…

What transplants are ethical and which are not?

Is it important to understand the moral framework of the Ten Commandments, focusing on murder, lying, and theft? Dr. Klessig says: “Following these precepts also fulfills the Golden Rule: treating others as we want to be treated.”

Are there critical details that everyone who signs a donor card has a right to know?

PART 2 OF 3 - THE ETHICS OF ORGAN HARVESTING AND TRANSPLANTATION

Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)

Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as medical or legal advice. Always consult your physician or attorney for advice on this and other issues.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What are organ procurement organizations?

Do organ procurement organizations sometimes interfere with autopsies? Dr. Klessig admits that this answer surprised her when she was doing her research.

Must someone be a registered organ and/or tissue donor to donate after their death?

Can a listener simply notify their family of their wishes? Dr. Klessig discusses the actions you must take to remove yourself from the organ donor list. Click here for the downloadable card to keep in your wallet.

PART 3 OF 3 - THE ETHICS OF ORGAN HARVESTING AND TRANSPLANTATION

Discussed by Dr. Heidi Klessig
with Respect for Human Life (www.respectforhumanlife.com/)

Disclaimer: Please do not construe any statement made during this interview as medical or legal advice. Always consult your physician or attorney for advice on this and other issues.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Are there differences in tissue harvesting/transplanting and organ harvesting/transplanting?

What is “living organ donation”? Dr. Klessig calls this the “happy story of transplants” because everyone remains alive after the donation and offers examples.

What are “paired organs”? Are these considered ethical transplants?

Should someone consider traveling to another country if needing an organ transplant?

Are there legal and ethical questions surrounding a diagnosis of “brain dead”?  Dr. Klessig reveals that in 1968, a committee of doctors at Harvard Medical School changed the meaning of death. She also discusses the horrific changes being made to the Uniform Determination of Death Act of 1981.

What is donation after “circulatory death”? Is this banned in many European countries? Click here for more information about the ethical definition of death.

MALACHI

Discussed by Mark Lanier
with Biblical Literacy (www.Biblical-Literacy.com)

Day 1

Mark Lanier continues the Minor Prophets with a look at Malachi. This week, he conveys the importance of learning the background and context of the people and events before Malachi’s time.

To view Mark Lanier’s video for this lesson, click here.

QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:

GEOGRAPHY:

What does the Middle East look like today?

What did the Middle East look like during Abraham’s life? Where was he born? Where was he led by God? Where did his offspring settle?

What was God’s command to Moses? Did the people obey the command by God to Moses?

Who were the 12 Tribes of Israel? How was the land divided among Jacob’s twelve sons? Was there strife between the brothers? Click the YouTube link above and fast-forward to the 25-minute mark to view the map Mark discusses.

For more information about Mark Lanier’s Biblical Literacy class, click here.

THE MESSAGE BEYOND THE MIRACLE

Discussed by Dr. Richard Powell
with Champion Forest Baptist Church (www.ChampionForest.org)

Day 1

Guest Dr. Richard Powell continues in the sermon series “These Things Never Change: What We Believe and Why it Matters”. This week, Dr. Powell presents a powerful sermon on Biblical Salvation.

Dr. Richard Powell is the former pastor at McGregor Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Florida. He previously pastored churches in Mississippi and South Carolina.

Find Dr. Richard Powell’s sermon here.

If you have questions about a sermon, please contact Champion Forest at questions@cfbc.org

QUESTIONS / ISSUES DISCUSSED:

Pastor Powell shares about his love for Champion Forest Baptist Church and his respect for Pastor Jarrett Stephens.

What is the Doctrine of Salvation? What do Baptists believe about salvation? Pastor Powell goes through the ABC’s of salvation: accept, believe, and confess. (John 3:16; Romans 10:9)

Mark 5:1-20 – Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon. What is this story really about? Tune in tomorrow for more on this story from Pastor Powell.

If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, text the word JESUS to 77069 and a pastor or counselor from CFBC will call you back.

For more details about Champion Forest Baptist Church, click here.

PRAYER

Discussed by Terry Lowry
with Host of the What's UP Radio Program

Heavenly Father,

I cry out to you today.

I cry out for your peace and comfort.

I cry out for your wisdom and knowledge.

I cry out for more of you, O LORD.

There is so much confusion and uncertainty amongst your saints.

The world fights against righteousness and godly living.

So many are not grounded in your Word and are being led astray.

Ignorance is spreading faster than knowledge.

Help us, O LORD, to be grounded in the Word.

Help us to hide your Word in our hearts so that we will not sin against you.

Father, you gave us the Word to guard us against confusion and to provide knowledge and clarity of you and how to live righteously.

May we cry out for your Holy Spirit to guide and direct our words and our actions.

May we go forth in faith and confidence.

May your saints cry out: “I am a child of the most high God. I am saved for all eternity.”

May we share the good news with boldness, asking others to join us in following Jesus Christ.

And, LORD, if you grant us tomorrow, let’s repeat.

All for and in the name of Jesus Christ,

Amen