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In the Market with Janet Parshall
April 10, 2025
Hour 1: Sacred Science
The greatest scientific minds of the 18th and 19th centuries were devoutly religious. Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Kepler, Descartes, Pascal and many others considered science an effort to read the thoughts of God. Darwin produced a theory of evolution based on random variation and dismissed God from the process. This spawned materialism and naturalism and their modern expression, “scientism:” The priesthood of scientism declares that science and faith are in conflict and science is the only reliable source of truth. Join us as Dr. William West, a Harvard and Johns Hopkins-trained oncologist and researcher, will show how recent scientific discovery reveals divine purpose, inviting us to embrace both reason and reverence in an increasingly secular age.
Hour 2: Views from Down Under
We will once again wing our way down under to connect with David Robertson, our favorite Scottish apologist. He has much to say on a wide variety of topics. From woke ideology to the uptick in Bible sales in the U.K., David will teach us how to think critically and biblically.
IN THIS EPISODE
Dr. William West-
Dr. William West, a Harvard and Johns Hopkins-trained oncologist and researcher, has advanced cancer care and research for over three decades. As a Christian and lifelong member of one of the largest Methodist Churches in the U.S., he has lectured for more than forty years on the myth of science and faith being at odds, believing they support one another and that science reveals God. A Memphis native, Dr. West founded the West Clinic in 1979, growing it from a single practice into a network of five locations with 25 physicians and 273 support staff, treating 300 to 400 patients weekly. Inspired by his mother’s breast cancer battle during his Harvard Medical School years, Dr. West trained at Johns Hopkins and the National Cancer Institute before returning to Memphis with his wife, Carole, to provide top-tier oncology care. He served as principal investigator of the pivotal study approving the first immunotherapy drug for cancer and pioneered the use of peripheral blood stem cells to reduce the risks and costs of intensive chemotherapy. His research, including a New England Journal of Medicine publication, led to a groundbreaking kidney cancer drug he helped bring to market. In the late 1980s, Dr. West founded Response Oncology to develop cancer treatment protocols. He retired from the West Clinic in 1989 to establish a national Stem Cell Centers network, improving bone marrow transplant outcomes for 10% of U.S. community cancer specialists. Recently, he has served in Uganda, chaired the campaign for Dorothy’s Place Alzheimer’s Day Care Facility, and focused on preventing heart disease and cancer.
David Robertson
David Robertson is a Scottish Presbyterian minister who is currently the minister of Scots Kirk, Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. He is a former moderator of the Free Church of Scotland, having served for 33 years in two Presbyterian churches in the Highlands of Scotland and the city of Dundee. He is a broadcaster, writer, blogger, columnist, and hosts the "Quantum of the Wee Flea” podcast - a podcast which looks at world news and culture from a Christian perspective. He has written several books including Awakening - the Life of Robert Murray McCheyne; The Dawkins Letters; Magnificent Obsession; Engaging with Atheists; Quench - Cafe Culture Evangelism; and two books for teenagers - ASK and SEEK. He is on X as @theweeflea, Facebook - The Wee Flea; and Tik Tok – asktheweeflea
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Janet Parshall
Janet Parshall has been broadcasting from the nation's capital for over thee decades. Her passion is to "equip the saints" through intelligent conversation based on biblical truth. When she is not behind her microphone, Janet is speaking across the country on issues impacting Christians. She has authored several books. Parshall and her husband, Craig, live in Virginia and have four children and six grandchildren.
