Mdiv not MD

I can remember sitting around the cafeteria table at seminary where my friends and I were talking shop and someone brought up a nagging health issue. One of my friends quickly piped up that he knew what was ailing his friend and recommended a course of treatment. Flabbergasted, another one of my friends sat up and annoyingly declared, “Hey! You’re studying for an MDiv, not an MD!” He then turned to my suffering friend and said, “Stop being cheap and go see a doctor.” At the time I thought the advice was sound and the more I have reflected upon it, I’ve come to think that it is counseling gold for a number of reasons.

Mdiv not MD — Reformed Theology