Thank you for your kind, discerning, and Christian response. It is probably the same response that I would have given if the situation was reversed.

If there is any information that could help me understand the shift in this doctor's thinking and teaching to make sense of the unscientific and (to my mind) un-Christian teachings that he is purporting, please email them to my private research office email at espann@mercy.net. I have nothing against him, but I am burdened that what he is now teaching is going to hurt many if they absorb the worldly doctrines that he has embraced.

I will pray for him, and continue to teach and share scriptural and eternal solutions with my patients, and those that I teach. Real science always agrees with Scripture.

Thank you for your consideration,

E. G. Spann, M.D.

I'm sorry, but I don't really feel comfortable commenting in any greater depth than I did my first post. This is a public forum and I have a personal relationship with these people...one that could be damaged by putting information about their personal histories on the internet (esp. given that Dr. Meier is a public figure!). If you are concerned about Dr. Meier, I would encourage you to pray for him and leave him in the hands of the Lord, who is far better equipped to help him than you or I will ever be.

Best of luck in your practice and homeschooling!

I do not know you at all, but found your comment by web search. I am a concerned Christian M.D. physician (homeschool Dad as well) that is an admirer of Dr. Minirth's with concerns about Dr. Meier's advise and writings. With your personal knowledge of these two men, you said that you would definitely recommend Dr. Minirth.

I have had a deep seated worry about Dr. Meier, noting a change in his writings since 1996. As one who shares scripture and prays with my patients, I realize the value of good counsel. I still occasionally consult Dr. Minirth on cases, although I've never met him in person. I have simply not been able to shake the feeling that darkness has overtaken Dr. Meier's life as I read this very disturbing book.

I simply want to make sense of what I perceive is a fall away from the Word, in this once great teacher.

Sincerely,

Eric G. Spann, M.D

P.S. I wrote it in response to your post about the two men and your knowledge of them, noted on this site.

Yours was the only reasonable, at all authoritative, response I found after much searching.

No, I am a concerned Christian M.D. physician (homeschool Dad as well) that is an admirer of Dr. Minirth's with concerns about Dr. Meier's advise and writings. With your personal knowledge of these two men, you said that you would definitely recommend Dr. Minirth.

I have had a deep seated worry about Dr. Meier, noting a change in his writings since 1996. As one who shares scripture and prays with my patients, I realize the value of good counsel. I still occasionally consult Dr. Minirth on cases, although I've never met him in person. I have simply not been able to shake the feeling that darkness has overtaken Dr. Meier's life as I read this very disturbing book.

I simply want to make sense of what I perceive is a fall away from the Word, in this once great teacher.

Sincerely,

Eric G. Spann, M.D.

Do I know you somehow? You recently sent me a message about Dr. Paul Meier and I am wondering why you chose to ask me those particular questions.

Dear Twinmom: I am a physician reading a book by Paul Meier, M.D. I've consulted with Frank Minirth and respect him. However, I believe that something must have happened to send Dr. Meier down the wrong path. This book (Blue Genes) does nothing to glorify God, but only elevates the faulty theories and excuses of psychology and man.

Would you mind cluing me in on what happened to Dr. Meier. I get the feeling he went over to the side of "medicine for everything," and I have a sneaking suspicion that he has become a more fleshly man than when he co-authored such greats as "Happiness is a Choice."

Thanks,

E. G. Spann, M.D.