There are 13 article(s) tagged Dr. Scott Morris:

• February 2021

  • Opinion: Explore Memphis as a pilgrim, not a tourist

    Once we have gotten to know the people who have called Memphis home through the good and the bad, we can start to understand this place we inhabit together.

    By G. Scott Morris February 07, 2021

• October 2020

  • Opinion: Some resolutions to support kindness

    “When I overhear political conversations with which I disagree, I catch myself with unkind thoughts. I wonder how people can think like that... Then I realize my own thoughts reflect the reality I am condemning.”

    By G. Scott Morris October 03, 2020

• September 2020

  • Christ Community Health Services builds on legacy

    Visionaries who started the health clinic imagined it as a way to change life in South Memphis; 25 years ago, ZIP code 38109 had the most health concerns, and the fewest doctors.

    By Jane Roberts September 21, 2020

  • Opinion: While life has slowed down, let the written word take you to new places

    I started thinking about the books that have influenced my life most. Each of these books, at one point in my life, altered my thinking or changed my behavior in a meaningful way.

    By G. Scott Morris September 06, 2020

• July 2020

  • Giving Day holds much power for Church Health this year

    Church Health has added paid physicians to cover the load of the recently unemployed, plus spending thousands of dollars a month on PPE. 

    By Jane Roberts July 20, 2020

• June 2020

  • Doctors here waiting for proof of dexamethasone power

    Dexamethasone is a commonly used steriod, widely available and inexpensive. It shows promise of being a big breakthrough for the sickest patients, including people on ventilators.

    By Jane Roberts June 18, 2020

  • Oppose racism, one ‘wondrous being’ at a time

    We talk about “the homeless,” “the immigrants,” “the poor.” These are categories that are different from how we see ourselves. It allows us to remain in power. 

    By G. Scott Morris June 07, 2020

• May 2020

  • Church Health CEO: A health care crisis is headed our way

    Physical distancing and wearing masks will not prevent the rising number of people who do not have health insurance.

    By G. Scott Morris May 31, 2020

• March 2020

  • Waters: As pandemic advances, faith leaders embrace worship services for the digital age

    “One of our biggest challenges is that many people don’t believe in the seriousness of this pandemic,” Catholic Bishop David Talley told colleagues in a webinar. “Please believe in what science is saying. This is not the devil. This is what science is telling us.”

    By David Waters March 20, 2020

• January 2020

  • Sanford: The year of the voter

    Partisan anger for and against President Donald Trump will drive voters to the polls in high numbers. But other factors, such as health care, will play a role.

    By Otis Sanford January 09, 2020

  • Morris: A weighty issue

    Waking up with the flu. A power outage. A bad traffic jam. The Tigers getting into a Power 5 conference. These are all gravity issues. Nothing I do affects them.

    By G. Scott Morris January 05, 2020

• March 2019

  • Mourners recall John Kilzer’s message of ‘hope, love and recovery’

    John Kilzer’s memorial service was Monday in the place where he ministered, St. John’s United Methodist Church. 

    By Elle Perry March 20, 2019

• October 2018

  • Halloran Centre kicking off Whalum’s Kafe Kirk series

    Last month, Memphian and Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum received a note on the Beale Street Brass Note Walk of Fame.

    By Elle Perry October 03, 2018