Dr. Robert Jackson | Ep. 102

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About this Episode

Join Zan Tyler as she welcomes Dr. Robert Jackson to the podcast. Listen in as this family practice physician shares his inspiring journey into medicine, relates his compelling and sometimes funny love story, and reveals how he discovered homeschooling in the Middle East. Robert and Carlotta homeschooled their nine children from kindergarten through high school. They view their home as a sanctuary and a place of learning, love, and laughter for all of their children, including two born with serious medical issues and special needs.The Jacksons focused on developing deep relationships with their children and imparting a biblical worldview to them. Robert says, “When the children got up in the morning and had the very first hour of the day, I wanted them to spend it with me. I had a Bible study with them first thing at breakfast every day for all of their growing up years.”

Meet My Guest

Dr. Robert Jackson is a follower of Jesus Christ, husband of Carlotta, father of nine, grandfather of 18 (and counting), and family physician for 43 years all in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Robert grew up in Manning, SC where he grew to love medicine while watching his dad minister to his patients with compassion and competence. While at Clemson, Robert participated in Campus Crusade for Christ, helping him grow in his faith since being saved at age 11. Graduating from Clemson in 1977 and the Medical University of SC in 1981, Robert arrived in Spartanburg for his family practice residency and never left. Robert and Carlotta hoped to be medical missionaries in Thailand, but a health problem effectively ended that. Nevertheless, in addition to practicing family medicine all of these years, he has traveled to about 20 countries on foreign mission trips. Robert and Carlotta homeschooled all of their children kindergarten through high school for a total of 30 years. Dr. Jackson currently serves on the board for SCAIHS (South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools). He helped to start the Carolina Pregnancy Center as well as three other CPCs and has been an advocate for the unborn since the mid-1980s for which he received the Order of the Palmetto from Governor David Beasley. Previously a trustee at North Greenville University, Dr. Jackson has served on his denomination’s national Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission as well as South Carolina’s Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee. He serves as a choir member, deacon, and teacher at his church as well as the missions director, helping to minister to an unreached people in the far corner of eastern India. An award-winning author, Dr. Jackson has written three books based on his ministry opportunities called The Family Doctor Speaks: The Truth About Life, The Family Doctor Speaks: The Truth About Seed Planting, and The Family Doctor Speaks: Turkey Tales and Bible Truths, and a fourth book, a biography about his dad, a Vietnam War hero, rural family doctor, and world changer. You may also catch Dr. Jackson at the More Than Medicine podcast twice a week.

Website: https://jacksonfamilyministry.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/DrRobertJacksonJr
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksonfamilyministry
More Than Medicine Podcast, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-than-medicine/id1460173985 

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