by Tom Peterson | Aug 9, 2017 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Reflection, NC Way, population health north carolina
This is the 2nd of a three-part series, The NC Way Click HERE for Part 1 By Gary Gunderson What would you hope for? If you were a loving God or thought like one, what would your hopes be for this odd and wonderful rainbow of nearly 10 million people as...
by Tom Peterson | Aug 8, 2017 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Reflection, population health north carolina
This is the first of a three-part series, The NC Way By Gary Gunderson The way things work in North Carolina is as distinctive as its barbecue, basketball or how its people practice their faith—not that what happens to pigs and jump shots isn’t religion, too....
by Tom Peterson | Jul 31, 2017 | Center for Congregational Health, FaithHealth Education, FaithHealth Events, FaithHealth Reflection
How to talk about difficult issues in congregational life By Chris Gambill Earlier this year, we published a piece about how most congregations probably have at least one “elephant”—a salient issue that no one dares to talk about—in their sanctuary....
by Tom Peterson | Jun 12, 2017 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Reflection
A Reflection on Mark 1:4-13 By Francis Rivers I recently participated in a “Strangers to Neighbors” dinner at a local congregation. This program, begun by FaithAction International House in Greensboro, brings together over a meal members of predominately...
by Tom Peterson | Jun 7, 2017 | FaithHealth Community, FaithHealth Reflection
By Sara Smith When I tell people that I am a chaplain and that I work with the pediatric and neonatal populations, I am greeted with smiles and warm laughter. “What a fun job, you get to snuggle babies and play with children all day!” they...
by Tom Peterson | Mar 13, 2017 | FaithHealth Reflection
By Gary Gunderson Interesting days to be a preacher. Five days after our new president was inaugurated, I found myself preaching at a progressive United Methodist Church across town — its head pastor bailed out to California and asked me to fill the...