by Tom Peterson | Apr 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Gary Gunderson In his laboratory at Wake Forest Innovations in downtown Winston-Salem, Dr. Tony Atala lives on the breaking edge of health science technology. His work is helping stem cells fulfill their astonishing capacity to become working organs....
by Tom Peterson | Mar 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Gary Gunderson A congregation is that amazing human phenomenon that emerges at the edge of the human and the holy. What do you see there? You see the whole thing, including all the ragged and horrible violations of what God made possible. You...
by Tom Peterson | Feb 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Abina Johnson On a cold North Carolina morning I was paged to Baptist Hospital’s pastoral care department to provide care to two homeless women. Ushering them into an office and closing the door behind us, I was shaken by what they had already told me. Just before...
by Tom Peterson | Jan 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
FaithHealth improves health by getting people to the right door at the right time, ready to be treated, not alone. FaithHealth is dynamic partnerships between faith communities, health systems and other providers focused on improving health. The partnerships...
by Tom Peterson | Jan 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Concerned citizens met to map the needs and assets for better health in Davidson County, North Carolina. The area is rich in history, a few area churches date back to 1700s and the precursor to the local United Way to the 1880s. For two days in late January about 50...
by Tom Peterson | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Friday, March 28 from 8:15 am to 4:15 pm This one day conference is offered by the Department of Chaplaincy & Pastoral Education, Division of Faith & Health Ministries, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, as a multi-disciplinary, inter-professional focus on...