John Unger is simultaneously the pastor for three churches of three different mainline Protestant denominations, and a state senator in West Virginia. “I’ll tell you that I can’t do it, not alone,” says Unger. “I recognize my limitations, but I believe that with God all things are possible.” More →

June 5, 2015

“We are at the point in institutional church where we don’t know what the future is going to look like. I hope at the Riverside Church we can create a community of people who allow for innovation and for exploration.” More →

September 25, 2014

On Sundays, you’ll find Pastor Sam Livingston at his Baptist church in Hohenwald, Tennessee. But on the weekdays he’s at his other very different job as a public utilities manager. More →

March 28, 2014

A new memoir reaffirms the vocation of pastor in contemporary American culture. More →

May 13, 2011

“Patients require that one-on-one encounter, the Samaritan function of being a physician,” says writer and Stanford Medical School professor Abraham Verghese. “I’m convinced that when the physician examines the patient, this is an incredibly important ritual.” More →

November 24, 2010

“Patients require that one-on-one encounter, the Samaritan function of being a physician,” says writer and Stanford Medical School professor Abraham Verghese. “I’m convinced that when the physician examines the patient, this is an incredibly important ritual.” More →

July 16, 2010

Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview with Leah Daughtry, chief executive of the 2008 Democratic Convention: Q: Tell us a little bit about the many ways religion and faith-based ideas and people will be incorporated into the convention this year. … More →

August 22, 2008