I kept trying to think of religious pop culture references for this post’s headline, but kept coming back to the two song titles “Like A Prayer” and “Losing My Religion,” neither of which really suit today’s interview subject, even though he’s a religious man.
Pastor Patrick Walker of the New Macedonia Baptist Church in Washington, DC, sat down with me last month to tell me about his life ever since he realized he wanted a career in the church. He’s also a leading opponent of the city’s law allowing same-sex marriages but he doesn’t see that one issue as the only thing defining his life or his work as a pastor.
Click here to read or listen to the interview. Happy to say that my pop culture struggles for an interview headline were solved by a long-time favorite singer, Mr. Billy Joel.