All Episodes
Homelessness: Josh Sabo on a strategy of collective impact
Josh Sabo: An unexpected spiritual journey led him to becoming a pastor, followed by a spiritual restlessness leading to an equally unexpected path to serve a broader community as the executive director of Heartland HOUSED, devoted to achieving functional zero homelessness in Springfield, Illinois, through a housing first strategy of collective impact.
Burying Our Weapons of War: Peacemakers Needed — Russell M. Nelson
Special Episode: “Peacemakers Needed” — Landmark address by Russell M. Nelson, former world-renowned heart surgeon, now serving as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ep. 11 – Lisa Daniels: A mother who forgave her son’s killer and lives restorative justice
Lisa Daniels lives the principles of forgiveness taught in the Sermon on the Mount as a mother who forgave her son’s killer.
Ep. 10: Scott Reeder
Scott Reeder, journalist and man of faith, shares four stories of his faith journey and the power of praye.
Ep. 9: Rabbi Arthur Stern
Arthur Stern had no thought of becoming Rabbi Stern while pursuing a successful career in business, certainly not while living in a homeless shelter during a period when his life came apart due to addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Even when the voice unexpectedly came to him to become a rabbi – a message that seemed to be from God – he struggled with accepting it as actually a message from God. But, after a series of events confirming that was the direction God wanted him to go, and even though he was again working full time as a business executive, Arthur Stern went to rabbinical school and became Rabbi Stern.
Ep. 8: Dallin H. Oaks on Religious Freedom and Nondiscrimination
President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speaks on religious freedom and nondiscrimination in giving the 2021 Joseph Smith Lecture on Religious Freedom at the University of Virginia.
Ep. 7: Mohammad Khalil — Islam and the Salvation of Others
Professor Mohammad Khalil discusses Muslim thought regarding the salvation of others and how Muslims in general, and he personally, experience God and God’s love and mercy.
Ep. 6: Steven Collis on Freedom of Religion
“If we don’t understand what we have here in religious freedom, we risk losing it.”
So says Steven Collis, legal expert on freedom of religion, law professor, and author of two books on the subject, “Deep Conviction” and “The Immortals.”
Episode 5: Father Rob Johnson
From student at the University of Illinois with a major in biology to Catholic Priest. Father Rob Johnson shares the story of his faith journey.
Episode 4: Father Mark Tracy
The story of Father Mark Tracy’s faith journey leading him from university student to becoming a Catholic priest.
Episode 3 – Spiritual Unity in Religious Diversity is a Win-Win
The spirit of contention is of the devil. The spirit of God unites. Spiritual unity in religious diversity is a win-win for all.
Episode 2 – Freedom of Religion – David Risley
Freedom of religion is foundational, not only to people of faith, but also to the health and stability of civil society and governments.