Program: #5201
First air date October 5, 2008
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)

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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Bill Buchholtz is a Native American flute player for whom making music is not only a gift from God to be cherished, but also a gift to be shared.

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Sermon Segment

 
2 Kings 7:3-8
The Rev. Otis Moss III, Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, says when we act out of God's love, and not from our fears, we begin to make a positive change in our own lives and in the world.

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Interview Segment

 
Hosts Lillian Daniel and Daniel Pawlus in conversation with Otis Moss III, who says the landscape of the American faith community is a tapestry, drawing from the rich ethnic and religious traditions of its multicultural population. When we begin to operate as a people learning how to love each other, we learn not to allow fear to determine our behavior.

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Reflection Segment

 
The Rev. Christine Chakoian, Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, Illinois, says love is a choice, not a feeling. When we choose to love in spite of another's weakness, we are loving others the same way God loves us.

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