Program# 4803
Topic: Inspiration
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)
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Spiritual Journey Segment


Jeff Varilla and Anna Koh-Varilla are renowned artists whose inspired sculptures are a deep source of inspiration for others.

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Sermon Segment

John Killinger, from Warrenton, Virginia, is former pastor of the Little Stone Church on Mackinac Island and taught at Vanderbilt University for 15 years. He’s the author of more than 50 books. He says there are remarkable signs in the world of a new vitality in Christianity, which is a renewal of the Holy Spirit that Jesus breathed into his disciples.

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Music Segment


Concert pianist, Gerald Anderson, performs an original arrangement of the hymn, “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” at St. James Cathedral in Chicago.

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Interview Segment


Host Lydia Talbot in conversation with John Killinger about inspiration and modern Christianity, which he says is flexible and capable of adapting to the world.

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Reflection Segment

Writer and rabbi, Karyn Kedar, urges us to heed God’s call to enter the Mystery, the Soul of the Universe, the source of all inspiration.

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