Program: #5001
Topic: Hope
First air date October 1, 2006
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)
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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Niambi Jaha, founder of Camp Butterfly and Project Butterfly acknowledges God's hand in her idea to develop resources that promote self-esteem in young, African American girls.

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Sermon Segment

 
Dr. Tony Campolo, Sociology Professor Emeritus at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, American Baptist minister, and Founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education talks about "Wild Hope." He says only those who live with hope for this life and the life to come can live with joy and confidence. The good news for Christians is that in Christ there is both. For Christians, life without Christ would be filled with fear and anxiety.

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Quotation


Faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
the conviction of things not seen.

 
                                                       — Hebrews 11:1

Interview Segment

 
Hosts Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Tony Campolo about hope. Tony says, "I think the greatest sin against hope is fear . . . We don't have to be afraid. We've got a God who gives us hope."

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Reflection Segment

 
Vicki Garvey, Director of Christian Formation for the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, tells us how hope for the world can start with a few tiny steps in the right direction.

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