Program: #5209
First air date November 30, 2008
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)

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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
David Heimann, a youth minister in Chicago, embarked on an unusual journey, visiting 365 churches in 365 days.

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Sermon Segment

 
Mark 4:35-41
The Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia, explores Jesus' unexpected response to his disciples when they are caught in a boat during a raging storm, and what it says about the storms we all face.

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Interview Segment

 
Hosts Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Julie Pennington-Russell, who says "God would much rather have us direct our rage, our anger, toward God because God can take it, rather than have us turn our back and freeze into stony silence."

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Reflection Segment

 
The Rev. Otis Moss III, Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, tells the story of a mother's sacrificial love.

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