Program: #5210
First air date November 30, 2008
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)

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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Rodney Clapp is an accomplished Christian writer and editor whose spiritual journey led him away from the worship style of his youth to the ancient liturgical practices of the Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn. Rodney Clapp is a former editor for Christianity Today and has just written a new book about Johnny Cash.

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Sermon Segment

 
Luke 4:13
The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Reaves, Vice President of Mission and Ministries for the Adventist Health System in Orlando, Florida, assures us that when temptation comes, God is with us, whispering a word of encouragement to overcome.

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Interview Segment

 
Hosts Lillian Daniel and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Benjamin Reaves, who says there are forces for good and forces for evil, and the Enemy, sometimes referred to as Satan or the Devil, represents a committed intent to destroy. God may test us in order to prove or reveal, but God does not tempt us to destroy us. The enemy does.

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Reflection Segment

 
Rabbi Michael Siegel, Senior Rabbi of Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago, says the true measure of prayer or religious practice is how it affects the lives of others than your own.

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