Program: #5316
First air date January 24, 2010
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)

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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
When Susan Baller-Shepard and her husband adopted a child from China, that challenging experience gave her new insight into the hope and mystery of spiritual life.

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Sermon Segment

 
William Willimon, United Methodist Bishop for North Alabama, reflects on the love of God through Christ, who is the seeking shepherd that does not wait, but reaches out to embrace and have us.

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Interview Segment

 
Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot in conversation with William Willimon, who says, "It's a great comfort in the Christian faith to realize that, in a sense, my relationship to God is God's self-assignment, God's problem and not mine, earnest efforts and all. I love those moments where God just kind of cuts through and gets to us."

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Reflection Segment

 
Rabbi Michael Siegel, Senior Rabbi of Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago, says the difference between a Heaven or Hell of our own making is in the acceptance of responsibility to sustain one another.

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