Words of Faith Episodes Episode guide
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The Wisdom of Solomon
The story of Solomon, the farmer, and the negligent shepherd
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Moving the Rock
A tale of three men trapped in a cave with only their good deeds to save them
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Lake Qarun
A Koranic story about the perils of miserliness
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David and Goliath
The story of David's life after he defeated Goliath
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You Can't Buy Happiness
Searching the Koran for answers to fears about dying
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The Soul of a Stranger
The roots of Judaism and the need for divine compassion
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Wartburg Castle
A Jewish visitor to Germany reflects on the faith he eventually found there
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Shabbat
The tranquility of Shabbat - the Jewish sabbath
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Charlie Chaplin
The harmony, hope, and redemption of Charlie Chaplin
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Remembering the leading Jewish theologian and civil rights activist
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The Divine Teacher
Sima Sharma on Krishna - the great divine avatar and teacher
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Saint Francis de Sales
The life and work of Saint Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers
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Wayside Crosses
A time for reflection in the French countryside
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Holy Water
The stories of healing in the Bible and people's need for hope
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The Christian Psalms
Thoughts on Psalm 130: "Out of the depths I cry to thee O Lord"
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What People Live By
Humanist Nicolas Walter on living without religion
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Eyes to the Hills
The comfort found in Psalm 121
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Thoughts Apart
Humanist Nicolas Walter on the human ability to think about thinking
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The Joy of God
The joy of the Christian experience
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The 23rd Psalm
Thoughts on one of the most famous psalms in the Bible
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Feeling and Thinking
Humanist Nicolas Walter on human flaws and fatal attractions
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Weeping and Laughter
Humanist thoughts on what separates humans from animals
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Manifold Works
Psalm 104 and the relationship between the Creator and the created
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The Science of Faith
Humanist Nicholas Walter on tasting the fruits from the tree of knowledge
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Resisting Praise
A member of the Triratna Buddhist Order discusses emotional entanglement
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Why Are We Here?
The story of Pandava Prince Arjuna and his doubt on the battlefield
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Tikkun Olam
On history, the Holocaust, and the need to rebuild the world
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The Sistine Chapel
Reverend Vincent Nichols on the Sistine Chapel and the survival of goodness
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The Source of Trouble
On the balance required between body, mind, and spirit
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Sierra Leone
Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford on the beauty and the troubles of Sierra Leone