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What People Live By

Humanist Nicolas Walter on living without religion

• 3 mins

The Christian Psalms

Thoughts on Psalm 130: "Out of the depths I cry to thee O Lord"

• 4 mins

Holy Water

The stories of healing in the Bible and people's need for hope

• 3 mins

Wayside Crosses

A time for reflection in the French countryside

• 3 mins

Saint Francis de Sales

The life and work of Saint Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers

• 4 mins

The Divine Teacher

Sima Sharma on Krishna - the great divine avatar and teacher

• 4 mins

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Remembering the leading Jewish theologian and civil rights activist

• 3 mins

Charlie Chaplin

The harmony, hope, and redemption of Charlie Chaplin

• 4 mins

Shabbat

The tranquility of Shabbat - the Jewish sabbath

• 4 mins

Wartburg Castle

A Jewish visitor to Germany reflects on the faith he eventually found there

• 4 mins

The Soul of a Stranger

The roots of Judaism and the need for divine compassion

• 4 mins

You Can't Buy Happiness

Searching the Koran for answers to fears about dying

• 3 mins

David and Goliath

The story of David's life after he defeated Goliath

• 3 mins

Lake Qarun

A Koranic story about the perils of miserliness

• 4 mins

Moving the Rock

A tale of three men trapped in a cave with only their good deeds to save them

• 4 mins

The Wisdom of Solomon

The story of Solomon, the farmer, and the negligent shepherd

• 2 mins

Marilyn Monroe

Thoughts on the life, death, and persona of Marilyn Monroe

• 4 mins

Lawrence of Arabia

Professor David Aberbach on the religious appeal of Lawrence of Arabia

• 4 mins

Jainism - Samvatsari

Thoughts on the last day of Paryushan, a festival of forgiveness in the Jain religion

• 4 mins

Jainism - Paryushana

The importance of fasting and penance during Paryushan

• 4 mins

Jainism and Ecology

Thoughts on the Jain idea of living in harmony with the environment

• 4 mins

Pictures of Ghana

Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford on the fear-defying fishermen of Ghana

• 4 mins

The Sin of Gossip

Rhoda Goodman on lashon hara, the Jewish sin of spreading scandal

• 4 mins

Keeping Sunday

Is Sunday losing its special place in our week?

• 4 mins

Rosh Hashanah

The festival of Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year, and the book of good deeds

• 4 mins

Shirk - Islam

On the sin of practicing idolatry and the struggle to shun false absolutes

• 3 mins

Blessed Sympathy

Saba Risaluddin on finding sympathy and shared values with believers from other religions

• 3 mins

Saba Risaluddin on the language of faith, and the faith beyond words

• 3 mins

The Spirit of Bosnia

Saba Risaluddin on finding compassion and forgiveness in Bosnia

• 4 mins

The Power of Work

Sima Sharma on work, deeds, and consequences

• 4 mins