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Shining a Light

Thoughts on modern values and education based on a Hassidic Jewish story

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Guru Nanak

On Guru Nanak's determined questioning of deeply held beliefs and practise

• 4 mins

Guru Teg Bahadur

The story of Guru Teg Bahadur and his supreme sacrifice

• 4 mins

The Lights of Hanukkah

The story of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights

• 4 mins

Guru Nanak's Birthday

Celebrating the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh faith

• 3 mins

Genocide and Justice

Thoughts on how spirituality is hollow without justice

• 4 mins

The Morality of Fear

The drawbacks of trying to instil morality in children through fear

• 4 mins

How Blessed are the Soulful

Reverend John Sentamu on the presence of suffering and pain in the world

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How Blessed is the Martyr's Pain

Reverend John Sentamu on how a good person will always suffer wrong rather than do wrong

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How Blessed are the Destitute

Reverend John Sentamu on the real meaning of wealth

• 3 mins

Keeping Advent

Is fasting really a necessary part of advent?

• 4 mins

Read, Mark, Learn

A meditation on our lack of patience with one another

• 4 mins

John the Baptist

What do we really know about John the Baptist?

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How Blessed are the Starving

Reverend John Sentamu on what it means to be a good Christian

• 3 mins

The Universality of the Koran

What role did the Koran have in opposing apartheid in South Africa?

• 4 mins

Torah Portions

Laurie Rosenberg on how the Torah provides inspiration to generations.

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The Shabbat

How the Jewish Sabbath commemorates creation and freedom

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Society in Crisis

The need for universal non-negotiable values that everyone can ascribe to

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South Africa's Consitution

Thoughts on South Africa's post-apartheid constitution and the values it embodies.

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The Quality of Hope

Reverend John McIndoe discusses the importance of hope

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God's Guidance

Thoughts on the appearance of providence in people's lives

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The Story of Hanukkah

The real story of the Jewish festival Hanukkah

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The Guise of a Stranger

A story of inter-faith hospitality in the lead up to Christmas

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Debt of a Lifetime

Most debts can be repaid but how do you pay for the gift of life?

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Maiden Aunt

Linda Harcombe with a story of family rejection, faith and forgiveness

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Lot's Daughters

What could the Biblical story of Lot teach us about judging same sex relationships?

• 3 mins

Farid Esack

The Muslim scholar, and anti-apartheid activist discusses interpretation of scripture

• 4 mins

The Language of Signs

On the necessity of respecting the Creator by respecting his creations

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The Faith of the Absurd

What does the Bible teach us about the rich and the poor?

• 4 mins

The Koran and the Natural World

What the Koran says about people's relationship with animals, plants, and the Earth

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