Words of Faith Episodes Episode guide
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The First Day of Ramadan
The first day of the month when Muslims the world over undertake the great fast
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Memories of a Funeral
On death, bereavement, community, and the loving company of Jesus
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God's Forgiveness
On the constancy of God's welcome and forgiveness
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Evil and the Presence of God
On how the horrors of evil, in the absence of light, also reveal the presence of God
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Lao Tzu and the Presence of God
Thoughts on Lao Tzu's classic Chinese text, Tao Te Ching
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Taoism the Presence of God
Thoughts on the Tao, the way, and the unfolding of the world
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Yeats and the Presence of God
The sudden brilliant moments of experience that open up life to new meaning
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Zen and the Presence of God
The poetry of God's presence in Zen Buddhism and the writings of Ryokan
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Truth Always Triumphs
Thoughts on truth and value systems across the world
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The Doubt of Joseph
Reflections on the nativity from Joseph's perspective
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Time for Noble Pursuits
The danger of wasting time and deferring the important
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Alfred Nobel
What can we learn from Alfred Nobel, who changed his life when he read his own obituary?
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Growing Old
Is old age real or a matter of perception?
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Hillel and Shammai
Thoughts on Hillel and Shammai, the two fathers of Rabbinic Judaism
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Slaves of God
What does it mean to be a 'slave to God'?
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The Dark Side of Religion
The self-righteouness and 'dark side' of religious people who "walk proudly on the earth"
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Absorbed by Wonder
The glory, wonder, and danger of being totally absorbed by something
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The Dark Cliffs of Owain Glyndwr
Could a story about Welsh nationalist Owain Glyndwr help when confronted with temptation?
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Have You Seen the Light?
Understanding faith and duality of one's nature
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Finding Wisdom
The search for wisdom and the masks used to disguise the "selfhood inspiring to evil"
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The Dynamite of God
Transubstantiation and the importance of actively remembering Christ and his passion
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A Ga-Adangmes Funeral
Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford witnesses a Ga funeral and reflects on his own mortality
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What's in a Name?
Why we should never think our titles make us more important than our names
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The Shadow of the Cross
Is the real meaning of Christmas being obscured by parties and presents?
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A Sacred Tree
Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford visits a sacred tree and reflects on his Ghanaian forefathers
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Birthdays
Is there a Christian attitude towards birthdays?
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Reflections on 1995
Was 1995 different to any other year and will be 1996 be better?
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The First Visitors
The true significance of the wise men and the shepherds' arrival at the stable
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Christmas Day
Why the real focus on Christmas Day should be humility and love
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The Sympathy of All Things
On the power of suffering love to transform the world
