Program: #4812
Topic: Joy
First Broadcast of Sunday, January 2, 2004
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)
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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Dancer Michele White expresses joy through liturgical dance.

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Sermon Segment

 
The Rev. Dr. Philip Blackwell, Senior Pastor of the historic First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple, shows that the parables of the prodigal son, the lost coin, and the lost sheep (Luke 15) illustrate how joy can be experienced in the presence of God’s all encompassing love.

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Music Segment


Pianist Gerald Anderson performs his arrangement of the Welsh tune we know as “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise.” Recorded at St. James Episcopal Cathedral in Chicago.

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Interview Segment

 
Host Lydia Talbot in conversation with Philip Blackwell on the topic of joy. Dr. Blackwell says “I think the church in general moves towards judgment and exclusion, so the church has to be called back to accountability by its own scripture, by the Gospel.”

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Reflection Segment

 
Writer Tom McGrath reflects on joy as a doorway into the presence of God.

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