Program: #5323
First air date September 12, 2010
WTTW Channel 11 Chicago (PBS)

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Spiritual Journey Segment

 
Jazz singer, Amikaeyla Gaston traveled to Jordan, Lebanon and Syria to meet with Iraqi refugees as part of a delegation of creative artists seeking to gain a better understanding of the crisis in that region.

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Sermon Segment

 
Tony Campolo, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, reflects on the power of forgiveness to transform society. As people of faith, he says, we have a responsibility to take the initiative toward reconciliation, to assume responsibility – even when we are not at fault – and to ask God to empower us to forgive.

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Interview Segment

 
Daniel Pawlus and Lydia Talbot in conversation with Tony Campolo, who says, "To do what Jesus would do in any given situation is not always easy. As a matter of fact, there are situations where it's extremely hard and only God working in you and through you can empower you to act."

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Reflection Segment

 
Writer Tom McGrath, Vice President of Product Development for Loyola Press, reflects on commitments made and promises kept.

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