God Unites: Recent Episodes
God Unites
Josh Sabo: An unexpected spiritual journey led him to becoming a pastor, followed by a spiritual restlessness leading to an equally unexpected path to serve a broader community as the executive director of Heartland HOUSED, devoted to achieving functional zero homelessness in Springfield, Illinois, through a housing first strategy of collective impact.
Special Episode: "Peacemakers Needed" -- Landmark address by Russell M. Nelson, former world-renowned heart surgeon, now serving as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Lisa Daniels lives the principles of forgiveness taught in the Sermon on the Mount as a mother who forgave her son's killer.
Scott Reeder, journalist and man of faith, shares four stories of his faith journey and the power of praye.
Arthur Stern had no thought of becoming Rabbi Stern while pursuing a successful career in business, certainly not while living in a homeless shelter during a period when his life came apart due to addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Even when the voice unexpectedly came to him to become a rabbi – a message that seemed to be from God – he struggled with accepting it as actually a message from God. But, after a series of events confirming that was the direction God wanted him to go, and even though he was again working full time as a business executive, Arthur Stern went to rabbinical school and became Rabbi Stern.
President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speaks on religious freedom and nondiscrimination in giving the 2021 Joseph Smith Lecture on Religious Freedom at the University of Virginia.
Professor Mohammad Khalil discusses Muslim thought regarding the salvation of others and how Muslims in general, and he personally, experience God and God's love and mercy.
"If we don't understand what we have here in religious freedom, we risk losing it."
So says Steven Collis, legal expert on freedom of religion, law professor, and author of two books on the subject, "Deep Conviction" and "The Immortals."
From student at the University of Illinois with a major in biology to Catholic Priest. Father Rob Johnson shares the story of his faith journey.
The story of Father Mark Tracy's faith journey leading him from university student to becoming a Catholic priest.
The spirit of contention is of the devil. The spirit of God unites. Spiritual unity in religious diversity is a win-win for all.
Freedom of religion is foundational, not only to people of faith, but also to the health and stability of civil society and governments.
Welcome to this introductory episode of God Unites, an audio and video podcast program about finding spiritual unity in religious diversity through interfaith conversations and commentary about topics of common interest and finding spiritual kinship through sharing stories of faith journeys.
Special topics in future episodes with a variety of guests with a variety of perspectives include freedom of religion, strengthening families, worship practices, justice and forgiveness, and the reality of God and God’s workings in our lives and in the world today.
Regardless of our church or religion, as we tune into the spirit of God, God unites us in our diversity into a heavenly harmony, like an orchestra.
For more information about this program and host David Risley, visit our website at GodUnites.com