In Good Faith - Season 1

Shonaleigh is an internationally recognized storyteller in the Jewish Yiddish tradition of the Drut'syla--thousands of wisdom tales passed orally from grandmother to granddaughter. You'll laugh and you'll find a little wisdom yourself as she shares her stories and her faith.

Sahar Qumsiyeh is a Palestinian Christian from near Bethlehem. She shares her journey of faith, talks about Christmas in the place of Jesus' birth, and about finding personal peace through God--separate from your circumstances.

Dr. Eric Huntsman shares his personal experience with worship--"An experience with the Divine that transforms the worshipper"--in a way that may open your mind to how you can enhance your own worship.

Ala'a Asarhan and Rasha Qudisat are a Jordanian couple committed to God, to each other and their children, and to education. You'll hear about Ramadan and fasting, why questioning is good, and patience to trust God's will.

Linda Walton is a communicator. Whether it's her communications company, her work as an interfaith chaplain, or her ongoing freeway conversations with God, she connects in a refreshingly frank way.

Dr. Brent Slife is an award-winning professor and author, who began his path from atheism to faith as a young man, when he refused to profess anything he didn't believe. Now he studies the interface of faith and science in his professional discipline of psychology, in his private counseling practice, and in his own faith life.

Pastor France Davis began his journey in Gough, Georgia, in the early days of the Civil Rights movement and marched with Dr. King in Selma. He couldn't have guessed then how God would turn a 1-year assignment into a 40-plus year ministry of faith and community in Salt Lake City.

Reverend Susan Lukens' life took an unexpected turn after a family tragedy. She talks about the journey of faith, humor as God reminding us that there is joy to be had even in pain, and of learning humility as you quietly push for change.

Mariama Kallon-Olayemi is from Sierra Leone, where she alone in her family survived the civil war. She speaks with quiet power about God's timing, about forgiveness and becoming free of the burdens of the past--even those imposed by others, and living an open-hearted life.

Can a church be Arab but not Muslim, Catholic but not Roman, and Eastern but not Orthodox? Indeed. A Greek Melkite Catholic, Father Nabil Haddad, from Amman, Jordan, is a noted peacemaker in the Middle East and around the world. He talks about pursuing peace aggressively, how he feels the call to bridge-building, and why he considers his illiterate mother the greatest theologian he's ever known.

Pritha Lal is from India; she talks about choosing Karma--the path of service, finding strength in faith at her father's passing, and living in 'blissful discontent' to experience happiness while still moving forward.

Stephen Bridge, director of the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, talks about walking the Christian walk in places where that might make you an outsider, and how he came to believe that God will never let go of us.

Shereen Salah, from Egypt, talks about the call to prayer--as a community and as a person, what helps her feel close to God, and how she's learned to thank God for hard times that led to happiness.

Rabbi Emeritus Fred Wenger talks about growing up orthodox, conservative, and reform, choosing to serve a congregation in a synagogue, and about the importance of ritual to our spiritual lives.

Pastor Mike Imperiale talks about living with the story God gave you, thinking of yourself as a forgiven person, and he sings the hymn that had a part in his religious conversion as a college student.

Dr. Julianna Boerio-Goates--retired professor of thermo-dynamics, discusses the intersection of science and faith, navigating a mixed-faith marriage, and what keeps her connected to God in her everyday life and in her service to her Catholic parish.