Happy Easter! Today we thought we’d bring you an interview from 2011 with Eric Huntsman. At the time, I spoke with Eric about his book God So Loved the World: The Final Days of the Savior’s Life, just published by Deseret Book for the Easter Season. We’ll also hear from an interview from Pastor Mike Imperiale, who talks about how music about the crucifixion taught him a witness of Jesus. Happy Easter from In Good Faith. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told...
Apr 11, 2022•29 min•Season 2022Ep. 105
Meghan Decker shares ideas from her book "Tender Leaves of Hope: Finding Belonging as LGBTQ Latter-day Saint Women," including amplifying the voices of more than 40 other female LGBTQ voices and their experiences. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from ...
Apr 10, 2022•36 min•Season 2022Ep. 104
We’re piloting a new format for our show, a chance for us to explore and compare certain concepts, human experiences, or rituals across religious traditions. We hope these episodes allow listeners to better understand how different people, in different places, and with different beliefs negotiate the questions all humans have. Today we discuss the importance of service with Amin Eshaiker and Jesse Maroney from Link Outside, a Muslim prison ministry; Nava Kavelin, who represented the Bahai Intern...
Apr 03, 2022•53 min•Season 2022Ep. 103
Elaine Pagels is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. She is the author of The Gnostic Gospels, Beyond Belief, and Revelations. (See links below to learn more.) In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrati...
Mar 27, 2022•29 min•Season 2022Ep. 102
Teacher and Veteran Andrew Robarge on working with United Natives and Shield of Faith Ministries to support families in the Navajo Nation and on the Hopi Reservation with firewood, water, and clothing drives. See link below to United Natives, mentioned in the episode. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell ...
Mar 20, 2022•27 min•Season 2022Ep. 101
In a world where religious differences divide, Lon Young, an ordained Zen Buddhist, shares how he blends both his Christian and Buddhist faith traditions, and talks of their similarities and their differences. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all ...
Mar 13, 2022•34 min•Season 2022Ep. 100
Dr. John Rosenberg, Associate Academic VP at Brigham Young University, shares spiritual insights from walking with students on the Camino de Santiago--an ancient pilgrimage that helped shape modern Europe. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walk...
Feb 13, 2022•42 min•Season 2022Ep. 99
Salt Lake City author and lawyer Mike O'Brien shares his unusual upbringing among the monks at the Huntsville, UT, monastery, which just recently closed, and how the monks filled the role of father for him in many ways. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers...
Feb 06, 2022•34 min•Season 2022Ep. 98
Zeynep Kariparduc, originally from Turkey, is now the Chair of the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day...
Jan 30, 2022•29 min•Season 2022Ep. 97
In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Latter-day Saint—in other words, human beings and believers, sharing their pe...
Jan 26, 2022•2 min
Reverend Dr. William Barber II and The Need for a Mass Coming Together of Poor People and People of Faith in This Moment of Crisis. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith—Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hin...
Jan 12, 2022•41 min•Season 2022Ep. 96
Reverend Yuki Sugahara, from the Oregon Buddhist Temple, shares his thoughts and Japanese Buddhist philosophy. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith--Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and...
Jan 05, 2022•27 min•Season 2022Ep. 95
In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith--Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Latter-day Saint--in other words, human beings and believers, sharing their ...
Nov 21, 2021•32 min•Season 2021Ep. 94
Father Angelo Te, from St. Mary by the Sea in Rockaway, OR, talks about discerning your calling in life. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith--Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seven...
Oct 10, 2021•31 min•Season 2021Ep. 93
Advaita Das, International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) talks about his path from Croatia to the US and his faith journey. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith--Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and...
Sep 19, 2021•36 min•Season 2021Ep. 92
Bishop Carla Long talks about the importance of community, how each congregation is different, finding the "God moments" in life, and identifying core principles that keep us anchored to who we want to be. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walk...
Aug 15, 2021•31 min•Season 2021Ep. 91
Indra Neelameggham shares stories and traditions from her Hindu upbringing. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith--Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and ...
Aug 08, 2021•40 min•Season 2021Ep. 90
Renowned travel writer and guide Rick Steves shares thoughts on "The Road as Church" as he encounters various faiths around the world. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith--Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and...
Jul 18, 2021•32 min•Season 2021Ep. 89
In this Episode, Dr. Gabriele Terrone, Organist at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, UT, shares his thoughts on how faith and music connect us to God. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. In this Episode, Dr. Gabriele Terrone, Organist at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake C...
May 02, 2021•43 min•Season 2021Ep. 88
John Richardson is a BYU student graduating with a BA in History, a minor in Music, and a certificate in Spanish. He is also a Cantor at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City, UT. He's heading to the UK for a Masters in History at the University of Oxford, where he has been offered a choral scholarship to sing with the Queens College Choir. In this episode, John talks about music, faith, and how both can transcend the boundaries of denominations and lift the human spirit. In Good Fait...
Apr 25, 2021•32 min•Season 2021Ep. 87
Pastors Jimi & Rickine Kestin of the Solomon's Porch Foursquare Fellowship share their ministry to feed the hungry in St. George, UT. It's a story of miracles and while it didn't begin with loaves and fishes, the multitudes are being fed. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Per...
Jan 31, 2021•41 min•Season 2021Ep. 86
In this episode, Michael Dunn shares what he's learned about faith from surviving an attack from a grizzly bear, including how one tiny moment of listening to the spirit early in the day, may have saved his life. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. -- Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers fro...
Jan 17, 2021•33 min•Season 2021Ep. 85
In this episode, Ziauddin Yousafzai--father of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Malala Yousafzai--shares how his faith influenced his activism, and how critical thinking saved him from radicalization as a boy. In Good Faith is the place to hear stories and accounts from believers, told in their own words. Our hope is to listen with an open heart, celebrating the power of faith and belief, and what those stories mean to the ones who tell them. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks...
Jan 10, 2021•35 min•Season 2021Ep. 84
Rabbi David Levinsky, from congregation Har Shalom in Park City, Utah, talks about the elements of Hanukkah, and their significance for Jewish people everywhere. Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith--Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Mormon--in other words, human beings and believers, sharing their personal experience with the sacred and the divine. Sundays on BYU radio--and be sure...
Dec 13, 2020•31 min•Season 2020Ep. 83
Kim Swain, Director of the Serve Refugees Sharehouse in Salt Lake City, on working with people of faiths different than your own. Shown here holding an embroidered milaya--a gift from the family of a refugee from South Sudan. To learn more about the Serve Refugees Sharehouse, visit http://www.serverefugees.org (Originally aired September 27, 2020)
Dec 06, 2020•40 min•Season 2020Ep. 82
Rev. Sage Cole, from Swedenborg Chapel in Cambridge, MA, talks about her conversion experience and walking in trust through the doors God opens, about the fascinating mystical experiences of Emanuel Swedenborg, and celebrates the most famous Swedenborgian of all--Helen Keller! Host Steven Kapp Perry talks with believers from all walks of faith--Catholic and Episcopalian, Buddhist and Baptist, Jewish and Hindu, Presbyterian and Seventh Day Adventist, Muslim and Mormon--in other words, human being...
Nov 29, 2020•33 min•Season 2020Ep. 81
In spite of Covid-19, I was able to have an enlightening and responsibly-distanced interview in the back courtyard of the Beacon Hill Friends House, in Boston, MA, with Jennifer Higgins-Newman and Nils Klinkenberg, respectively the Program Manager and Executive Director, who are among the 20 or so residents in this community living venture. You'll be surprised by the variety of spiritual thought and practice within Quakerism, also called The Society of Friends, and you'll be stirred--I believe--...
Nov 22, 2020•43 min•Season 2020Ep. 80
Pastor Oscar T. Moses, from Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, shares his background as a police officer in Chicago, what it means to receive a call to ministry, and perspectives on race and faith in the time of Black Lives Matter.
Nov 15, 2020•31 min•Season 2020Ep. 79
Today on In Good Faith, Jeff Olsen shares insights from his near-death experience after a terrible car accident, and on-going inspiration from 'the other side,' thereafter.
Nov 08, 2020•46 min•Season 2020Ep. 78
Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of Middlebury College, talks about why interfaith relations even matter and perhaps more importantly, HOW they can work. She's a poet and writer with a warm, personal style you'll enjoy as she recounts her journey from Unitarianism to learning Sanskrit and going on pilgrimage in India, to finding her home in Judaism. (First aired Sunday, March 29, 2020) Dr. Laurie Patton
Nov 01, 2020•28 min•Season 2020Ep. 77
