Episode 5: Finding purpose: What’s it worth?
Interview with Lois Carlson
When it comes to our purpose, are we ever in competition with someone else? Christian Science lecturer Lois Carlson continues our conversation by taking up that aspect of figuring out the meaning of life.
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Check out this article titled “No losers in the divine economy” from the November 2008 issue of The Christian Science Journal.
Interview with Alex Cook
Hear Alex Cook’s take on the whole competition and purpose discussion, especially what he’s found in his work as a mural artist. Plus, we discuss the question: “Should we ever take a job we don’t like just to make money?”
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We asked Alex Cook about the inspiration behind the two songs he wrote and performed.
“Lead” - Download (MP3, :21)
“The only voice” - Download (MP3, :26)
Episode 4: Keeping afloat in a sinking economy
Interview with Evan Mehlenbacher
Some people think that these tough economic times are the result of God punishing us and maybe even part of the end times. But what does Christian Science lecturer Evan Mehlenbacher think about that?
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Check out this article titled “No losers in the divine economy” from the November 2008 issue of The Christian Science Journal.
Interview with Anna Warmack
We asked bank examiner Anna Warmack to tells us more about how she went from fascination with the dismal financial news to a more productive perspective.
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Featured Musician
Listen to how musician Clark Wheeler got started in music and what inspired him to write the two of the songs featured in episode 4, “These arms” and “Little darlin.”
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Episode 3: Election ‘08 and beyond: we’re all in this together
Interview with Ron Ballard
Check out this extended interview with Ron Ballard, a Christian Science lecturer that worked on the presidential bid for Bobby Kennedy and Ronald Reagan’s gubernatorial bid in California.
Ron Ballard’s, “Prayer and Politics”
Ron Ballard tours the country giving a talk called “Prayer and Politics.” Listen to this version of the lecture he gave at a youth Spiritual Activist Summit in DC.
Episode 2: Is religion ‘Religulous?’
Interview with Robin Hoagland
Here’s more discussion on Science and Religion with Christian Science Lecturer Robin Hoagland. Interesting stuff!
‘Religulous’
David Bates, Time4Thinkers producer and co-host, saw the movie Religulous with a group of Texas A&M college students in Houston.
Afterwards, they had a discussion about the film, and some of what they said can be are heard in Episode 2: Is religion ‘Religulous?’
Episode 1: The search for spirituality!
Interview with Jane Lampman
Complete interview with reporter Jane Lampman from The Christian Science Monitor.
Article on the Pew Forum religious survey from the Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0624/p02s01-ussc.html
Article on the UCLA higher education spirituality survey:
http://pewforum.org/events/?EventID=16