Sen. Cory Booker: "Faith Is Not the Absence of Hardship"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Release Date: 01/08/2020
Stacey Abrams: "The Greatest Amount of Good"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Stacey Abrams is the former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, and in 2018 became the first black woman to run for governor. She was raised as a Southern Missionary Baptist, before becoming Methodist. On this episode, Abrams talks about how her faith has shaped her political views, why she thinks Jesus was a progressive, and how she feels about possibly being the vice presidential pick for the Democratic ticket in 2020.
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Nikki Haley: "No One Is Going to Fight For You But You"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Former Gov. and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley grew up Sikh and the daughter of Indian immigrants in South Carolina before converting to Christianity as an adult. On this episode, Haley shares why she felt compelled to convert, how her faith saved her in the dark days after the 2015 Charleston church shooting and her thoughts on running for the Oval Office someday.
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Sen. Ted Cruz: "Forgiveness is Critical"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has always publicly embraced his Christian beliefs on the campaign trail and on Capitol Hill. On this episode, Cruz reveals the moment God saved his atheist father, how his belief in forgiveness allowed him to bury the hatchet with President Trump after the bruising 2016 Republican primaries and how he squares his zero-tolerance immigration policies with what his church preaches.
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Sen. Tim Scott: "There Are So Many Opportunities That We Miss"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Evangelical Sen. Tim Scott is the only black Republican in the U.S. Senate. On this episode, Scott reveals how difficult this position can often be, his conversations with President Trump about race, and the lessons an early mentor taught him that carried him all the way to the U.S. Senate.
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Tom Steyer: "I Think We're at a Crossroads"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Billionaire investor and presidential candidate Tom Steyer says he would declare a climate change emergency on day one of his presidency. On this episode, Steyer explains why protecting what he calls "God's earth" is so important to him, the moment he realized he believed in God and why he thinks he's the only Democratic candidate that can beat President Trump.
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: "At the Heart of All of This is Love"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is the only Hindu in the 2020 race. On this episode, Gabbard explains what it means to be Hindu in America, her love for a good worship service and how faith sustained her during two tours to the Middle East with the U.S. Army.
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Marianne Williamson: "I Believe in a Higher Power"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Presidential candidate and author Marianne Williamson is often described as a "celebrity spiritual advisor," a "self-help guru" or "new age." On this episode, Williamson pushes back on all those descriptions, explaining instead how a set of books called "A Course in Miracles" made her Jewish beliefs more applicable in her life, why she wants to pay the African American community billions in reparations and how anyone can experience a miracle simply by shifting their mindset.
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Sen. Cory Booker: "Faith Is Not the Absence of Hardship"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker is a self-described Christian, but feels deeply connected to other religions, particularly Judaism. On this episode, Booker talks about his appreciation for other religious traditions, the moment that tested his faith more than any other and why he believes Democrats should talk more openly about faith.
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Max Lucado: "The Evangelical Community Could Do Better"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
He is a pastor, a missionary and the author of 40 books. But before that, Max Lucado was a self-described "mess" and "converted drunk." In this week's episode, Lucado tells all about his younger years, and what he thinks the evangelical community needs to do better in this political climate.
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Michael W. Smith: "You Don't Ever Grow Unless You Go Through The Valley"
Journeys of Faith with Paula Faris
Michael W. Smith has won three Grammys and 45 Dove Awards, but the path to success wasn't easy. In this episode, Smith talks about getting through his darkest moments, and how he wrote one of his most beloved songs in a single day.
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