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Why the Hajj?

Steve sits down with Imam Shuaib Din, who is the director of religious affairs at Utah Islamic Center located in West Jordan City, Utah. He and Steve have a conversation about the Hajj, ritual, and how he ended up in Utah. Born in Wisconsin and raised in Chicago, he graduated from the Institute of Islamic Studies in Dewbury, England, and completed a 5-year course in Islamic Theology at Dar ul Uloom University in Karachi, Pakistan. He is the recipient of the World Peace Federation’s Ambassador of Peace Award and the Utah Office of Ethnic Affairs’ Community Service Award.

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April 18, 2025
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What is a Spiritual Director?

What is a spiritual director? How do they differ from a therapist? In this episode of In Good Faith, Steve speaks with Doug Hardy to find out. Doug is the former president of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality. During his lifetime, he has also been a counselor, parish pastor, and professor. In his teachings, Doug intentionally creates time and space for silence, listening, and reflection so that learning is accompanied by a personal transformation that goes deep. Doug Hardy works as a spiritual director, trains spiritual directors—he even has a spiritual director. He speaks to the influence that a spiritual director had over the happiest time of his life.

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April 18, 2025
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How to Seder as a Christian

Steve is joined by Eric Huntsman, author of Greater Love Hath No Man: A Latter-day Saint Guide to Celebrating the Easter Season, who discusses why Passover is important for Christians in understanding the historical Jesus and symbolism throughout the New Testament. He also answers the question, should Christians be holding their own Seder meals?

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April 18, 2025
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The Power of Diverse Classrooms

Could racial and socioeconomic integration be the key to closing America’s persistent achievement gaps on standardized test scores? Milly Arbaje-Thomas is the President & CEO of METCO (The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity) in Boston. How might school systems like METCO address rising levels of school segregation? Join the conversation with Top of Mind, anywhere you get podcasts.

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April 17, 2025
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Easter Sunday

Steve speaks about the culmination of Holy Week and Easter with Prof Gaye Strathearn from BYU Religious Education. 00:00 Introduction to the Journey to Easter

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April 17, 2025
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Symbolism in the Seder

Steve discusses Passover symbolism with Rabbi Evan Moffic and asks, should Christians be creating their own Seder dinners? A graduate of Stanford University, Rabbi Moffic leads a congregation in the Chicago suburbs and teaches across the world, sharing Jewish wisdom, stories, and inspiration with people of all faiths.

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April 16, 2025
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Is Our School System Due for an Upgrade?

Our education system was designed for a world that no longer exists. With factory bells, fixed curriculums, and outdated models, is it time to reimagine learning? On this episode of Top of Mind, Jenee Henry Wood—Chief Learning Officer at Transcend and co-author of Extraordinary Learning for All—explores how we can make education more meaningful: personalized, relevant, and purpose-driven. Listen now wherever you get podcasts.

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April 16, 2025