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Sacred Threads: Exploring Faith and Human

”Welcome to Sacred Threads: Exploring Faith and Humanity, the podcast that weaves together the rich tapestry of the world’s religions and spiritual traditions.

Podcast · By Nina Payne · English · Official site

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Sep 7, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 7, 2026

    Sacred Listening – Hearing More Than Words (opens the original)

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    This episode explores listening as a spiritual discipline rather than a passive act. Sacred listening means giving another person full attention without interrupting, judging too quickly, or silently preparing a response. It communicates respect by allowing someone’s experience to exist before we try to fix, explain, or reshape it. Across spiritual traditions, listening is closely linked with humility, wisdom, compassion, prayer, and learning. Christianity emphasizes being slow to speak, Islam c

  2. Episode · Aug 31, 2026

    Sacred Truth – Honesty Without Cruelty (opens the original)

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    This episode explores truth as more than simply stating facts. Sacred truth combines honesty with courage, humility, and compassion. Truth without courage can become silence, truth without humility can become arrogance, and truth without compassion can become cruelty. Across spiritual traditions, truthful speech is closely connected with justice, integrity, non-harm, and responsibility. Christianity emphasizes speaking truth in love, Islam links honesty with trustworthiness and justice, Judaism

  3. Episode · Aug 23, 2026

    Sacred Mercy – Grace Beyond What Is Deserved (opens the original)

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    This episode explores mercy as the choice to interrupt cycles of judgment, revenge, and exclusion. Sacred mercy does not ignore wrongdoing or eliminate accountability. Instead, it asks whether punishment must always be the final response, and whether compassion can create space for repair, dignity, and change. Across spiritual traditions, mercy is linked with forgiveness, repentance, restraint, and compassion. Christianity emphasizes second chances, Islam presents mercy as a central divine quali

  4. Episode · Aug 16, 2026

    Sacred Justice – Restoring What Has Been Broken (opens the original)

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    This episode explores justice as more than punishment. Sacred justice asks not only who caused harm and what consequences are deserved, but also what was broken, whose dignity was damaged, what truth must be acknowledged, and what can be repaired. Across spiritual traditions, justice is closely connected with fairness, responsibility, protection, mercy, and right relationship. Judaism emphasizes protecting the vulnerable, Christianity holds justice together with compassion, Islam calls for fairn

  5. Episode · Aug 9, 2026

    Sacred Courage – Acting While Fear Is Still Present (opens the original)

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    This episode explores courage not as the absence of fear, but as the willingness to act while fear remains. Sacred courage can appear in dramatic moments, but more often it is found in ordinary choices: speaking honestly, asking for help, admitting a mistake, leaving a harmful situation, beginning again, or taking one uncertain step toward a more truthful life. Across spiritual traditions, courage is closely connected to trust, responsibility, patience, and integrity. Christianity emphasizes fai

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