Starting in 1991 as Calvin Forum, Inner Compass (2000-2013) sought to provide refreshingly candid conversations with articulate people who have thought broadly and deeply about issues that matter. It served as a venue to allow for the exploration of how people use faith and ethics to guide them through the critical issues of the day and was "unafraid of wide territory, knowing everything belongs to God." The program was a public service to the community and Calvin's constituents and guided viewers through ethical decisions as Inner Compass promoted a belief in the absolutes of right and wrong while using one's conscience and having the openness to challenge one another on ethical judgments. Starting as a public access program, Inner Compass moved to WGVU, a local PBS affiliate, where it was aired nationally for 15 years, eventually being syndicated on about 60 PBS stations. It was the only public television series in the country offered by a Christian College.

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Submissions from 2013

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Season 13 Episode 10: Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Jenny Yang and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 13 Episode 11: An Evangelical Apology to Mormons, Richard Mouw and Karen Saupe

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Season 13 Episode 12: Business Priorities: People or Profit?, Jeff Van Duzer and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 13 Episode 13: Escaping North Korea, Mike Kim and Karen Saupe

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Season 13 Episode 14: A Wounded Warrior Finds Hope, Scotty Smiley and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 13 Episode 15: Are Adolescents Abandoned?, Chap Clark and Shirley Hoogstra

Season 13 Episode 16: X Prize: Spurring Scientific Innovation, Peter Diamandis and Karen Saupe

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Season 13 Episode 17: Child Sex Trafficking: In Your Town Too?, Andy Soper and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 13 Episode 18: Executive Coaching, Rubi Ho and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 13 Episode 19: Rock & Roll Women, Jessica Hopper and Karen Saupe

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Season 13 Episode 20: Wage Theft in America, Kim Bobo and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 13 Episode 6: Racial Harmony in the City, Elijah Anderson and Karen Saupe

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Season 13 Episode 7: A Faith-Based Community Organizing Story, Vern Hoffman, Jordan Bruxvoort, and Karen Saupe

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Season 13 Episode 8: Rootedness: Beyond Skin-Deep, Willie Jennings and Karen Saupe

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Season 13 Episode 9: Restoring Hearts in Iraq, Jeremy Courtney, Cody Fisher, and Karen Saupe

Submissions from 2012

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Season 12 Episode 17: Burma Bound: Story of an Activist, Edith Mirante and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 12 Episode 18: The Soul of Hip Hop, Daniel White Hodge and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 12 Episode 19: The New Monasticism, Shane Claiborne and Karen Saupe

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Season 12 Episode 20: Dieting & Exercise: How Much is Too Much?, Trina Weber and Karen Saupe

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Season 13 Episode 1: Understanding the Refugee, Dana Doll and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 13 Episode 2: The Seven Deadly Sins, Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 13 Episode 3: Molestation: Breaking the Silence, Nicole Braddock Bromley and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 13 Episode 4: Challenges of Pastoring, Mike Van Kampen and Karen Saupe

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Season 13 Episode 5: Art as Protest, Mandy Cano Villalobos and Shirley Hoogstra

Submissions from 2011

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Season 12 Episode 10: Bolder Approach to Education, Pedro Noguera and Karen Saupe

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Season 12 Episode 11: New Improved Christians, Gabe Lyons and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 12 Episode 12: Creative Farming, Joel Salatin and Karen Saupe

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Season 12 Episode 13: Faith-Inspired Activism, Adam Taylor and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 12 Episode 14: Rethinking Life After Death, N.T. Wright and Karen Saupe

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Season 12 Episode 15: Bolstering Business in Haiti, Ralph Edmund and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 12 Episode 16: Arab Spring: Revolution or Reformation?, Reza Aslan and Karen Saupe

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Season 12 Episode 1: Christian, Evolutionist, or Both?, Alvin Plantinga and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 12 Episode 2: What's So Funny? Exploring Humor, Paul Moes and Karen Saupe

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Season 12 Episode 3: Healthier Healthcare Environments, Bonnie Wesorick and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 12 Episode 4: Moral Injuries in War, Herman Keizer and Karen Saupe

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Season 12 Episode 5: Does Sexual Orientation Equal Identity?, Janell Williams Paris and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 12 Episode 6: Life as the Dutch Prime Minister, Jan Peter Balkenende and Karen Saupe

Season 12 Episode 7: School and Housing Choice Programs, Mary Pattillo and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 12 Episode 8: Ready for Robots?, Sherry Turkle and Karen Saupe

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Season 12 Episode 9: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Prophet, Martyr, Spy, Eric Metaxas and Shirley Hoogstra

Submissions from 2010

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Season 10 Episode 10: The New Face of Evangelicalism, Soong-Chan Rah and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 10 Episode 11: Healthcare Around the World, T.R. Reid and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 10 Episode 12: Wikipedia: Internet Democracy, Jimmy Wales and Karen Saupe

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Season 10 Episode 13: Relating with North Korea, Tony Namkung and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 10 Episode 14: Making the Holy Land Holy, Elias Chacour and Shirley Hoogstra

Season 10 Episode 16: Should Reporters Embed, Kimberly Dozier and Karen Saupe

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Season 10 Episode 17: African Solutions for African Problems, George Ayittey and Karen Saupe

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Season 10 Episode 18: Bringing Hope to Prisoners, Burl Cain and Shirley Hoogstra

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Season 10 Episode 19: Feasting at a Food Pantry, Sara Miles and Karen Saupe

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Season 10 Episode 20: The Power of Writing, Wally Lamb and Karen Saupe