S11 #21 - From Negation to Affirmation - Trusting the “Great Life” [大生命, Daiseimei]—An Easter Sunday Thought for the Day

Kiitsu—Returning-to-One

Kiitsu—Returning-to-One
S11 #21 - From Negation to Affirmation - Trusting the “Great Life” [大生命, Daiseimei]—An Easter Sunday Thought for the Day
Apr 03, 2026 Season 11 Episode 21
Andrew James Brown/Caute

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Opening Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass) 

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