Mosaic. Our host, ron swisher of Community United Methodists Church in fairfield is with us and we thought we would take this opportunity to interview ron. To begin with, what are you see are the top religious stories as you are looking back . There are so many of them. But what stood out for me was Nelson Mandelas death and what he represented. Time magazine captured him as being the person who was the protester, prisoner and then the peacemaker. After spending 27 years in prison, we all know about that, but the idea of coming out, i think people expected violence and war and revolution and they got reconciliation. Peace and forgiveness , especially those who imprisoned him. I think that is major. When you talk about forgiveness being so essential to our faith. He is practicing it, i think it is very impactful, not just for the Christian Church but for the world. He is one great example. The number one story of 2013. As i look at that and make that assessment, it would be Nelson Mande
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