This episode introduces the mission statement of the God Squad: We know enough about how we are different but not enough about how we are all the same. We will try in my small way to unify a deeply divided America by focusing on the things we all experience in life rather than the political, economic, racial and religious differences that have torn us apart.

The God Squad will not be a political podcast. It will be a podcast offering inspirational stories of hope and unity. This will not be a religious podcast, but it will frequently explore religious beliefs common to all the world’s faiths and also common to those who consider themselves spiritual but not necessarily religious. There is a common core to our lives that has been forgotten and the God Squad is about helping us to remember. Tommy died in 2016 of Parkinson’s Disease and I miss him terribly, but our vision and work must go on.