“Footsteps of Our Predecessors,” Contents

Translations of the series “Senjin no sokuseki” (2003–2009) from the Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association monthly, Taimo.

• 1. “If You Listen To God’s Teachings” (Yamamoto, Risaburo)
• 2. “I’m Not Doing the Saving” (Izumita, Tokichi 1)
• 3. “I Placed a Bridge That Leads Eight Hundred Kilometers Ahead” (Koda, Chuzaburo)
• 4. The Conversion of Tokichi Izumita (1 of 2)
• 5. The Conversion of Tokichi Izumita (2 of 2)
• 6. “Suit Yourself!” (Hirano, Narazo)
• 7. An Apology (Shimamura, Kikutaro)
• 8. Steamed Sweet Potatoes (Yamada, Taemon)
• 9. Oyasama’s Cough (Umetani, Shirobei 1)
• 10. “I Accept One Day as a Thousand Days” (Umetani, Shirobei 2)
• 11. Repaying God’s Blessings
• 12. “God Has Twice the Strength” (Moroi, Kunisaburo 1)
• 13. “With a Flag Flying” (Moroi, Kunisaburo 2)
• 14. A Miraculous Voyage (1 of 2) (Kawachi, Fukuzo)
• 15. A Miraculous Voyage (2 of 2)
• 16. A Prayer for Rain (1 of 2)
• 17. A Prayer for Rain (2 of 2)
• 18. “If Sincere, God Accepts” (Masui, Isaburo)
• 19. “You Are Able to Eat Food Because of Tsuki-Hi”
• 20. “God Gives Thanks” (Nakagawa, Tokuzo)
• 21. “By Saving Others, You Yourself Shall Be Saved” (Enomoto, Eijiro)
• 22. Oyasama as “Daruma” (Umetani, Shirobei 3)
• 23. Praying on a Streetcorner in Beijing
• 24. “Destined to Be Saved” (Murakami, Kozaburo)
• 25. Under the Same Roof; On the Same Dirt Floor
• 26. Like Sliding On Water (Shinmei-gumi Confraternity)
• 27. Applause in a Prison Cell (Otake, Chujiro)
• 28. “I Resolve to Implement the Spirit of Single-Hearted Salvation” (Matsumura, Kichitaro)
• 29. Utmost Efforts
• 30. “I Accept the Mind You Have Settled” (Masui, Rin)
• 31. A Sake Cup with Mirin (Masuno, Shobei)
• 32. Vivid Displays of Divine Protection
• 33. The Faith of Yoshi Nakagawa (1 of 3)
• 34. The Faith of Yoshi Nakagawa (2 of 3)
• 35. The Faith of Yoshi Nakagawa (3 of 3)
• 36. “I Dedicate My Life” (Fukaya, Genjiro)
• 37. Conveying the Teachings through Her Actions (Takane, Shinako)
• 38. A “Whole” Offering
• 39. The Faith of Choe Jae-Han (1 of 2)
• 40. The Faith of Choe Jae-Han (2 of 2)
• 41. Bamboo Brooms (Higashida, Naka)
• 42. “God’s Gifts Are Free and Unlimited” (Okamoto, Shina)
• 43. The Joy of Having Nothing
• 44. “God Will Make Everything Work Out” (Fukaya, Genjiro 2)
• 45. Indigo Ball
• 46. Moved to Tears at Being Saved (Yamada, Sakujiro)
• 47. The Conversion of Narazo Hirano
• 48. Completely Committed to Implementing God the Parent’s Intention
• 49. “Solely On Your State of Mind”
• 50. Saving Another At the Risk of Her Life (Nakagawa, Yoshi 4)
• 51. Prayers to God Who Lives Here
• 52. The Path of Repayment to God (Tosa, Unosuke)
• 53. Ihachiro and Koiso Yamada
• 54. Repaying His Indebtedness to God
• 55. There Is No Other Path to Salvation (Part 1 of 2) (Shimamura, Kikutaro 2)
• 56. There Is No Other Path to Salvation (Part 2 of 2) (Shimamura, Kikutaro 3)
• 57. Demonstrating With His Own Actions (Kashihara, Genjiro)
• 58. “God the Parent Will Prepare Everything for You Beforehand”
• 59. A Church Construction Lays the Basis for Salvation
• 60. A Bridge Between Countries (Yamamoto, Risaburo 2)
• 61. Causality (Ando, Masayoshi)
• 62. A Resolution to be Single-Heartedly Dedicated to God (Katayama, Yoshizo)
• 63. “Record It in Your Mind”
• 64. “People Are Treasures, People Are Important”
• 65. The Reflection of Sincerity (Nakagawa, Yoshi 5)
• 66. Prepared to Risk His Life (Miyamori, Yosaburo)
• 67. A Pure and Innocent Faith
• 68. In the Face of a Knot (Ando, Masayoshi 2)
• 69. “If the Spirit Lives, the Body Will Live” (Matsumura, Kichitaro 2)
• 70. Offer What Happens to Flow Down (Part 1 of 2)
• 71. Offer What Happens to Flow Down (Part 2 of 2)
• 72. A Mark on the Parent (Yamazawa, Tamezo)
• 73. Making Earnest Efforts Toward O-Tasuke
• 74. “My Pedestal to Discipline the Live-ins” (Shirokihara, Akiyo)
• 75. The Tears of a Grand Church Head Minister (Kashiwagi, Kuraji)