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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 21, 2026

How a Bible Verse Became One of America’s Most Famous Metaphors

On this episode of Our American Stories in John Winthrop and hundreds of Puritan settlers crossed the Atlantic hoping to build a new community in New England Before they arrived Winthrop delivered a warning Their success or failure would not go unnoticed Drawing on the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew he told his fellow settlers We shall be as a city upon a hill The eyes of all people are upon us Robert J Morgan author of Bible Verses That Made America shares how a biblical image carried across the Atlantic became one of the most enduring [... more]

Love Worth Finding

Adrian Rogers

September 18, 2026

What to Do With Your Burdens

Whether we are saved or lost we will all carry burdens at some point in our lives but we do not have to bear them alone In this message Adrian Rogers shares what to do with our burdens the ones we take up the ones we endure and the ones we lay down [... more]

Clearview Today

Abidan Shah

September 17, 2026

Have You Committed the Unpardonable Sin?

We have full confidence that the blood of Jesus has cleansed us of our sins But there's still that one dark figure on the horizon that quietly terrifies a lot of Christians the unpardonable sin In this episode we close out our ten-day series on sin by tackling it directly We start by correcting a myth that's caused real pain for real families no suicide is not the unforgivable sin From there we walk through what Jesus actually said in Matthew and Mark and why blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is a matter of willful deliberate rejection not a moment [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 17, 2026

In the Shadows of Bataan: The Untold Story of the Military Nurses Who Stayed

On this episode of Our American Stories when Japanese forces invaded the Philippines during World War II a group of American nurses found themselves caught in the fighting on Bataan Evacuation was still possible but they chose to stay In makeshift hospitals carved out of the jungle they cared for wounded soldiers through heat bombardment and disease Supplies disappeared Food ran out Still they worked often through the night using what little they had to keep their patients alive Our regular contributor Anne Clare tells the story through one of those nurses whose strength carried her through surrender and years [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

September 17, 2026

The Final Song Part 2 (1 Chronicles 28-29)

Share a commentThe hardest spiritual test is not hearing God say no to a bad idea it's hearing Him say no to a good one We sit with King David at the end of his life as he looks straight at an unfulfilled dream he spent years planning a temple for God's glory only to watch the assignment pass to Solomon Instead of bitterness David gives us a rare picture of maturity honest desire real disappointment and a steady yet that keeps trusting God's wisdom From there we move into a surprisingly practical blueprint for Christian parenting and spiritual leadership [... more]

Clearview Today

Abidan Shah

September 16, 2026

Is All Sin the Same to God?

We know that every sin makes us equally guilty in the eyes of God But come on some sins have to be worse than others right In this episode we tackle degrees of sin legally there's no difference between a white lie and murder In consequences the difference is enormous We work through Adam and Eve's single act of disobedience and why one sin carried such catastrophic weight using the picture of a single speck of gravy ruining an otherwise spotless white tablecloth because it's a matter of God's holiness not human proportionality We look at Jesus's own words in [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 16, 2026

David McCullough on the Life and Legacy of John Adams

On this episode of Our American Stories John Adams carried the weight of a nation that was still fragile and untested He was the second president of the United States a man caught between loyalty to his principles and the demands of politics The late historian David McCullough shares Adams' story not as a list of accomplishments but as the life of a husband father and revolutionary who believed deeply in the republic he helped create We'd like to thank the John Adams Institute for allowing us to share this story with our listeners Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 16, 2026

The Day a Soviet Nuclear Submarine Got Run Over by an American Aircraft Carrier

On this episode of Our American Stories on the night of March the USS Kitty Hawk was cutting through the Sea of Japan when a Soviet submarine suddenly surfaced directly in its path For days the nuclear-powered K- had been stalking the American carrier group Then somehow they lost track of the Kitty Hawk By the time she surfaced and spotted the -ton aircraft carrier bearing down on it there was no time to get out of the way With American and Soviet forces suddenly facing each other across a damaged submarine both sides now had another challenge making sure [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

September 16, 2026

The Final Song Part 1 (1 Chronicles 28-29)

Share a commentThe hardest kind of disappointment is not failing it is watching someone else live the dream you carried for years We sit with David at the end of his life as he admits without spin that building God's temple was the intention of my heart and then names the ache God gave that assignment to Solomon Instead of bitterness David offers a surprising gift to anyone facing unanswered prayer delayed hopes or a future that does not match the plan you thought was faithful From there we widen the lens to the power of last words We reflect [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 15, 2026

Finding Hope After Financial Loss

Financial loss can happen slowly or all at once A business closes A home is lost An investment collapses A scam wipes out savings built over decades And when money disappears the loss can reach far beyond the balance sheet It can affect our sense of security our plans for the future and even the way we understand God's provision Scripture does not minimize those losses It gives us permission to grieve them But it also reminds us that while we can lose wealth we cannot lose our true treasure Three stories from Job Horatio Spafford and John Wesley offer [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

September 14, 2026

Do Babies Really Go To Heaven Part 1 (2 Samuel 12:14-23)

Share a commentOne sentence can stop a grieving parent cold I shall go to him but he will not return to me We start there with David and Bathsheba in Samuel because the death of a child forces honest Christians to face the hardest pastoral question people ask through tears did my baby go to heaven We don't reach for a Hallmark answer and we don't pretend the Bible offers a single easy proof text for the miscarried the aborted the stillborn or the severely mentally disabled Instead we do what careful biblical theology requires compare passages connect doctrines and [... more]

Beacon Baptist

Gregory N. Barkman

September 13, 2026

A Persistent Danger - 94

In this message from Hebrews Pastor Greg Barkman explains the danger of departing from the gospel of grace to embrace a false gospel of human merit [... more]

The Masculine Journey

Sam Main

September 12, 2026

The Yoke's On You After Hours

What are you carrying that was never meant to be yours In this episode of Masculine Journey After Hours the guys continue their conversation about the yoke Jesus invites us to take one that is easy and whose burden is light Through memorable movie clips from Love and Other Drugs The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King City Slickers and Cinderella Man they explore why we often choose self-reliance over surrender and why accepting help whether from God or others can be one of the hardest things we ever do Together they discuss the struggle to believe [... more]

The Masculine Journey

Sam Main

September 12, 2026

The Yoke's On You

Are you carrying burdens you were never meant to bear In this episode of Masculine Journey the guys unpack Jesus' powerful invitation to take My yoke upon you and discover what it really means to walk beside Him instead of trying to handle life on your own Through memorable movie clips personal experiences and biblical insight they explore how fear self-reliance and the expectations of others can become heavy yokes that leave us exhausted The clip is from The Big Bang Theory Join the conversation as they discuss the freedom that comes from surrender the strength found in true partnership [... more]

Encouraging Prayer

James Banks

September 12, 2026

Praise To Soothe The Savage Beast

When life feels overwhelming and the noise of the world grows louder praise has the power to refocus our hearts on God In this episode of Encouraging Prayer Dr James Banks and host Robbie Dilmore explore how praising God isn't just an expression of worship it's a powerful spiritual practice that brings peace renews our perspective and strengthens us in the midst of life's battles Using a touching story about a beloved dog alongside the remarkable account of Paul and Silas worshiping in prison they reveal how praise can calm anxious hearts quiet distracting voices and become a powerful weapon [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

They Will Be Remembered: Tony Dolan's Tribute to America's Fallen

On this episode of Our American Stories Tony Dolan was inside the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight struck on September In the years that followed he met young servicemen returning from Iraq and Afghanistan without arms or legs some of them determined to recover so they could rejoin their units He watched generals address wounded enlisted men as sir and met families carrying losses so profound that even a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer struggled to find the right words The late Dolan reflects on the wounded warriors fallen servicemen and military families he encountered after Originally published in The Wall Street [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 11, 2026

Phoebe: The Gospel Patron Behind Paul with John Rinehart

Women have played a vital role in advancing the gospel from the very beginning In Romans the Apostle Paul introduces us to Phoebe a trusted partner whose generosity influence and service helped further his ministry Her story offers a compelling picture of what it means to use the resources God has entrusted to us to advance the gospel John Rinehart founder and CEO of Gospel Patrons has spent years studying and telling the stories of men and women who have supported gospel ministry throughout history He says Phoebe is one of the clearest biblical examples of what he calls a [... more]

The Masculine Journey

Sam Main

September 10, 2026

The Joyride #249

We all carry burdens but too often we carry the ones God never intended us to bear This week on The Masculine Journey Joy Ride the guys explore what it really means to let it go Through honest conversation biblical truth and plenty of laughter they discuss why so many of us insist on holding tightly to our worries fears failures and responsibilities instead of placing them in Christ's hands Drawing from Jesus' invitation that My yoke is easy and My burden is light the team shares personal insights into surrender trust and the freedom that comes when we stop [... more]

Clearview Today

Abidan Shah

September 10, 2026

Get Ready to Take a Look in the Mirror

We've spent weeks getting to know God His holiness His unchanging nature all of it But how does that help us get along with people In this episode we launch a new stretch of our Systematic Theology series with the doctrine of humanity starting with two foundational truths we were created for God's glory and we were created in His image We use the picture of Michael Jordan at the peak of a dunk hand raised tongue out at his absolute max to talk about what it means to display God's glory and the sobering account of Herod in Acts [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 10, 2026

Noah Webster: The Man Who Gave America Its Voice

On this episode of Our American Stories Noah Webster believed winning the Revolution was only the beginning If Americans were going to become a truly independent people he thought they needed to stop speaking spelling and learning like the British So the stubborn and obsessive Connecticut writer set out to give the new nation a language of its own His schoolbooks taught generations of American children his spelling reforms changed the words they wrote and his dictionary consumed decades of his life Joshua Kendall author of The Forgotten Founding Father Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture [... more]