On this episode of Our American Stories our regular contributor from South Carolina Dennis Peterson shares the story of Dicey Langston an American Revolutionary War heroine who saved her family and fellow patriots from one of the most notorious gangs of Tory outlaws at the time Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories our regular contributor from South Carolina Dennis Peterson shares the story of Dicey Langston an American Revolutionary War heroine who saved her family and fellow patriots from one of the most notorious gangs of Tory outlaws at the time Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Dennis Peterson tells the story of Dicey Langston a woman willing to put her life on the line for the patriot cause Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

In the Western Silverado Sheriff John Langston played by British actor John Cleese obligingly led a posse after two brothers following the breakout of one from the town jail While chasing the men whose crimes were questionable the posse rounded a bend to unexpected gunfire from one of the brothers' companions As his deputy urged them to push on by yelling they're almost out of our jurisdiction a bullet clipped the sheriff's hat and sent it flying Turning his horse around Cleese states in his wonderfully clipped British accent Today my jurisdiction ends here Returning to town Sheriff Langston lived [... more]

In Langston Hughes an aspiring writer working as a busboy at a hotel in Washington D C discovered that a poet he admired Vachel Lindsey was staying as a guest at the hotel Hughes shyly slipped Lindsey some of his own poetry which Lindsey later praised enthusiastically at a public reading Lindsey rsquo s encouragement resulted in Hughes receiving a university scholarship furthering him on his way to his own successful writing career nbsp A little encouragement can go a long way especially when God is in it Scripture tells of an incident when David was on the run from [... more]

One perspective says We're all just people and race doesn't matter Another says Ethnic heritage is all that matters Jasmine Holmes author of the book Mother to Son wants her son to understand he is made in the image of God to understand the beauty of diversity and to be a hopeful optimist centered on the gospel of Christ Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com Products aspx categoryid Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network https www familylife com familylife-podcast-network Have the FamilyLife Today podcast and resources helped you [... more]