On this episode of Our American Stories where would our photos go if our house were to be hit by a tornado The answer is everywhere But for Thad Beeler's neighbors that question wasn't a hypothetical it was grounded in harsh reality after the deadly May Joplin Tornado and Thad decided to do something about it Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

My mother rsquo s shiny red cross should have been hanging next to her bed at the cancer care center And I should have been preparing for holiday visits between her scheduled treatments All I wanted for Christmas was another day with my mom Instead I was home hanging her cross on a fake tree When my son Xavier plugged in the lights I whispered ldquo Thank You rdquo He said ldquo You rsquo re welcome rdquo My son didn rsquo t know I was thanking God for using the flickering bulbs to turn my eyes toward the ever-enduring Light [... more]

What if your church and your life were known for their radical kindness Pastor and author Stephen Viars chats about his church's radical community-altering approach to outreach You know one of the things I love about community ministry is that it's often not I have to build something new It's more about using what I already have to meet a need I've been in Lafayette at Faith Church for years and the gentleman that hired me was named Bill Goode my predecessor When I went to Faith they had just built a new building and it was very very nice [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories where would our photos go if our house were to be hit by a tornado The answer is everywhere But for Thad Beeler's neighbors that question wasn't a hypothetical it was grounded in harsh reality after the deadly May Joplin Tornado and Thad decided to do something about it Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Robert Frohlich author of Aimless Life Awesome God tells the story of his German born grandfather William Burtner- a man who helped build the Arsenal of Democracy in World War II Professor Emily Thomas from Nickols College Massachusets tells us the story of Clara Barton founder of the American Red Cross Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - The German-born Man Who Helped the United States Fight His Own Country - The Angel of the Battlefield Clara Barton Founder of the American Red CrossSee omnystudio com listener for privacy [... more]