As we continue to study the life of Jonah Pastor J D reminds us that people don't come to Christ through our eloquent speeches or our persuasive arguments People come to Christ through God's relentless love [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Jason Sautel shares his story from his book The Rescuer One Firefighter's Story of Courage Darkness and the Relentless Love That Saved Him Jason was a successful highly competent firefighter in Oakland California Life for Jason seemed to be perfect on the outside but he was struggling with a darkness in him that started when he was a kid Take a listen to hear Jason's story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

As we continue to study the life of Jonah Pastor J D reminds us that people don't come to Christ through our eloquent speeches or our persuasive arguments People come to Christ through God's relentless love [... more]

Have you ever tried to run and hide from God only to discover that you should have run towards him Pastor J D is beginning a new series in the book of Jonah that reveals God's relentless love [... more]

When I was young whenever my doting Aunt Betty visited it felt like Christmas She rsquo d bring Star Wars toys and slip me cash on her way out the door Whenever I stayed with her she filled the freezer with ice cream and never cooked vegetables She had few rules and let me stay up late My aunt was marvelous reflecting God rsquo s generosity However to grow up healthy I needed more than only Aunt Betty rsquo s way I also needed my parents to place expectations on me and my behavior and hold me to them God [... more]

Heidi and Jeff came home from an overseas work assignment and settled for several months near family in the state of Michigan mdash just in time for winter They were coming from a hot climate and this would be the first time many of their ten children had seen the natural beauty of snow But winter weather requires a lot of warm outerwear including coats mittens and boots For a large family it was quite an undertaking just to outfit them for the bitterly cold months ahead But God provided First a neighbor brought over footwear then snow pants then [... more]