On this episode of Our American Stories for generations students in American elementary schools were taught Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue to discover America in Today that lesson is changing in schools across the suburbs and country Here to tell the story of Christopher Columbus is Laurence Bergreen who wrote the definitive biography Columbus The Four Voyages Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories for generations students in American elementary schools were taught Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue to discover America in Today that lesson is changing in schools across the suburbs and country Here to tell the story of Christopher Columbus is Laurence Bergreen who wrote the definitive biography Columbus The Four Voyages Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

In a matter of thirty-nine seconds Job lost his money his possessions his livestock and even his children He is sorrowing over his loss and for good reason But he is not the only one sorrowing over a loss Satan who was convinced that Job would respond to the torment by cursing God watched in agony as Job fell down on his face and worshiped God instead [... more]

While on vacation my husband and I walked along the beach We noticed a large square patch of sand blocked off by a makeshift fence A young man explained that he worked around the clock with a team of volunteers committed to guarding the eggs in each sea turtle rsquo s nest Once the hatchlings emerged from their nest the presence of both animals and humans threaten and decrease their chance of survival ldquo Even with all our efforts rdquo he said ldquo scientists estimate that only one out of every five thousand hatchlings reach adulthood rdquo These bleak numbers [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories writer Anne Clare remembers the loss of the USS Utah and Oklahoma and the men who served on them on December th at Pearl Harbor Genevieve Church the third Goat Lady of San Francisco is the executive director of City Grazing Listen to her share about how this sustainable land management and fire prevention non-profit organization came to be Retired US Navy Captain Mike McDaniel takes us back to when he was just a boy in the rd grade and about to learn that his dad was shot down on his st combat [... 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 Genevieve Church the third Goat Lady of San Francisco is the executive director of City Grazing Listen to her share about how this sustainable land management and fire prevention non-profit organization came to be Skip Reeves tells the story of how he came to find out that he was adopted at years old Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes [... more]

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In the large African church the pastor fell to his knees praying to God ldquo Remember us rdquo As the pastor pleaded the crowd responded crying ldquo Remember us Lord rdquo Watching this moment on YouTube I was surprised that I shed tears too The prayer was recorded months earlier Yet it recalled childhood times when I heard our family rsquo s pastor make the same plea to God ldquo Remember us Lord rdquo Hearing that prayer as a child I rsquo d wrongly assumed that God sometimes forgets about us But God is all-knowing Psalm John He always see [... more]

ldquo So what you rsquo re saying is it may not be my fault rdquo The woman rsquo s words took me by surprise Having been a guest speaker at her church we were now discussing what I rsquo d shared that morning ldquo I have a chronic illness rdquo she explained ldquo and I have prayed fasted confessed my sins and done everything else I was told to do to be healed But I rsquo m still sick so I thought I was to blame rdquo I felt sad at the woman rsquo s confession Having been given a [... more]

I live in Colorado a state in the western US known for the Rocky Mountains and our annual snowfall But the worst natural disaster in my state had nothing to do with snow but rain The Big Thompson flood occurred on July around the resort town of Estes Park When the water finally receded the death toll was lives not including livestock In the wake of that disaster significant studies were done in the area especially in regard to the foundation of roads and highways The walls of the roads that withstood the storm were those filled with concrete In [... more]

In the midst of great famine Joseph taught the people of Egypt how to maintain their resources for the future of their families Today R C Sproul meditates on how Joseph helps us to be responsible stewards today Get the new 'Bible Study Basics' DVD Collection with R C Sproul for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org resource-collection Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

ldquo Dad why do you have to go to work rdquo The question from my young daughter was motivated by her desire to play with me I would have preferred to skip work and spend time with her but there was a growing list of things at work that required my attention The question nevertheless is a good one Why do we work Is it simply to provide for ourselves and for the people we love What about labor that rsquo s unpaid mdash why do we do that Genesis tells us that God placed the first human in the [... more]

State senators have rolled out their version of a billion General Fund spending plan for the budget year that starts July The Senate differs from the House in prioritizing pay raises for state workers Neither chamber has included any money for addressing Gov Roy Cooper's proposed Medicaid expansion Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow analyzes the Senate's proposals Whatever you think about the best way to fight crime you likely support the idea that crime-fighting policies ought to work as intended Brandon Garrett professor at the Duke Law School focuses on evidence-based criminal justice He explains how his research [... more]