On this episode of Our American Stories the United States Postal Service was established in It's hard to believe that a service that was created over centuries ago is still used by everyone every day But what's even more shocking is that there was actually a lot of debate about whether there should even be a federal post office in the first place Here's Daniel Piazza of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum with the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On a busy day before Christmas an aged woman approached the mail counter at my crowded neighborhood post office Watching her slow pace the patient postal clerk greeted her ldquo Well hello young lady rdquo His words were friendly but some might hear them saying that ldquo younger rdquo is better In the Christmas season however the Bible inspires us to see that advanced age can motivate our hope As the infant Jesus is brought to the temple by Joseph and Mary to be consecrated two elderly believers suddenly take center stage in the holy story Luke Exodus First Simeon [... more]

The story of Ruth and Boaz is one of the greatest love stories ever written not just because the plot characters nd script are so wonderfully and Divinely crafted but because the story as a whole gives us a real-life image of God's love for mankind [... more]

More than years ago North Carolina addressed problems linked to the Spanlsh Flu Today the state continues to cope with ongoing challenges linked to COVID- In a recent column for Carolina Journal Bren e Goforth of the John Locke Foundation contrasted the state's responses to the two worldwide pandemics She shares highlights from her research The year has featured plenty of political turmoil Andrew McCarthy senior fellow at the National Review Institute placed today's troubles in historical context during a recent online forum co-sponsored by the John Locke Foundation McCarthy offered ideas for addressing today's polarized political climate Greensboro businessman [... more]

As the Apostle John closes his brief letter in which he was just describing a godly man for us to emulate his inspired words also reveal why he John is also worthy of imitation Pastor Davey expounds upon these character traits of personal investment personal influence and personal interest in others and why they matter And he reminds us that when we treat our brothers and sisters in Christ like this we become a beautiful reflection of our Lord's regard for us [... more]