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On this episode of Our American Stories Gettysburg Military National Park Ranger Matt Atkinson examines the post-war life of Confederate General Robert E Lee Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

I don rsquo t remember a time when my mom Dorothy was in good health For many years as a brittle diabetic her blood sugar was wildly erratic Complications developed and her damaged kidneys necessitated permanent dialysis Neuropathy and broken bones resulted in the use of a wheelchair Her eyesight began to regress toward blindness But as her body failed her Mom rsquo s prayer life grew more vigorous She spent hours praying for others to know and experience the love of God Precious words of Scripture grew sweeter to her Before her eyesight faded she wrote a letter to [... more]

After I rsquo d gotten settled into the chamber my body floating comfortably above the water the room went dark and the gentle music that had been playing in the background went silent I rsquo d read that isolation tanks were therapeutic offering relief for stress and anxiety But this was like nothing I rsquo d ever encountered It felt like the chaos of the world had stopped and I could clearly hear my innermost thoughts I left the experience balanced and rejuvenated reminded that there is power in stillness We can rest most comfortably in the stillness of the [... more]

Whether this you're a first-time mom or a seasoned veteran your struggles postpartum might be the same Sleep deprivation Healing Body insecurity Lack of sex Expectations Caring for yourself Keeping a tiny human alive Hormones Kathryn and Elisha Voetberg provide ideas to navigate the biggest challenges of bringing a child into the world Show Notes and Resources Connect with Elilsha and Kathryn Voetberg www nowthatwereafamily com Find their books here nowthatwereafamily com after-the-baby Intrigued by today's episode Think more about life after the baby in our blog post Postpartum Depression Admitting It to Myself And to My Husband and this [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories despite all his Hollywood fame and acting acclaim Jimmy Stewart always said his greatest honor of his life was serving his country in WWII Dr Roger McGrath is here to tell the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Aunt Margaret rsquo s frugality was legendary After she passed away her nieces began the nostalgically bittersweet task of sorting her belongings In a drawer neatly arrayed inside a small plastic bag they discovered an assortment of small pieces of string The label read ldquo String too short to use rdquo nbsp What would motivate someone to keep and categorize something they knew to be of no use Perhaps this person once knew extreme deprivation When the Israelites fled slavery in Egypt they left behind a life of hardship But they soon forgot God rsquo s miraculous hand in their [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories on April at the Appomattox County Court House Virginia Confederate General Robert E Lee surrendered his troops to Union General Ulysses S Grant effectively ending the American Civil War So much has been said about this legendary General in between the years of to yet very little is known about this major American historical figure after his surrender Here to tell the story is Gettysburg National Military Park Ranger Matt Atkinson Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

A young mom followed behind her daughter who pedaled her tiny bike as fast as her little legs could go But picking up more speed than she wanted the little girl suddenly rolled off the bike and cried that her ankle hurt Her mom quietly got down on her knees bent down low and kissed it to ldquo make the pain go away rdquo And it worked The little girl jumped up climbed back on her bike and pedaled on Don rsquo t you wish all our pains could go away that easily The apostle Paul experienced the comfort of [... more]

The Apostle Paul instructs in how to understand develop and maintain Christian unity Pastor Greg Barkman continues his exposition in Philippians [... more]

The days ahead may well be days of more uncertainty and financial instability How do you handle deprivation when all you've known is abundance In this message Pastor Lutzer compares the kinds of judgments in the book of Jeremiah to what is happening in the U S today moral economic and religious You were born in these times to prove God's faithfulness in the midst of a nation that is under judgment He's the One you can trust nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

While the world continues to undermine marriage Pastor Lutzer asks us ldquo How can we build an enduring marriage rdquo What keeps a couple together for decades surviving war immigration deprivation and material want Let rsquo s hear about the parents of Pastor Lutzer as he tells their story of years of marriage in Canada He lists five biblical principles that kept his parents together through thick and thin nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

The problem of evil is one of the most common objections raised against the Christian faith How can we account for the existence of evil in a world ruled by a perfect and holy God Today R C Sproul responds to this thorny challenge Get 'Everyone's a Theologian' by R C Sproul for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org everyones-a-theologian Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

How do you view Jesus Is he like a patch a way to supplement and aid you as just a part of your religious experience Or is he truly the transforming all-consuming Savior that he claims to be--the only way to Heaven Join Stephen today and explore one of Jesus' many earthly encounters with the Pharisees and the words of freedom he offers to all who believe [... more]

As the cabbie drove us to London rsquo s Heathrow Airport he told us his story He had come alone to the United Kingdom at age fifteen seeking to escape war and deprivation Now eleven years later he has a family of his own and is able to provide for them in ways unavailable in his native land But he laments that he rsquo s still separated from his parents and siblings He told us that he has had a hard journey that won rsquo t be complete until he rsquo s reunited with his family Being separated from our [... more]

The days ahead may well be days of less money fewer options higher prices and more uncertainty For many the comforts we rsquo ve known may fade away into an even tougher reality mdash no job no insurance perhaps a foreclosed home How do we handle deprivation when all we rsquo ve known is abundance This message will help prepare us for ldquo such a time as this rdquo nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

The blessings of God are bestowed on people and nations that follow His commands His judgment takes many forms like natural disasters and the deprivation of personal freedoms In this message we look at more forms of judgment that are very evident in America now nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Life for many of us is hard The pressures are numerous physical economic relational and spiritual and sometimes we begin to doubt that God cares for us But we are not promised an easy life Jesus looked to His Father as He walked a road of suffering We also must learn to rely on God for sustaining grace through times of trial and deprivation nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Pastor J D continues our study in First Kings as the prophet Elijah is running for his life and dealing with understandably mixed emotions We're looking at the biblical response to depression and finding hope even in the darkest times [... more]

After our Saturday broadcast I usually receive a lot of messages and this one really tugged at my heart John and I recently discussed this poem written by Theresa Loder about her life as caregiver I felt you would find it as meaningful as I did Peter www hopeforthecaregiver com [... more]

Most any caregiver will tell you that a good night's sleep is often hard to find One of my closest friends and fellow caregiver called the show to discuss sleep deprivation https www mayoclinic org diseases-conditions sleep-disorders symptoms-causes syc- [... more]

What keeps a couple together for years surviving war immigration deprivation and material want Let rsquo s hear about the parents of Dr Erwin Lutzer and why their marriage lasted so long nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]