In each episode of “Good Faith Stories,” we bring you a collection of different stories tied to a theme -- unique, true and short stories as told by the people who lived them.

Episode One -- themed “Mission” and hosted by author and minister Starlette Thomas -- features four stories:

-- “Shorthand,” by Cliff Vaughn, media producer at Good Faith Media

-- “The Death of Christian,” by Jack Moline, rabbi and president of the Interfaith Alliance in Washington, D.C.

-- “Strangers on a Roof,” by Cynthia Holmes, an attorney from St. Louis

-- “The Threshold,” by Sam Harrell, who serves with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in global missions

“Good Faith Stories” is a production of Good Faith Media. Host: Starlette Thomas. Producer: Cliff Vaughn. Music: Pond5.com

Interested in telling a story for the podcast? Producer Cliff Vaughn would love to hear from you. E-mail him at [email protected].