Good Faith Stories

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 Five -- themed “Second Comings” and hosted by author and minister Starlette Thomas -- features four stories:

-- “Deer Clan,” by Mitch Randall, CEO of Good Faith Media. Mitch lives in Norman, Oklahoma.

-- “Butterflies,” by Jessie Wensman, an oncology nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Jessie lives in Middle Tennessee.

-- “Little Bird,” by Kevin Heifner, a nephrologist. Kevin lives outside Little Rock, Arkansas.

-- “The Chimney Sweep,” by Cliff Vaughn, senior media producer at Good Faith Media. Cliff lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

“Good Faith Stories” is a production of Good Faith Media. Host: Starlette Thomas. Producer: Cliff Vaughn. Music: Pond5.com. Episode release date: October 29, 2025.

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

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 Four -- themed “Hospitals” and hosted by author and minister Starlette Thomas -- features four stories:

-- “A Hair’s Breadth,” by Rabbi Jack Moline, president of the Interfaith Alliance. Moline is

a Chicago native and the rabbi emeritus of Agudas Achim Congregation in Alexandria, Virginia.

-- “Medicine Man” by Tim Willis, a retired campus minister and chaplain. He lives in Clemson, South Carolina, where he is the voice of the Clemson University Tiger Band.

-- “Only One Thing Left,” by Jonathan Cross, a career prosecutor in Alabama with almost 30 years of experience. (Listener discretion is advised.)

-- “Marlboro Miracle,” by Jeremy Kays, teaching pastor at Journey the Church in Camarillo, California. He’s currently working on a Doctor of Ministry at Duke Divinity School. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter at jakays.

“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].

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 Three -- themed “Words” and hosted by author and minister Starlette Thomas -- features three stories:

-- “Shakespeare,” by Zach Dawes, Jr., managing editor for news and opinion at Good Faith Media. He holds a master of divinity degree from Truett Seminary at Baylor and served local churches for four years prior to coming on staff at Good Faith Media.

-- “No One Wakes Up” by Chasity Gunn, the inaugural poet laureate of Elgin, Illinois, where she is an instructor of English at Elgin Community College. She is also the author of “How to Create a World.” Learn more at chasitywrites.com

-- “Rings,” by Chris George, pastor of Smoke Rise Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Chris and his wife, Jen, are the parents of four curious kids that keep their lives filled with lots of adventures and little sleep. In 2021, Chris published “Epiphany: Six Sermons for a Strange Season.”

“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].

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 Two -- themed “Gifts” and hosted by author and minister Starlette Thomas -- features four stories:

-- “Okemah’s Hands,” by Mitch Randall, CEO of Good Faith Media

-- “White Sheets,” by Joy Jordan-Lake, author of the No. 1 bestselling “A Tangled Mercy” and the award-winning novel “Blue Hole Back Home.” Just out: “Under a Gilded Moon,” a work of historical fiction set at Biltmore House

-- “Louisville Apocalypse,” by Erica Whitaker, senior pastor of Buechel Park Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky

-- “The Corporate Jet,” by Ben Fanning, president of an international training company, No. 1 bestselling author, an Inc. Magazine columnist, and host of “The CEO Sessions” podcast

“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].

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].

In each episode of Good Faith Stories, we’ll bring you a collection of different stories tied to a theme. Unique and true stories as told by the people who lived them.

We've got stories. True stories. And our first episode drops in November 2020. Listen to "Good Faith Stories" wherever you get your podcasts. And find us online at GoodFaithMedia.org.