I have a really exciting announcement to share with you, but I’m going to be mean and wait until the end of the episode to tell you about it. Don’t worry though, I’ve got a great story for you to listen to while you wait. We all like to wonder about what might have beenContinue reading “Master Plan (replay)”
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Brighter Lights (replay)
Being a parent can be fun, it can be maddening, and sometimes it can teach you some pretty profound lessons. I had one such teaching moment back when my oldest son was two years old when his tears taught me something about God’s perspective on my life. I tell the story of learning that lessonContinue reading “Brighter Lights (replay)”
Faithful Henry (replay)
Do you like fairy tales? I could take them or leave them, honestly, but sometimes the versions we know are a lot different from the originals. The story in this episode is one example. First aired on January 13, 2022, this is “Faithful Henry”. This tale, like many of its kind, begins with a princess.Continue reading “Faithful Henry (replay)”
Not Convenient (replay)
This time, I’m sharing with you an episode from Season 1 that’s a favorite for lots of Exempla listeners. It’s a hard-to-believe story about a sailor who got stuck trying to perform surgery 120 feet below the surface of the ocean. First aired on November 18, 2021, this is “Not Convenient”. It was September ofContinue reading “Not Convenient (replay)”
My Exempla (replay)
Over the summer, I’m replaying some favorite episodes of Exempla from the first season. If you’re unclear on what “Exempla” means or why the podcast has that name, this episode is for you. In this replay of the very first episode of the podcast, I explain the origin of the show and its unusual nameContinue reading “My Exempla (replay)”
Caesar and the Pirates
A young Roman nobleman named Julius Caesar is on his way to the island of Rhodes. There, he plans to study under a man named Apollonius Molon, a man renowned for his wisdom in the area of rhetoric. Caesar is not yet well-known in Rome, but he is eager to broaden his influence and heContinue reading “Caesar and the Pirates”
Ode to a Small Yellow House
It’s a strange feeling—going back to a place after not being there for a long time. Sometimes, the place has changed. Sometimes, you’ve changed. Sometimes, it’s a little of both. It feels like you’re meeting a stranger, but somehow it’s a stranger you’ve known for a very long time. That’s how I felt last May,Continue reading “Ode to a Small Yellow House”
A Spy’s Warning for Pearl Harbor
J. Edgar Hoover’s face is grim as he braces himself for his next meeting. He knows all about the despicable man about to enter the office and he’s fully prepared to put him in his place. Dušan, or Duško as he is known, is a spy. And he’s not just any spy. Duško Popov isContinue reading “A Spy’s Warning for Pearl Harbor”
Why Bats Live in Caves
Diplomatic relations have always been strained between the animals and the birds. They claim friendship, united by their shared fear of humans and hatred of reptiles, but it is an uneasy peace. From time to time, their animosity erupts into full-out war. One day, the fable is told, many years ago in a forest farContinue reading “Why Bats Live in Caves”
Peanut Butter on Trial
In Room 5131 of the Health, Education, and Welfare Building in Washington D.C. sit two groups. On one side, a group of slick corporate lawyers. On the other side, the FDA. At their side, a woman named Ruth Desmond, a woman who will come to be known as the “peanut butter grandma”.
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