Spokane Stories

An Old Classroom, a New Purpose: How North Hill Christian Church is Housing LGBTQ+ Neighbors

Podcast 🎙️: North Hill Christian Church converts unused space into LGBTQ+ homeless shelter

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Living Time Limits with Herb Batterson Herb Batterson looks back on 1960, when he was a freshman in high school, and a night with his two friends, neither of whom lived a long life.

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A Fire Chief's Journey with Matthew Vinci Matthew Vinci, Fire Chief for Spokane County Fire District 9, joined us to share about his journey from firefighter to national advocate for firefighters to fire ch…

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Following Her North Star with Kristina Kenagy Kristina Kenagy joined us to share a powerful and vulnerable story of growing up in very challenging circumstances with undiagnosed autism. She shares about the cha…

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Dreams Without Borders with Ana Alonzo Juarez Ana Alonzo Juarez joined us to tell her story of coming to the United States, being welcomed by a foster family in Spokane, learning English and graduating from hi…

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Growing Up on the Ranch with Bob Stout Bob Stout, the Development Director at FāVS News and a Realtor in Idaho and Washington joined us to share about growing up a ranch with a father from a much older g…

New episode! Bob Stout from @favsnews.bsky.social told the story of his ranch childhood with his father of an older generation. www.spokanestories.com/growing-up-o...

How Hannah Jones and Her Home Saved My Life with Chauncey Jones Chauncey Jones, Executive Director of Take Up the Cause and Partner in A Better Way, joined us to share about the power of his grandmother's love and stabile home. …

A new episode is out today! Chauncey Jones from Take Up the Cause shared the story of his grandmother's love and the path to creating housing. It's a powerful and beautiful story. Give it a listen here: www.spokanestories.com/how-hannah-j...

Creative Writing, SAGA Grants, and Spokane Campfire Stories with Aimee Brooks Aimee Brooks, from Banana Slug Books , joined us to share here journey in creative writing, applying for and receiving a SAGA grant , and the creation of Spokane Ca…

New episode! Aimee Brooks from Banana Slug Books on creative writing, receiving a SAGA grant, and creating Spokane Campfire Stories. Give it a try!
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‘Golden Rule’ activists confront Rep. Baumgartner’s staff: “People, not quotas” - FāVS News Faith leaders met with Rep. Michael Baugartner's staff to seek in-person meeting to get answers to concerns about "One Big Beautiful Bill" before vigil lamenting it.

Golden Rule’ activists confront Rep. Baumgartner’s staff: “People, not quotas”

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My First Pet with Braxton Jones Braxton Jones joined us to share the story of welcoming his first pet, a black cat named Jack. When he and his family welcomed Jack, they also welcomed joy, mischie…

A new Spokane Story! Hear the joy of a child welcoming his first pet. www.spokanestories.com/my-first-pet...

Surprised Along the Camino de Santiago with Roger Lynn Roger Lynn walked the 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago, a 500 mile pilgrimage, experiencing surprise all along the way. Roger's journey eventually led him back t…

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Roger Lynn came by today to share his story of journey, discovery, and hospitality along the way. It's a good one, and it'll drop in a few days!

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How I Became a Grandma at 25 with Kelsey Doerr www.spokanestories.com/how-i-became...

How I Became a Grandma at 25 with Kelsey Doerr Kelsey Doerr, the Foster Parent Recruiter from Lutheran Community Services Northwest, joined us to tell the story of her welcoming into her home a young mother a ba…

New Episode! How I Became a Grandma at 25 with Kelsey Doerr. Give it a listen! www.spokanestories.com/how-i-became...

'Divine trolling': Pope schedules Chicago mass on the same day as Trump's military parade As President Donald Trump prepares to celebrate the Army's birthday with a military parade in Washington, D.C., on June 13, Pope Leo XIV will deliver a special message to young people from the heart o...

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From a Cult Living Room to Religion Reporting with Tracy Simmons Tracy Simmons joined us to share her story of being raised in a restrictive cult to finding freedom in education and religion journalism. Tracy is a long-time relig…

If you haven't had a chance yet, give our latest episode a listen. It's a powerful story that needs hearing! www.spokanestories.com/from-a-cult-...

Country Homes Church celebrates 50 years of teaching English to immigrants - FāVS News Country Homes English Language School has helped immigrants learn the language for nearly 50 years with free, one-on-one volunteer tutoring.

I'm so proud of this work that happens at my church. In this time when our country is closing the door to neighbors across borders, so many who volunteer are doing their best to show welcome and friendship. Thanks to @favsnews.bsky.social for sharing about it! favs.news/country-home...

From a Cult Living Room to Religion Reporting with Tracy Simmons Tracy Simmons joined us to share her story of being raised in a restrictive cult to finding freedom in education and religion journalism. Tracy is a long-time relig…

Our new episode is up, and it's a good one! Tracy Simmons from @favsnews.bsky.social shared her story with us: From a Cult Living Room to Religion Reporting with Tracy Simmons www.spokanestories.com/from-a-cult-...

Happy 5/09 Day!

From Disability to Advocacy with Chris Snow Chris Snow, pastor of North Hill Christian Church , shares with us his experiences of disablity, both as an individual and as a parent, and his journey to advocacy …

We really appreciated @rev-c-snow.bsky.social coming to share the story of his journey from disability to advocacy. www.spokanestories.com/from-disabil...

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Sometimes in this fast-moving and complex modern world, it’s hard to know what’s right and what’s wrong. But here’s a handy rule of thumb: If you are ever on one side of an issue, and Sesame Street is on the other, YOU’RE the bad guy.

Eid Mubarak! I’m wishing our Muslim neighbors a peaceful and blessed celebration with good food and good company.

How I Became a Dad with Jason Jones One of our hosts, Jason Jones, kicks things off with telling the story of how he became a dad.

Our first episode is out. Give us a chance, and tell us your story, too!
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