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].