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].