Everyone loves a good story. Join Catholic priest Fr. James Yamauchi every Wednesday for wholesome tales for the whole family. Each short story is about someone you know, but we don’t tell you who until the end. If these stories sound a lot like Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story or Mike Rowe’s The Way I Heard It, that’s because both these shows have inspired That’s the Word. Our true stories tend to reflect our interests, which include Christianity, history (especially American history), m ...
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He would see to it that this was the end of the line. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-grand-finaleOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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His letters contained many secrets. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-secret-lives-of-a-teenagerOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Why should he worry? He could just mooch off his friends! Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/too-expensive-for-their-tastesOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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The road trip was mostly uneventful, at least for some. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/to-grandmothers-house-we-goOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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This was not the idea behind "visit the sick." Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-brief-hospital-visitOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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This radical must be stopped at all costs. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/setting-the-captives-freeOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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This meeting was serendipitous. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-celebrity-camping-tripOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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He had never heard sins like this from a child this young. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-little-girls-confessionOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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She would show him the truth. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/for-a-peck-of-oatsOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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How did he get these patients to get along? Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/dinner-time-in-the-sick-wardOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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He had had enough, and there was no way he was staying on that island. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/come-sail-away-with-meOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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There were words and signs that they both understood. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-common-languageOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Their impropriety knew no bounds. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/keep-it-secret-keep-it-safeOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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How was he going to get his books back?! Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/fallen-into-hostile-handsOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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This had to be the longest night ever. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/not-how-i-planned-my-wedding-nightOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Do dreams come true? Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/i-dreamed-a-dreamOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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This is not how you translate a book. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/an-eccentric-librarianOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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They needed her to show some credentials. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/beware-of-strangersOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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He had moved to the middle of nowhere, yet they still followed him. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/you-can-run-but-you-cant-hideOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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She was left to rot in the dungeon. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-damsel-in-distressOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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She nonchalantly moseyed over to him, careful not to draw attention to herself. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-plant-shop-rendezvousOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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They were all he had left of her. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/three-little-notebooksOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Frank only had so much time off. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/get-off-that-shipOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Their brothers needed their prayers. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-quiet-classroom-prayerOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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The village's name sounded awfully familiar. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/battle-plans-from-a-guidebookOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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They had to work quickly, but quietly, to avoid alerting the guards. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/extracting-the-filesOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Once he escaped, he could plan his next move. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/fancy-meeting-you-hereOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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They didn't like it, but they had to do it. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/paperwork-is-a-painOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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They were going the wrong direction, and there was no way for them to get off. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-wrong-routeOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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There was nothing more they could do for her. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-ninth-dayOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Maybe he just didn't have the mind for it. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/hed-never-learnOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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In our special 100th story, the travelers received a message from the gods. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/divine-detour Let us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50Oleh Thunder Rock Productions
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We asked a trivia question in the story "Give Him Up" without doing enough research and walked right into the realm of nuance and confusion. The answer to the question is actually not very clear, since it involves a major schism. Hopefully this bonus episode makes the answer somewhat clear.Oleh Thunder Rock Productions
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She ran, but the soldiers were in hot pursuit. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/no-place-to-hide Let us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50Oleh Thunder Rock Productions
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She would never let them take her son. Heads up, the trivia question we asked here actually has a way different answer than we originally thought. Check out the Story Extras for the bonus episode where we explain it all. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/give-him-up Let us know your favorite stori…
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Some of his best men were threatening to quit. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-natives-are-restless Let us know your favorite stories from the first 50! https://thunderrock.org/news/what-are-your-favorite-stories-from-1-50Oleh Thunder Rock Productions
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They did what they wanted for the heck of it. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/forbidden-fruitOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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She could not bear to stand by while he suffered. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/a-mothers-loveOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Something about what he said smelled fishy. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/no-man-can-defeat-meOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Rules are rules, until the other person calls in backup. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-perfect-stormOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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He was moving pretty fast considering he misunderstood. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://thunderrock.org/story-extras/lost-in-interpretationOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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For the best audience experience, it's helpful to eliminate distractions. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://thunderrock.org/story-extras/background-noiseOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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He took the idea and used it for something better. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://thunderrock.org/story-extras/i-could-do-thatOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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The fate of the free world rested in his hands. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/how-i-learned-to-stop-worryingOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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How could she miss the Christmas Eve Mass? Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-christmas-eve-broadcastOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Why should the doctors bother with yet another patient? Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/will-it-make-any-differenceOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Everyone needs help sometimes. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/lean-on-meOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Some people always get in the way. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/the-best-laid-plansOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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When you've gotta go, you've gotta go. Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/haunted-hallwaysOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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Why, oh why had he turned to a life of crime?!? Check out the Story Extras for this story at https://www.thunderrock.org/story-extras/criminal-interventionOleh Thunder Rock Productions
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