{"id":719,"date":"2020-05-01T20:05:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T00:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=719"},"modified":"2022-05-14T20:46:19","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T00:46:19","slug":"the-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=719","title":{"rendered":"The Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jackson-Whitlow-167x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jackson-Whitlow-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jackson-Whitlow-570x1024.jpg 570w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jackson-Whitlow-768x1379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jackson-Whitlow-855x1536.jpg 855w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jackson-Whitlow-1140x2048.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jackson-Whitlow-scaled.jpg 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1937 a devout Christian man in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, was instructed by the Lord to begin a fast.\u00a0 He did as he was told; at the same time he attracted the attention of a nation in the grip of the Great Depression.\u00a0 Today we tell his story.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, TuneIn and on many other podcast apps.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Keep yourselves safe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2621\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-719-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746696\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746696\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746696\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746696\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=719-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746696\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1937 a devout Christian man in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, was instructed by the Lord to begin a fast.\u00a0 He did as he was told; at the same time he attracted the attention of a nation in the grip of the Great Depression.\u00a0 Today we tell his story. 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