‘Lori stepped in and saved my life’: Three steps to courage today
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 30 April 2019
⏱️ 5 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR APRIL 30, 2019
The synagogue shooting in California last Saturday was the stage for remarkable courage. Today's podcast tells the story of two heroes and offers three biblical principles that empower us to be courageous today.
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| 0:00.0 | Lori stepped in and saved my life. |
| 0:04.4 | Three steps to courage today. |
| 0:06.1 | This is Dr. Jim Denison's The Daily Article Podcast for Tuesday, April 30th, 2019. |
| 0:11.9 | Laurie Gilbert Kaye was worshipping in the Shabbat of Poway Synagogue in suburban San Diego |
| 0:16.0 | last Saturday when a gunman entered the sanctuary. |
| 0:19.6 | A man identified by authorities as 19-year-old John |
| 0:22.4 | T. Ernest began shooting. Gilbert Kay stepped in front of bullets aimed at her longtime friend |
| 0:27.6 | and rabbi as he gave his sermon. She was killed, leaving behind a husband and an adult daughter. |
| 0:34.2 | Rabbi Israel Goldstein was shot in the hand and lost a finger. Nonetheless, he continued |
| 0:39.1 | his sermon, telling everyone to stay strong, according to a synagogue member. As the rabbi was |
| 0:43.9 | wheeled into the operating room after the shooting, he told a friend to, let everyone know that |
| 0:48.1 | Lori stepped in and saved my life. Lori Gilbert Kay was not the only hero last Saturday. Army veteran |
| 0:54.0 | Oscar Stewart was in the synagogue when the shooting began. |
| 0:57.2 | He started running out of the sanctuary along with his fellow worshippers. |
| 1:00.6 | Then he turned around. |
| 1:02.6 | Something. |
| 1:03.6 | He later said it might have been the hand of God, propelled him into the lobby. |
| 1:07.8 | There, he saw the assailant in a military-style vest, wielding a semi-automatic rifle. |
| 1:13.1 | Get down, he yelled at the man. |
| 1:15.2 | The gunman fired two rounds in response. |
| 1:17.5 | I'm going to kill you, Stewart yelled back. |
| 1:20.0 | This seemed to rattle the gunman, who began to flee. |
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