The Midnight Ride

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Relationships, Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Parenting

4.7 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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To celebrate Independence Day, we’re featuring an Adventures in Odyssey drama. Listen in as John Avery Whitaker shares the story of Paul Revere, his famous ride, and the “shot heard ’round the world.”

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0:00.0	As we celebrate the 4th of July, let's listen in an eavesdrop on the events leading up to the Revolutionary War.
0:10.0	Robert, Colonel Connate, did you get the get the signal yes and your mount is ready
0:14.0	a fine larken horse you need to know Rabeer that the British soldiers have been
0:18.0	patrolling this road in the road to Cambridge all afternoon what if you think the ride is too treacherous you needn't go, no one will
0:24.4	falter for staying. Spread the word, Colonel. The British are on the move.
0:28.4	Yeah! God be with you, Paul Revere. Up you patriots, arise you minute men. The British are coming.
0:36.4	The British are coming!
0:37.4	We've got a unique show for you coming up today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly.
0:42.1	Thanks for joining us.
0:43.0	I'm John Fuller.
0:44.0	John, I think it's really important to remember
0:46.2	that the 4th of July holiday or Independence Day
0:49.2	is about more than barbecues and outdoor fun,
0:52.1	although that's part of it. We're commemorating the birth of
0:55.2	our nation and the men and women who risked their lives to separate from England and set up a government
1:01.0	that allowed us religious freedom, among other privileges that are enumerated
1:06.2	in the Bill of Rights.
1:07.8	Our independence was bought with a price, and we often refer to that as we celebrate. So today we've decided to feature an episode of our Adventures in Odyssey program
1:17.7	which will capture the essence of the American Revolution as seen
1:22.2	through the eyes of Paul Revere.
1:24.4	And if you're not familiar with Odyssey, you're really missing out.
1:27.8	It is a great production.
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