“Right by my house, the liquor store was selling dope out of it, unbeknownst to me. So a lady bought some dope there, walked across the street right by our garden, and shot up. And she overdosed and died on the bus stop bench. The DA, FBI, and everyone comes down. There's crime

After losing his mom to cancer, Yuri Williams was depressed and strangely enough found hope when he created an Instagram account. Posts from Army members Officer Tommy Norman and Rodney Smith lifted his spirits, and he even badgered Rodney to join one of his 50 state tours!

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to Saturday’s interview with Russell Butler, “The Dancing UPS Man”, at Grind City Brewing! Especially Mitch and Steve Houck who drove from Ohio to Memphis :) Here’s some fun highlights including Russell dancing, a group photo, and

“Hi Bill, After learning about him on your Army, we’ve had a wonderful 3 day visit with Robert Hill and his fiancé Catrina here in Arizona. I was very surprised that Robert was willing to travel over 1300 miles one way. It's almost as if we have been close friends for the past

Russell Butler held a loaded gun and was about to commit suicide. But he couldn’t do it. And he found healing in his faith, a vigorous health routine, and dancing. During COVID, “The Dancing UPS Man” (as he’s now known) wanted to bring the world some of the joy that he gets

“Just wanted to tell you that I love the podcast. I haven't listened to the whole backlog yet, but I will. I keep relating to the things you are highlighting. Our son is adopted from foster care. We went on a mission trip to South Dakota and they said 'He is available for

The Impact of An Army of Normal Folks For our latest "Shop Talk", @IAmCoachBills answers premium member Brad McCahill's question about the impact of the Army in our first year. We think you'll love hearing all that the Army has accomplished! Listen at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

“You’re going to show millions of people how to get through this” The moment that transformed Russell Butler’s struggle with depression and addiction. Check out The Dancing UPS Man’s story at the link below or by searching for An Army of Normal Folks wherever you listen to

Too many newborns are experiencing opioid withdrawal. From their moms’ drugs that they got in the womb. Tara Sundem is a NICU nurse who experienced this growing epidemic. And she also experienced that they weren’t given great treatment. The constant noises and bright lights of

A 73-year-old grandmother taking care of her 3 grandchildren…. all under the age of 8. Her daughter had been incarcerated and so she stepped up. When Belinda Leto brought them Christmas presents, grandma said “Jonathan is going to be 8 in January. Do you know anybody that can

“Listening to most media, all I hear about is what ails our country and how divided we are. But, in fact, there are lots of good deeds being done every day across the country in communities all around us; we just don’t hear about them. This podcast aims to change that with

Florence “Flo” Brooks and Renardo Baker used to live the street life. Today with Memphis Allies, they’re on the frontlines of helping folks just like themselves to find a better way! We cannot wait for you to meet them on this week’s episode! Listen here:

Hey Oxford (MS) area friends, on September 3rd we’re hosting an event with Bishop Martin, the inspiration for Angel Studios's Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (NOW)! Come hear him share the incredible story of rallying his church of 200 people to help the orphans in their community and 22 of their

Carrie and Paul Moore: The Couple Who Had A Secret. And the story of how it was revealed in the most beautiful way possible, while serving with Sleep in Heavenly Peace! This couple has led their Gadsden, Alabama chapter to delivering 1,656 beds to kids without them. We know

“Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time” Seth Kaplan’s extraordinary book is a blueprint for An Army of Normal Folks. As a leading expert on fragile nations, Seth kept getting asked if America has become a fragile nation. His conclusion is

Bishop W.C. Martin’s poor backwoods church of 200 members adopted 77 kids! If they could do this in Possum Trot, what can the rest of us do? There’s around 115,000 orphans in America and 400,000 houses of worship. If someone in only 1 out of every 3 of them adopted an orphan,

When the World Trade Center was struck on 9/11, Sonia Agron promised her husband, an NYPD officer who responded to the attack, that she wouldn’t go to the site to help. But she couldn’t keep that promise. Sonia volunteered as a recovery worker at Ground Zero on overnight shifts.

Where were you on 9/11? Share your story with us. Bill Courtney