9/11: From the Ashes – "Hope"

Twenty-five years after losing his older brother in the South Tower on September 11th, Craig Woodall — a retired 30-year high school educator and principal from Fort Collins, Colorado — joins Dick Foth to talk about the long road from grief to hope. Craig walks through the last phone call he ever had with his brother, the agonizing wait for news, and the seven months he spent "running from the storm" before a single, unmistakable moment turned him around. Using the image of a buffalo that faces into a storm instead of fleeing it, and anchoring everything in Romans 5:3-4, Craig unpacks how suffering can produce perseverance, character, and ultimately hope — and how one small word, "yet," can change the trajectory of a life. It’s a conversation about loss, faith, family, and the quiet, daily choice to let hardship develop you instead of define or defeat you. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: Meeting Craig Woodall 00:01:39 The Buffalo Metaphor: Charging Into Storms 00:02:45 September 6, 2001: The Last Conversation 00:04:25 September 11, 2001: The Day Everything Changed 00:07:52 Running From the Storm: Seven Months of Grief 00:08:46 The Holy Spirit Moment: Pick Your Head Up 00:10:20 His Niece: A Legacy of Hope 00:12:35 Romans 5:3-4: The Path Through Suffering 00:15:00 Building Hope: Daily Practices and Mindset Work 00:17:07 Define, Defeat, or Develop: Choosing Your Response 00:19:31 God Can Redeem What He Did Not Orchestrate 00:21:04 Ask Those Coming Back: The Power of Community 00:23:41 Overcome: A Book and a Journey 00:25:22 The Power of Yet: Transforming Negative Statements