The children started on their journey with a light heart. Their father had given them everything they needed to make the journey, including a lantern to light their path. There was just one problem. As odd as it might sound, the children weren’t using their lantern. They carried it with them–but they didn’t turn it…
Comparison Forest was a strange forest indeed. The fact that it had a lot of different types of trees in it didn’t make it strange. What made Comparison Forest unique was how all the trees compared themselves with each other. The maples all tried hard to stretch their branches higher, hoping to achieve the oak’s…
“This steak is amazing!” Jessica exclaimed, heartily digging into her steak. “You think so? I was thinking that it’s not nearly as delicious as that Chinese place we went last night.” Jessica shook her head at her sister’s comment. It didn’t seem that Sue could be contented by anything. When they were at the Chinese…
Maureen stared at the shelves of medicines in awe. Why, Sarah’s medicine cabinet rivaled any pharmacy’s…as did her knowledge of the different medications. “What does this one do?” Maureen asked, holding up a bottle of pink pills. “Oh, that’s an antibiotic for infections. It—” Sarah’s voice cut off in a cough that caused her to…
Susan stared at the mixer in positive frustration. Mixing this cake was SO much work! She was trying so hard, yet it seemed she hardly made any progress. She thought baking was supposed to be fun. What was wrong? “You are supposed to mix this batter,” Susan lectured herself (and, in a way, the mixer).…
Hannah saw her father every day—at least technically. That is, she passed him in the hallway and briefly said hello. Or sometimes she’d slip into his office and ask him to help her…or complain about her day. Yet while she saw him regularly, she strangely missed him. When she paused long enough in her busy…
The jeweler turned the stone over and over again in his hand, rubbing it, smelling it, and examining it carefully under polarized light. He wasn’t about to buy a fake stone. Julie waited patiently. She had no idea her stone would be subjected to so many different tests! “It’s real, I tell you. I paid…
Justin walked around the army camp dejected. He was a new recruit and was still getting used to army life. Nothing so far was going the way he’d pictured. He wanted steak for dinner—or at least something edible—but instead was served a pot of something or other that tasted more akin to poison. He wanted…
Olivia steadied herself on the counter. Why was the world spinning? She shook her head, trying to shake away the blurriness and focus again on the task before her. It was no use. She couldn’t keep standing. Wearily, she sank into a chair, burying her head in her hands. She just didn’t get it. A…
———————————————————– A Christmas Note What incredibly good news we have to celebrate this Christmas–Jesus came, took the punishment we deserved, rose again, and now offers eternal life to those who will believe upon Him! I hope the story below will encourage you to share that good news with others. As atheist Penn Jillete said, “How…
I’m a sinner saved by grace through Jesus Christ. I’m also a writer—I’ve been writing ever since I could hold a pen. I… Meet Katherine [Loop] Hannon.