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Short Story: Ignoring the Lantern

Short Story: Ignoring the Lantern

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…

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Story: Comparison Forest

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…

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Story: The Search for the Perfect Food

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“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…

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Short Story: Test It

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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…

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Short Story: The Private Who Expected Steak

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…

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Short Story: Why Didn’t You Tell Me?

———————————————————– 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…

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