The Teen Who Baptized Her Mom
The baptismal water was colder than she expected. Lily shivered a little as she stepped in, the surface rippling around her. She wore a white shirt over black shorts, her long hair tied back in […]
Faith Focus: Christian Stories
The Gift He Didn’t Deserve
Danny sat in the back of the courtroom, his fingers curled into the sleeves of a worn denim jacket, knees bouncing, as the judge read out the sentence. Five years. Suspended. Mandatory rehab. Community service. […]
The Homeless Prophet
He sat every morning at the corner of 5th and Ash, wrapped in layers of faded wool and denim, clutching a walking stick smoothed by years of use. No one knew his name, not really. […]
The Ride to the Abortion Clinic
The engine hummed low as the car rolled past the edges of the neighborhood—rows of houses she knew by heart, all blurring behind the early morning mist. Emily sat in the passenger seat, arms crossed […]
The Pastor’s Secret Battle
The congregation saw a man of faith—confident, kind, always ready with a word of prayer. On Sundays, he stood behind the pulpit like an oak tree, unwavering, voice ringing with Scripture and assurance. People came […]
The Nurse Who Held Their Hands
Margaret never imagined she’d still be working past seventy. Her hands were slower now, her steps more careful, but there was something in her that wouldn’t let her stop — not yet. Not while people […]
The Cross at the Construction Site
It was just supposed to be another demolition. Dust hung in the morning air like a veil, catching the slant of the sun as men in neon vests moved across cracked concrete with the weary […]
The Bottle on the Altar
It was an old country church with warped floorboards, crooked windows, and a cross that leaned ever so slightly to the left. Every Sunday, Miss Clara would open its doors by 6:30 a.m., her hands […]
The Divorce That Brought Them to Jesus
The day the papers were signed, it rained. Not a loud storm or dramatic downpour — just a steady, dismal drizzle that blurred the windows of the county clerk’s office and made the world outside […]
The Banker Who Gave It All Away
Nathaniel Kerr wore his suits like armor. Crisp, tailored, unwrinkled—always navy or charcoal, never brown. The morning the story begins, he was tying a Windsor knot in the full-length mirror of his penthouse apartment overlooking […]