The Night the Stars Looked Like Angels
He had never noticed the stars before that night. Not really. They had always been distant, cold specks to him—pinned too far above the noise of his life to matter. But now, as Daniel sat […]
Faith Focus: Christian Stories
The Child Who Asked the Right Question
It was the kind of Sunday morning that felt too bright for grief. The sanctuary windows glowed with spring sun, and the daffodils by the church steps bowed gently in the breeze. But inside, in […]
He Found Jesus in a Refugee Camp
The smell of kerosene and boiled lentils hung in the air, clinging to the canvas walls like old sorrow. Amir sat outside the tent, knees pulled to his chest, listening to the clatter of spoons […]
The Fire That Didn’t Burn the Bible
The fire started in the middle of the night, when most of the town was still sleeping. It caught first in the corner of the old wooden church, the part where the roof sagged with […]
The Shadow on the Wall That Looked Like a Cross
It first appeared on a Tuesday afternoon, faint and crooked, on the back wall of the old living room where nobody sat anymore. The light filtered in through the narrow side window, catching the edge […]
The Sunday She Didn’t Want to Go
She stared at the clock on the microwave like it had betrayed her. 9:42 a.m. The church service started in eighteen minutes, and the sanctuary was exactly seventeen minutes away—on a good day. Rain clawed […]
The Woman Who Wrote Psalms on Napkins
She always sat at the corner booth of Miller’s Diner, just beneath the humming neon sign that blinked “Open 24 Hours,” as if the night ever truly ended for her. Most people didn’t notice her, […]
The Convict Who Baptized His Cellmate
The water was cold—just a trickle from the cracked sink in Cell B17—but to Marcus, it felt like the Jordan River. He cupped his hands beneath the stream, his fingers trembling. It had taken him […]
The Piano Player with No Hands
The first time Ellie saw him, it was raining. Not a soft, sentimental drizzle, but a full, relentless downpour that blurred the streetlights and turned sidewalks into silver rivers. She had ducked into the old […]
The Cross on the Mountain Road
The road twisted like a ribbon unraveling through the hills, vanishing into fog and fir trees. Maggie drove it every Thursday morning to visit her father at the care home in Windy Ridge. It was […]