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Telescoping Hope: The Role of Stories
When we lose the plot, stories exist to remind us of the ending.
The Sacrifice of Christ: Henna from the Heart of the Lover
From a distance, A Christian’s hands seem smeared with the blood of sacrifice, but take a closer look, and we find it is henna marked from a divine heart.
Defending Santa Claus: A Child’s Last Hope
With religion and conscience removed from the public forum, a child’s faith in Santa Claus is the last hope they’ll have of experiencing God.
The Lay of Walsingham: A History of England’s Nazareth
A brief review of the miraculous rise, fall and resurrection of one of Europe’s most ancient and venerated shrines, Walsingham, the Nazareth of England.
Red Heads & Red Roses | A Short Story
Kevin keeps chasing Helen, and it takes an accident at a friend’s party to change her mind. Maybe this romance thing isn’t so bad…
Thousand Dollar Kiss
Maria has a chance get into a beauty pageant where the host kisses the girls. Her boyfriend hates the idea, but she’s strangely motivated.
May I Have This Dance?
Mary loved to dance, and to smile. And finding the chance to thaw a silent new dance partner is a challenge she can’t refuse.
Not GENTLEmen, but GentleMEN: The Call to Chivalry
In an emasculated world, the call to chivalry cries out from all sides. What makes a ‘gentleman’ is his very manhood, but called to a higher dignity.
A Dummies’ Guide to Divinity: What to ‘Do’ with God
In the myths and legends, divinity was something we grasped at, aching to have for ourselves. But the kind of relationship God wants is very different.