Letting People In

Lorraine’s tires crunched on the crushed shell driveway. Her apprehension mounted as she approached the house. Why had she agreed to come? Phyllis was nothing if she wasn’t persuasive. Still, spending the weekend with her friend’s family at their shore house was bound...

Hidden Underneath

          Melissa pulled her rolling cart along behind her as she hurried home. She’d taken way too long in the grocery store, and now night was falling. She shivered, and not because of the cool night air. Her apartment building wasn’t exactly in the nicest part of...

The Vine

             Lisa rolled out of bed and headed downstairs. It was Saturday. She should be excited. But nothing seemed right anymore. It was just another day in her boring life. She shouldn’t complain. Her life was almost perfect. She and Carl just celebrated their...

Savior, Lord, and King

James perched on the edge of the bed and opened his Bible.  Connor bit his lip. “Dad? Before you start, I have a question.” James stopped turning pages. “What is it?” “How come Jesus has so many names? I don’t really understand who He’s supposed to be to us. Sometimes...

A True Friend

            Sandy knocked on her daughter’s open door. “Are you ready to go?”             Jemma sat on the window seat in her otherwise empty bedroom. “I guess so.”             Sandy frowned. “I thought you were excited to move. Are you having second thoughts?”...

The Lion of the Tribe of Judah

“Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”Revelation 5:5   Jesus is called the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. But what does...