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Christian short stories: an anthology
By Mark Booth. 1984
The best Christian short stories
By Bret Lott. 2006
Eleven stories by Christian writers, published between 1989 and 2006, about characters experiencing divine grace. Includes Homer Hickam's "Dosie, of…
Killakeet Island," the editor's "An Evening on the Cusp of the Apocalypse," and Larry Woiwode's "Firstborn," in which a young couple confronts the trials of childbirth. 2006The Best Christian Short Stories
By Bret Lott. 2006
The first volume in a collection of contemporary fiction that combines the artistry of critically accaimed writers with a clear…
Christian worldview.From Homer Hickam, the best-selling author of Rocket Boys--which later became the movie October Sky to editor and contributing best-selling author Bret Lott, this collection spans a talented community writing an eclectic blend of fiction. Each piece stands alone as stellar fiction. And each piece confronts us with who we are and forces us to look deeply at the human condition. From the dirt lanes of North Africa to the suburbs of California, exuding lightheartedness and profundity, hilarity and tragedy, these stories will take you on a fresh and entertaining journey.The Perfect Tourist: Great reflections in a short story
By Danilo H. Gomes. 2020
The lands of Soulland have not seen sunlight for decades, and action is required. Ego, the general leader of Soulland,…
lives a peaceful, unsatisfactory, and uneventful life. On any given morning, Ego is surprised by a call from one of Soulland's deputy council members. Something is very wrong. A humble tourist, of few words and very mysterious, arrives in Soulland and causes a turmoil never seen.Only the lucky: A Kate Burkholder Short Story (Kate Burkholder Ser.)
By Linda Castillo. 2017
In this short story, it's Friday the 13th and rumors of an Amish rager--a huge outdoor party rife with underage…
drinking--puts Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her small department on edge. At the height of the rager, a teenage Amish girl is attacked and left for dead. Strong language and some violence. 2017In dark company: A Kate Burkholder Short Story (Kate Burkholder Ser.)
By Linda Castillo. 2018
In this short story, Chief Kate Burkholder is called when a mysterious young woman, battered and terrified, seeks shelter at…
an Amish farmhouse. She can't remember her name or where she's from, but she knows one thing: someone was trying to kill her. Strong language and some violence. 2018Just As I Am: A Short Story Extra for What Once Was Lost
By Kim Vogel Sawyer. 2013
In this romantic 19th century-set short fiction follow-up to What Once Was Lost, while setting the stage for Sawyer's next…
novel, Echoes of Mercy, a young woman must let go of past rejections to find hope in the meaningful future God wants for her. Daisy Forrester has been raised in Brambleville, Kansas at Dunnigan's Orphan Asylum by Levi and Christina Jonnson. As she has watched younger, more appealing orphans come and go on to new families, Daisy has spent years becoming a valued helper for Ma and Pa Jonnson, as the orphans call them. However, she is coming up on her sixteenth birthday, and it will soon be time for her to make her own way in the world. Nervous about leaving the farm, she turns to the one connection she has out in the world--Robby, a friend who left the asylum before her and is now employed in Sinclair, Kansas at Dinsmore's World Famous Chocolate Factory. Daisy heads for the safe harbor that is his friendship, but the outside world doesn't offer the friendly welcome that Daisy dreams of and Robby faces unique challenges of his own in the form of an eager co-worker bent on sending Daisy back to Brambleville. Can Daisy look beyond her own insecurities to embrace a young man with great affection for her, and a God who calls her 'beloved'--just as she is?Not Safe, but Good: Short Stories Sharpened by Faith (vol. #1)
By Bret Lott. 2007
In C.S. Lewis's classic The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Lucy asks if Aslan the lion is safe. It…
is quickly clarified that Aslan is not safe...but he is good. That concept serves as the foundation for this collection of short stories. While written from a Christian worldview, our goal isn't comfort food for Christians or G-rated stories that offer simplistic lessons. Instead, we're serving up stories sharpened by faith. Stories that will engage, challenge, entertain, and stretch the reader. These stories aren't necessarily safe...but without question, they are good. From Homer Hickam, the best-selling author of Rocket Boys--which later became the movie October Sky--to editor and contributing best-selling author Bret Lott, this collection spans a talented community writing an eclectic blend of fiction. These stories will take you on a journey filled with lightheartedness, profundity, hilarity, tragedy...and ultimately hope.Amish front porch stories: 18 short tales of simple faith and wisdom
By Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter, Richelle Brunstetter. 2019
This first volume of G. K. Chesterton's mysteries marks the debut of a most unusual detective: Father Paul Brown, a…
short, stumpy priest with an extraordinary and uncanny ability to spot the evil that lies in human hearts. In these twelve stories, Father Brown uses his wisdom, common sense, and experience as a confessor to solve baffling, fascinating crimes--and save lost souls along the way.Updated for the modern reader, The Innocence of Father Brown is primed to draw in new fans.