A story of becoming
The Story of the Young Rich Ruler
Before he became the Young Rich Ruler, he was a boy who wanted more for his family and the people he loved.
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A Woman’s Pregnancy Journey
After repeated pregnancy loss, Hannah begins opening her table to other people and discovers that caring for them may also require letting them care for her.
I poured out my soul before Yahweh.
Biblical foundation: 1 Samuel 1 and 1 Samuel 2:1 through 11
A Family’s Journey Beyond Loss
After wildfire destroys their home and workshop, a family must decide whether beginning again means rebuilding the past or making room for a different future together.
Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Biblical foundation: Romans 5:3 through 5
A Friendship Worth Fighting For
Two Nashville friends face ambition, family pressure, creative truth, and the difficult question of what loyalty is worth when staying costs something.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Biblical foundation: 1 Samuel 18 through 20
A Father’s Journey Beyond Being Right
A master carpenter who has spent his life solving problems must learn that his adult daughter’s future is not another problem for him to solve.
Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?
Biblical foundation: 1 Kings 3:5 through 28
Finding the Strength to Stand
A construction professional discovers a serious safety problem and must decide what truth requires when speaking could protect strangers and fracture the family business she built with her brother.
Who knows if you haven’t come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Biblical foundation: Esther 4:10 through 16
Making Room for a Second Chance
Nearly twenty years after her sister took family money and disappeared, Vivian sees her walk into the restaurant Vivian built without her.
But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Biblical foundation: Luke 15:11 through 32
Learning to Leave Some Battles Behind
A daughter inherits her father’s unfinished fight and must decide how much of it belongs to her.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
Biblical foundation: Matthew 5:9 and Romans 12:18
The Cost of Telling What Really Happened
A newspaper editor discovers that honoring her late father may require correcting the public record he left behind.
Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.
Biblical foundation: Ephesians 4:25 and John 8:32
The Courage to Begin Again
A highly skilled mechanic must risk becoming a beginner in the part of his life he has spent decades hiding.
You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
Biblical foundation: James 5:7 through 8, within James 5:1 through 11
Learning to Receive What Love Freely Gives
A longtime diner owner who knows how to care for everyone else must learn what it means to accept care without turning love into a debt.
He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Biblical foundation: 2 Corinthians 12:7 through 10
The Freedom to Stop Proving Yourself
A respected retired band director must discover how to belong when the music, the traditions, and the field are no longer his to conduct.
… doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
Biblical foundation: Philippians 2:1 through 11
Learning to Celebrate Without Forgetting
A dressmaker is asked to finish the wedding gown she once began for her late son’s fiancée, now preparing to marry someone else.
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.
Biblical foundation: Romans 12:15
The Quiet Things We Do for One Another
A retired school secretary learns that years of quiet generosity do not give her ownership of every good thing that follows.
And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.
Biblical foundation: Ephesians 4:31 through 5:2
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