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17 stories found
Jericho
The Story of the Young Rich Ruler
A boy in Jericho dreams of a life in which his family will never hunger again. As trust and trade bring prosperity, protecting those he loves becomes a responsibility he cannot put down. What will ever be enough?
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Bellevue, Idaho
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.
Biblical foundation: 1 Samuel 1 and 1 Samuel 2:1 through 11
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Summersville, West Virginia
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.
Biblical foundation: Romans 5:3 through 5
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Nashville, Tennessee
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.
Biblical foundation: 1 Samuel 18 through 20
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Asheville, North Carolina
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.
Biblical foundation: 1 Kings 3:5 through 28
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Greenville, South Carolina
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.
Biblical foundation: Esther 4:10 through 16
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Savannah, Georgia
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.
Biblical foundation: Luke 15:11 through 32
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Abingdon, Virginia
Learning to Leave Some Battles Behind
A daughter inherits her father’s unfinished fight and must decide how much of it belongs to her.
Biblical foundation: Matthew 5:9 and Romans 12:18
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Fairhope, Alabama
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.
Biblical foundation: Ephesians 4:25 and John 8:32
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Oxford, Mississippi
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.
Biblical foundation: James 5:7 through 8
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Bismarck, North Dakota
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.
Biblical foundation: 2 Corinthians 12:7 through 10
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Columbia, Kentucky
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.
Biblical foundation: Philippians 2:1 through 11
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Thomasville, Georgia
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.
Biblical foundation: Romans 12:15
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Stillwater, Oklahoma
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.
Biblical foundation: Ephesians 4:31 through 5:2
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About the novel ↗Atlanta, Texas
Keeping Your Word When Nobody Would Blame You for Leaving
Before handing over her repair shop, a widow must decide what an unfinished promise asks of her and what it does not.
Biblical foundation: Luke 16:10
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About the novel ↗Buffalo, Wyoming
Knowing When Strength Is Enough
A Wyoming rancher knows how to hold a family together until his son and granddaughter need him to loosen his grip.
Biblical foundation: Proverbs 15:1
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About the novel ↗Loogootee, Indiana
The Strength to Leave Some Things Unsaid
A barber’s fierce loyalty to his granddaughter becomes an unfair story. Learning to listen will require more than an apology.
Biblical foundation: James 1:19
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