The Weekly Parable: Christian Short Stories

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The One Who Stayed

For seven years Michael kept the family business running while his younger brother spent his share and disappeared. Now Sam is home, and their father is throwing a party.

Grace Luke 15:25-32 8 min read

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Every week I publish one short story. Each is small enough to read over a cup of coffee and, I hope, true enough to stay with you a little longer. The stories are fiction, but the questions in them are real ones: how to forgive, how to keep hoping, how to pray when the words run out.

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Nothing in the Drawer

After her mother dies, Nadine searches every drawer for the apology she never got. What she finds is the apology she owes.

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