CHRISTIAN SHORT STORIES
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Stained Glass Tears
Calder Edmison came by the old country church like he had every week for the past couple of years to look after the old building ever since the pastor caved in when the Governor dictated all the churches close their doors until the Covid scare was over, in violation...
AiWeiDe The Righteous One
Hi Mikaela. You look like you just lost your best friend which I know you didn’t since I am right here. Now tell me what’s got you down, asked Isla. “It’s our junior year in college, and I feel so inadequate, unsure of myself, not sure where life is leading me.”...
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Guests at Freddie and Jessie Barnwell’s farm Saturday evening Get-Togethers were reminiscing. They were recalling all the wondrous, perhaps miraculous things had come about over the years there at the farm. Games, horseback riding, Jessie Barnwell’s cookies, along...
Summer Camp “SonShine”
Summer church camp was over. Lasting friendships, spiritual growth and commitments for Christ surpassed any other time of the year. Pastor Mario Flores, Camp Director, gave thanks to the Lord. Three hundred teens attended camp this year without a single injury or...
Wake Me Again at Half Past Five
At half past five he kissed her cheek, ready to go and meet the day! “I’m not a morning person you know; give me a minute” was her reply. They mounted the horse, riding double today. Her arms around his waist, head against his back, what a great way to start the...
A Sercy
Kaylinda’s father kissed her and her mother Jeannie goodbye as he hurried out the door on his way to work. She then got ready for the day’s assignments, prior to the virtual online Academy’s live instruction via Zoom. 17-year-old Kaylinda attends every weekday along...
The Iron Did Swim
Timothy’s father read him the story about one of Elisha’s students who was chopping down a tree along the Jordan River found in 2nd Kings Chapter 6 in which the axe head came loose, landing in the river. He was very distraught, especially since he had borrowed the...
Do Me A Favor
Lucas McKenzie woke at 6:00 Saturday morning. The bedroom was still dark. As much as Lucas would have enjoyed staying in bed a little longer, he was too accustomed to getting up early, especially when he had a busy day full of activities ahead. With eyes half opened,...
Adella
Where am I, what has happened? Where’s my husband?” The doctors told her “You were in a horrible automobile crash. Your husband is in a private room. He is recuperating from surgery and is doing fine. He has been asking about you every hour for the past few days....
Tara
Tara felt Tommy was all she wanted and needed in life to be happy! It was the night after high school graduation when she finally sat down with her parents and told them she was three months pregnant. Her parents were numbed by this unexpected news, piercing their...
The Outhouse
In addition to all the people who normally attend the Saturday night get-togethers at the Barnwell’s farm, there were quite a few visitors there last week. The Jackson family was there as guests of the Angus McKenzie family. Their daughter Penny asked Freddie...
Lisa Ann
Dillard and Molly MacIntosh went for their daily mile walk when they decided they would stop in and visit Clara. They tried to visit at least once or twice a week, ever since Clara’s husband, John, passed away last year. John and Clara were always showing pictures of...
Our Mr. Fluffy
It was a most pleasant sunny day when Lindy Jonville walked down the long gravel driveway from the house on their 10-acre farm, to the mailbox. She was taking the mail out of the box when something on the side of the road (about 100 feet away) caught her attention....
Davey and His Mom
Davey’s mom told him “No!” She was tired of discussing it. She said she did not want to come home from a long day at work, totally exhausted, and then an hour later have to drive across town to the high school to pick her son up from basketball practice. In addition,...
The Gossiper
It was 3:00 in the morning when the phone rang, piercing the silence of the night. Pastor Goodman awakened from a deep sleep, struggling to answer the phone. “Hello, Pastor Goodman, this is Jocelyn Brody. My husband has been rushed to the hospital. Would you please...
Telegram
Freddie Barnwell and his wife were hosting a get together last weekend at their place. Freddie was at his best telling story after story. Everyone from the kids to the old timers were already sore from laughing when Freddie told this story about himself and his wife,...
Emily
Freddie Barnwell (Farmer Barnwell to everyone who knows him) and his wife Jessie had a great week. Their 4-year-old great-granddaughter, Emily, had been staying with them. Emily loves to spend time on the farm with her great-grandparents just the way her mother did...
Do You Have A Moment
“Do you have a moment?” Tommy asked. I told him I would certainly be willing to take a moment for him. I had a small business I worked on Saturdays, to make a little extra cash. The auto parts place, where Tommy worked, was one of my customers. Tommy told me he...
Take a Knee, Then Make It Two
Old Glory bears holes from wars across the seas, burned, torn in shreds, and trampled underfoot. By God’s grace it still stands, stars and stripes shining bright, waving in the breeze. Sons and daughters of this great land still answer the call, like those who have...
Cowboys, Miracles, and Stars
The Barnwell’s big red barn was packed full as usual for the Saturday evening get-together. After lots of fun and games, Freddie “Farmer” Barnwell and his wife Jessie were making certain everyone had a bag of popcorn and a cup of apple cider (which came from their...
A Love Remembered
Molly and Dilbert MacIntosh went downtown last Friday to do a little shopping. They were about to enter the ice cream parlor when they heard their names called. Callie, Abby, Ryan, Mallory, and Katie came running down the street. They drove downtown as soon as they...
Fleeing Fleas
Freddie Barnwell’s stories are always a favorite with everyone, especially when they are about himself. Farmer Barnwell has a wealth of knowledge, because he has worked his farm for over 50 years now and shows no signs of slowing down. Most of Farmer Barnwell’s...
Christmas Eve Family Walk
James and Carolyn Craig told us this wonderful Christmas Eve story last Saturday night at the Barnwell’s Friends and Family get-together. It was Christmas Eve, even though there were very few cars on the road that night, when one did come down the road, you could hear...
Anthony Madino
Ten-year-old Anthony Madino didn’t have much in life – a life lived mostly behind closed doors in Brooklyn, New York. To venture outside was to ask for trouble as bullies, drug pushers, thieves, and drive-by shootings were the norm in little Anthony’s neighborhood....
Won’t Be Home
On his way home he saw his friend coming down the road, flying faster than the wind, and knowing him, probably drunk again. He flashed his headlights in warning, Sheriff’s right around the bend. He was sitting alone when his daughter got home, her beautiful smile and...
Davey Crockett
Two of the people who attend our Saturday evening get togethers, James and Carolyn Craig, have a well-deserved reputation for their vast knowledge of Tennessee history. Last Saturday night, they told us a story about somebody you have certainly heard about. However, I...
Who Can Explain?
Andrew Penworth and Jenny Cliburn were chatting on the phone when Andrew told Jenny about a story he recently heard. He said it had a profound impact on him to the extent he realized how lacking his prayer life had become. Jenny said she would love to hear the story....
Megan
Three-year-old Michael was running across the church playground when he slipped and fell. His ear-piercing scream brought 14-year-old Megan running to his aid. Her calm loving spirit soon had Michael smiling again. Of course, the show and tell band aid she put on his...
Far From Useless
People were talking all week long about the great time everyone had at the Barnwell’s farm Saturday night. Dillard and Molly MacIntosh had all the kids, teens, and adults laughing so hard their sides hurt. Someone said her husband had just purchased a beautiful new...
RT and Emelyn
RT and Emelyn must have been attractive socialites to have received the attention of a local newspaper writer who obviously found them and their relationship interesting enough to write about. They might have been considered flamboyant lovers, but lust would probably...
JJ
JJ’s mother’s life of despondency had sadly come to an end. Trapped in a world where it seemed nobody cared, she longed to give her son a better life, but all to no avail. Drugs and alcohol took her life. Social workers tried to console eight-year-old JJ the best...
Kayla’s Visit
Molly MacIntosh stopped by Bobby Lee’s Produce and Meat market on Rockton Street to pick up a few grocery items. Bobby Lee asked Molly if her husband Dillard enjoyed the steak she bought last week, because he had a sale on steak again today. Molly told him Dillard...
Eye, Heart & Soul
Even though it was a cold winter’s night, a large crowd showed up at the Barnwell’s farm Saturday night. People of all ages were having fun playing games, singing, laughing, and just plain having a good time there in the big red barn. As usual, things quieted down...
Hugs & Kisses
Jessie Barnwell was reminiscing about the time she first started dating her husband, Freddie, many years ago. Freddie Barnwell, better known as Farmer Barnwell, was all smiles as his wife was telling the story at the Saturday night get-together at their farm. Jessie...
Alaska Story
Last Saturday night, Dillard MacIntosh was telling everyone at the get together out at the Barnwell’s farm how he had dreamed for years about taking a trip to Alaska. He was quite dramatic describing the vast wilderness areas in Alaska hardly touched by man....
ABOUT CHRISTIAN SHORT STORIES
There may be a line, humorous saying, or idea you have heard someplace before, generally used today or quite common at some point in time, which of course we do not take credit for.
“Let those without sin cast the first stone” – we read in the Bible. We expect to be stoned by the secular world, but when members of the body of Christ, especially in our community that we have a relationship with, don’t support us or uplift us, the body of Christ loses its witness, enabling the secular world to benefit. Where do we turn? The Bible and prayer are the only sure and safe places to go! If through these stories we can encourage you to do just that, we will be glad. In writing these stories we also find help ourselves. Has the burdens of life ever been so heavy that you, or someone you love, have become depressed, stressed beyond belief, their self esteem and sense of self worth so defeated that, you, yourself or others have pushed or been pushed to seek help.
It is at that point those genuine, filled with the Holy Spirit, members of the body of Christ, though few in number, in obedience to the Lord, become such a tremendous blessing and encouragement to us, helping to restore us as the Lord commands. Christ demands members of the body of Christ that have been born again should take on the same importance as our own family members. Read John12:14, Romans 12:5, 1st Peter 4:9, Galatians 6:2, Matthew 5:23-24. Yes, people turn to religion when times are tough, but only the Lord knows the heart, so only He knows if our asking for forgiveness and truly turning to Him is genuine.
It is through these stories we pray we will encourage you this day to seek the Lord through His word, the Holy Bible. May you come to realize that we do this for two reasons. One, to show our love for members of the body of Christ (those that have been born again) and two, to let those that do not know the Lord that He loves and longs for them to come to Him. Read John 3:16 in the Bible and get to know Him today. And last, by just as important, they help all of us to withstand the winds of adversity as we all seek to glorify the Lord.
Please take time to read or listen to some of our stories today. We thank you for spending the time with us. May the Lord richly bless you! We leave you with this. I Peter 3:8. “Finally all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another, love as brothers and sisters, be tenderhearted, be courteous” – for this is the command of Christ Jesus.
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