The Maiden of the Mountain
BY LUCY RUTHERFORD In the Mountains of Morning, long ago and long ago, at the edge of Day and Night, there once was a house built entirely of a single block of white stone, and it had no windows but only a door that was never any way but shut. The house stood in the …...
Notes from a Country Church
BY ELLIOTT MALIK For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. – Romans 12:4-5, KJV Nestled in the shadow of the South Dorset Downs lies the parish of Bincombe cum …...
Into the Wind
BY JULIE BRANDON If I could make a wish Upon the first star in the darkened sky Or blow gently on a dandelion And watch as seeds caught by the wind dance out of sight If I could send a prayer to the heavens Hands lifted though my heart is heavy Through tears mingled with …...
There I Have Another Name: A Chronicles of Narnia Story
BY OPHELIA Lucy was the first to discover. Of course she was, she had always been the first. The first to discover Narnia, the first to discover Aslan, the first to keep faith, constantly and steadfast. She found His name when she attended a church service. She was still mourning the loss of Narnia, mourning …...
I Think I Will Wear Red
BY RAY E. LIPINSKI I sit in this cell, my fate has been set The priest exits, my confession heard. My journey to Heaven’s gate begins The summoner tells me my time has come It won’t be long now Some say I deserve this It is what fate has decreed But those are voices of …...
Resurrection Reality
Is believing in the resurrection of Christ optional?
What Happened to the Guards Posted at the Tomb?
BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HALL Perhaps the duty officer had it in for them: Some privates, a corporal, maybe a sergeant Grousing about pulling a night watch And in a Jewish cemetery – why? No one agrees if they were temple police Or Romans, for special duty detached What time they were posted, how many there …...
Still
BY HEIDI FAITH Still (My son was born in the first trimester. His birth day is Good Friday) He healed disease. He taught people to see. But — or is it ‘and’ — the most important thing He did in His life was die. Water and blood poured out and the mess and the labor …...
The Afternoon of Emptiness
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.”—John 12:32, KJV *** And so it returns: The afternoon of emptiness, When the holy water is drained And the heart of Christ gushes forth. Yes, the great emptiness, As God abandons His temple And the sanctuary …...
Pontius Pilate and His Dog
BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HAll When a man’s worked all day in signing off On having any number of his fellow men Imprisoned, flogged, branded, imprisoned, or chained He’s happy to come home to his good ol’ dog The master whistles, his happy dog barks Man and beast in happy concord meet Playfully tussling in their …...
