Outer Darkness

Understanding What Outer Darkness Really Means by Everest Alexander “And I say unto you that many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping [...]

The Sneeze

They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-three students filing into the already crowded auditorium. With rich maroon gowns flowing and the traditional caps, they looked almost as grown up as they felt. Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and moms freely brushed away tears. This class would not pray during the commencements — not [...]

Beautiful Rose

I really did not know her that well; however, in a sense, we knew each other very deeply. Her name was Marnie. Professionally, her name was Dr. Rose. She was a star on “Houston Medical”, an ABC reality based summer, prime time television show featuring the patients and staff of Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. [...]

Nameless Saint

by Annie Glasel The story goes something like this. There lived this woman who always wanted to be a writer. But her life was filled up with being a wife, mother of small children, daughter of aging parents, a good friend to many and a faithful lady of the church. One year, after her children [...]

The Geese

It is early November. The air is crisp and clear. We are out sitting on our deck with our dog. Suddenly we become aware of a raucous noise overhead. The dog begins to bark. We look up. In the clear blue sky we see several V-shaped flight formations of Canada Geese on their way south, to escape the northern Canadian winters. We watch for a while, until our dog grows restless.