The Lineman Who Held the Hymnal
Five Sundays after Dot died, Howard Pruitt went back to church and couldn't find the hymn. Then a stranger in a work jacket slid into his pew and held the book.
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Faith
Stories of prayer, grace and God at work in ordinary lives.
The Two Words Arlo Kept
After a stroke takes most of Arlo's words, Bernice resents the two he gives to everyone else. A tender Thanksgiving story about gratitude in a hard season.
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About our faith stories
These are short Christian stories about prayer, grace and God at work in ordinary lives. Some are true accounts readers have shared with us. Others are parables and sermon illustrations that have been passed from church to church for generations. Each one is labelled, so you always know which kind you’re reading.
Readers return most often to A Walk with the Lord, about a man who feels God nudging him to turn his car around and help a stranger. Don’t Worry is a short story about trusting God, told from a plane caught in a storm. A Lesson in Faith retells the tightrope walker Charles Blondin’s famous challenge at Niagara Falls, and many pastors use it to explain what real faith means. The Worst Sinner I Know is a quiet story about forgiveness, and Saved by a Friend shows how much one small kindness can mean.
These inspirational faith stories are short enough to read aloud in a Sunday school class, a small group or at the start of a meeting. If you have a story of answered prayer or God’s faithfulness, we’d love to read it: send us your story.