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Short Story Collections

Every day, truths leap from the pages of scripture to remind us of our deep connection to God. Ancient words written by those long dead still suffuse our hearts and minds with wonder.

Stories and parables, psalms and prophecies have been translated from their original languages so that we might understand how much God wants to be close to us.

Though the stories we know well were told thousands of years ago, humans haven’t changed. We continue to look for grace, hope, joy, love, and redemption. As part of the family of God, we find our best selves when we offer those same things to others.

Heartwarming and filled with love, these stories introduce you to people who might live in your neighborhood, attend your church, work in a nearby cubicle, or be part of your family. The prodigal son, the good Samaritan, the story of Ruth and Naomi, and the transformation found in a verse from Psalm 30, are retold with present day characters and situations.

In this collection, Diane reminds her readers to look beyond a person’s actions. Offer them grace, hope, joy, love, and redemption. You never know when someone might need you as much as you need them.

Abiding Love, Abiding Grace, Abiding Hope, and Abiding Joy. God’s watchfulness never fails. He is always near. He is always faithful.

Short stories in multiple genres from the mind of Diane Greenwood Muir.
 
First up, a tale set in the late 1800s in Bellingwood. Young Andrew Donovan and his family encounter a family who has escaped from slavery. They hope to make their way to Canada, and are running for their lives. You’ll meet some of the same people you know in the Bellingwood stories and you’ll fall in love with them all over again.
 
The second story is a very different look at a fictional Bellingwood. Rather than a rural Iowa community, Bellingwood is the home of Queen Polly and King Henry, rulers of the Central Lands. Andrew, the main character of the story, helps care for veterans of a previous war. When Mr. Leon gives him a shimmery blue egg and insists a dragon ready to hatch, Andrew refuses to believe the old man. Big changes are about to come to the Central Lands. Are they ready for it all?
 
In CinderCilla, the young woman is a drudge on a freighter. Come to find out, she is much more than that. A mark on her head makes her a target, but when a stranger comes to her rescue, everything changes. The fairy tale isn’t quite what we know, but Cilla’s life is about to change. Whether it’s for better or worse is up to her.