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“So what’s your New Year’s resolution,” asked Ellen, looking at Mac.
“I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. Come to think of it, I don’t do resolutions at all. I figure I am who I am.”
“Let your yea be yea and your nay, nay,” intoned Jerry.
“Trying to make me [...]
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*“You know what I think is wrong here?”
The question startled Ward. He was sitting on the porch of his house looking out at a beautiful view from the top of a hill. He and his visitor both had glasses of iced tea. They had just finished a wonderful meal. [...]
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*“You’re pregnant, and you’re going to have a baby boy.”
Dee Anne looked up from her burger, fries, and coke and saw a woman of ordinary size with long, black hair, and piercing dark eyes. Her hair was braided, and her clothes looked just a bit out of date. She [...]
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*Jerry joined the group last, looked straight at Bob and said “Merry Christmas!” Not only did he say it, but he said it cheerfully and with attitude.
“I see you enjoy annoying me,” muttered Bob.
“I thought you’d be offended,” said Jerry. “Isn’t that the normal atheist response to a [...]
*The group was solemn, though they were gathered in a decorated living room on Christmas afternoon. It remained solemn even though everyone had a drink in hand and there was plenty of food. It was the sort of picture Norman Rockwell might have painted. He would have put smiles on their faces and portrayed [...]
Ellen brought everyone their food and then sat down herself and joined the group. They were no longer surprised, as this had become a habit with the group, and they all knew Ellen had an arrangement with the owner.
“So why don’t you just let one of the other waitresses serve us?” asked Bob.
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*“I don’t understand how you can believe in a loving God in the face of what we’re seeing on the news right now,” said Bob Norman, bringing the small talk to a halt. In that informal way they had, the God-Talk Club was now in session!
“It is difficult, isn’t it?” said Jerry to [...]
After Ellen had brought everyone their orders, she joined the God-Talk Club group herself.
“Wow,” said Mark. “We have a full house.”
“I just got off work,” said Ellen a bit defensively.
“You don’t have to justify yourself,” said Justine. “I like it when you can join us.”
“My boss is a little bit [...]
He was dressed in ragged clothing, more patches than original cloth. His face was covered with the stubble of several days without shaving. He looked like he should be cold but he wasn’t shivering. In fact, he looked peaceful.
Tom saw the tramp out of the corner of his eye. He looked around to [...]
[This is a work of fiction, Copyright © 2009, Henry E. Neufeld. Any resemblance between the characters in this story and any in the real world is purely coincidental.]
It was a small hotel room in a small town, and Jack had driven three hours on small county roads to get there. Now he [...]
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Miniposts March 28 Christian Carnival Posted
(2012/3/30)
… at the Christian Carnival blog. Thanks to Maryann for posting it. ()
Christian Carnival Archives
(2012/3/23)
Rey at Bible Archive has been keeping these for some time. There is now a tab at the Christian Carnival blog linking to the archives. ()
Christian Carnival Tonight
(2012/3/14)
I’ll get it posted this evening … watch here for news! ()
March 7 Christian Carnival Posted
(2012/3/8)
… at Keyboard Theologians. ()
Feb 29 Christian Carnival Posted
(2012/2/29)
At Crossroads. And a fine carnival it is! ()
Christian Carnival (January 25, 2012) Posted
(2012/1/27)
… at Inspiks. Thanks for a good job from a minuteman volunteer! ()
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