There was nothing Kaliri loved more than sitting up on the cliff wall at sunrise. Hard rock dropped off sheer into a grand vista of desert to her right, lush mountain valleys to her left, and the mountain range dividing them. A wind blew at her back, and she thought she could taste in …
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;” — I Corinthians 1:27 When Renee was barely more than a newborn, her parents abandoned her to the streets. She grew up scrambling …
“We love Him because He first loved us.” — I John 4:19 On steely cold streets, a nameless orphan, dirty-faced with cast-off clothes, stares toward the Gate. She is already hardened from mere survival, but still has that wistful childhood longing. She’s heard stories about the Prince’s city beyond the Gate. Some passerby drops …
“They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads.” — Revelation 22:4 “You must stop and smell the delightful flowers growing along the path and taste the goodness in each fresh morning…” Abiri had a tendency to wax poetic when he got onto a topic he liked. “Abiri.” Renee laughed …
The cottage was even cozier inside than out: white wainscot, stone fireplace with broad hearth and mantle, built-in bookcases, low-hanging eaves. Sunlight dappled the wooden floors through the sheltering oak and maple branches at the windows. This was a far cry from the warzone Mark Trindale had been living in for the past four …