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Godspeed
There’s something comforting in the goodbyes shared by Christians. For truly, there is no goodbye, we will always meet again, whether in this world or in the next, we will all meet again. I have been asked to write a farewell article as my final article in the Scroll, which
2019 Short Story Contest Winner: Holy Sacraments by Juston Wolgemuth
Blood poured from his hand. The wrench slammed against the metal as Bruce cursed; it had slipped, causing his knuckles to smash against the cutter-bar. Wiping his forehead, he stepped back from his broken-down combine, his faded jeans scraping the wheat stubble as he walked. Bruce clenched his jaw. It
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178 pages, 178 reasons I lie awake at night… they tried to talk me out of this. I didn’t listen. April stretches out like a cat’s shadow, a cat bending its back ready to pounce forward in the glories and rebirth of May, but is frozen by its own anxiety,
The Book Room
And here is a refuge, a room filled with weapons. Books spill over the shelves, patient in their want to be noticed. Caressing these old spines, walking among stained pages, I find where I belong. Depart from reality for a time. Entering all these worlds and other lives, why on
What We Tell Ourselves
Truth cannot proclaim itself, yet proves itself.A lie will always provea Lie.Can we expectother’s blindacceptance? We must declarethe Truth, nothold it in. Our jobis to expose wrong, advocatefor Right, Truthand Justice. Though we cannot judge,we can observeand advise. Advicegiven can be takenor denied, that is not our choice. Our choiceis
The Winter’s Fury Barely Passed Me by
The winter’s fury barely passed me byLight-touched by frost fast-creeping deep withinBehold the ice sharp hatred in his eyesMy legs outrun the wild beasts that grinThe ghosts that prowl this harsh avoided lakeDo scoff and coldly swirl about my headGreat gasps of air my lungs can’t help but takeThe shades
Purpose
Written by Caleb Trezise Another hardship, more suffering,But the grass is greener on the other side.“Weeping may endure for the night,But joy cometh in the morning.” Such Scripture sounds fake whenThe soul is engulfed in self-focused sickness.The blind hope for escape,But they cripple themselves and are enslaved to the painful
Wholeheartedly Devoted to Christ
Over the past few months, I have met individuals who tragically lost a significant other. One of these individuals is a man who shared that he recently lost his wife of 24 years. She experienced a slow, painful death due to complications with diabetes. He told me, “Some people tell
A Peaceful Fighter
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior is without a doubt one of the most influential figures in the 20th century due to his role in the civil rights movement. Rev. King fought for the rights of black Americans who suffered prejudice and oppression in the widely accepted segregation movement of