Steve Siniard casually tossed the new Bible his mother gave him aside, not even bothering to open it. As a rebellious fourteen-year-old, he had no interest in God at all. Four years later, when his mother moved him into his dorm room in Tuscaloosa, she placed the Bible on his bookshelf. But he never opened [...]
Ferlando ran across the red-dirt floor of the orphanage, reaching upward with his thin arms. He sobbed as he grabbed Rachel’s legs and refused to let go. His dark, tear-filled eyes almost seemed to plead, Please don’t leave me here! And in that moment, something remarkable happened. “The door of my heart sprang open to [...]
The trees outside my classroom window were in full bloom. A clear blue sky stretched overhead. Birds sang. Daffodils swayed in the breeze. Being stuck in Huntsville High School that morning was simply more than I. Could. Bear. Spring fever and senioritis hit me full force. I felt like I had to skip school that [...]