SHAME INTERRUPTED: A fictional retelling of John 2:1–11
Shame Interrupted A fictional retelling of John 2:1–11 By the third day of the wedding in Cana, the courtyard no longer belonged to one family. It belonged to the whole village. Weddings were not quiet affairs in Galilee. They unfolded over days, bringing neighbours and relatives into a shared joy that belonged to the whole […]
THE SEVENTH HOUR: A fictional retelling of John 4:43–54
The Seventh Hour A fictional retelling of John 4:43–54 Written by Rev Amanda Bedzrah By the third night, the house in Capernaum had grown quiet in the way houses do when hope begins to fade. The courtyard fountain had been stilled. Servants walked quietly, closing the doors carefully so hinges would not creak. The smell […]
SHE DANCED FOR A HEAD: A Short Fiction Story Inspired by the Gospel of Matthew 14:1–12
She Danced for a Head A Short Fiction Story Inspired by the Gospel of Matthew 14:1–12 The palace at Machaerus burned with torchlight and excess. Music echoed through stone corridors and spilled into the great hall where nobles reclined on low couches, their laughter rising above the steady pulse of drums. Roman officers drank deeply. […]