Behold: Issue 1/1 : Only Son

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.  John 3:16



This
is
what
that
looks
like.
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Not one falls to the ground...
Matthew 10:29 

I pull into the Walmart parking lot, to the usual place by the dumpsters. I am looking for my friend Kenny. 

"They don't bother me here," Kenny says. He is smiling, his skin wrinkled and leathery from the sun.

I give him a few dollars from my stash. He tells me about the homeless camp in the woods, and how he wants to turn his life around. I tell him about Jesus. He smiles, calls me his angel, and asks if he can hug me. I open the car window, halfway. He picks up his backpack as I wave goodbye. It is the last time I see him. 

Sometimes at night, I leave a bowl of food on my front porch for Mr. Rick, the neighborhood stray. When he looks at me, his fur scruffy and saggy, I could swear I see him smile. 
 

​kenny waits
​by the dumpsters
for a couple of bucks&
​john 3:16 hope



"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'"
Matthew 25:37-40 






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                                       SBF 2020 image by Canva

​ Quotables

"While the world changes, the cross stands firm." Saint Bruno

Be encouraged.

God loves you.

Just Believe.


"Kenny waits," Susan Beth Furst, Tzynchromesh, March, 2019
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"Beachcombing," Susan Beth Furst, Editor's choice, Summer Contest-short forms, Time of Singing, June, 2020