And Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Bennett Caldwell was a poacher. He’d heard old man Grady was out of the hospital from a recent hernia surgery, which blew the man’s deer hunting this…


Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

Matthew Huckabee was a rich man. Not billionaire rich, but a comfortably safe, seven-digit millionaire. When he found out the company bookkeeper…


On Earth as it is in Heaven

The bullet struck him in the forehead when he stopped to look back. Jeff Book went down like a ton of bricks. A woman screamed. People scattered for…


Thy Will Be Done

Barry was a likable guy, confident, sporting a $100 haircut and perfectly balanced sideburns. There was no doubt he would be the next senator…


Thy Kingdom Come

Frank Cardo's father owned his town, employing 50 people at a prestigious law firm in Caul City. Most people looked up to Gerald. Frank always felt…


Hallowed Be Thy Name

Hal Lowed appreciated his parents' warped sense of humor. When he was four years old, he realized the Lord’s Prayer said his name. Once this fact…


Lake Winnipeg

It was Bertram's fault. He wanted to rent the out of the way place, a waterside cabin on Lake Winnipeg. His family used to go there when he was a…


Our Father, Who Art in Heaven

He was five, standing in a scratchy suit next to his grandmother, who had a hanky in one hand and was squeezing his hand tightly with the other.…