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The Orchard Gate

GentlemanOutlaw

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Reads 26
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Parts 10
Time 34m

GentlemanOutlaw

allegory awakening christian faith fantasy fiction journey magical moral parable realism redemption spiritual tale

What if the Kingdom of Heaven is not earned-but entered like a child?

Elias is a brilliant scribe, exiled for daring to question the religious order that raised him. When he hears whispers of an orchard where truth lives and the Maker still speaks, he sets out to find it-armed with scrolls, logic, and pride.

But the gate does not open for the learned. It opens for a barefoot child.

Unable to enter, Elias turns to find another way-only to meet a strange old man named George, who walks the orchard's edge not as a guard, but as a guide. Through quiet parables and piercing questions, George dismantles everything Elias thought he knew about truth, holiness, and God Himself.

Inspired by George MacDonald's sermon "The Child in the Midst," this gentle yet soul-stirring parable invites readers to lay down the burden of performance and rediscover the way of childlike trust.All Rights Reserved

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What If I Was Nothing?

They loved hard, fought harder, and broke quietly. Ryan and Hannah were supposed to last - the kind of love that survives slammed doors, sleepless nights, and promises said in the dark. But love, as they learned, doesn't always fade in one clean motion. Sometimes it unravels, thread by thread, until you wake up beside someone you no longer recognize. After years of trying to fix what was already gone, Hannah walked away. Ryan stayed - until the silence between them became too heavy to bear. Years later, Ryan has rebuilt his world. A new home. A wife who makes him laugh. A baby boy who carries his smile. He's finally found peace in the wreckage. But when Hannah reappears one morning, holding all the words she never said, both are forced to face the truth: love doesn't die - it changes. And sometimes, the hardest part isn't losing each other. It's learning to live with what remains.