Mountain/Valley
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Pursuit: Chapter 5 part II
The caravan reaches Sunderfell—a city split by devotion and doubt. To the east, the Highcloaks honor the King with ritual and reverence; to the west, the Unbound reject all but reason. Between them walks a weary traveler and a girl whose faith is as bright as morning. For the first time, The Beggar feels his…
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Pursuit: Chapter 5, Part I
Out of the canyon and into the hills, the road seems brighter at last. Birds sing, fields stretch wide, and the smoke of a distant town rises on the horizon. But peace is short-lived. A caravan approaches—tall figures draped in crimson and gold, their presence both regal and unsettling. Their words are smooth, their promises…
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Pursuit: Chapter 4
The beggar and Emrys descend into the valley where light fades and shadows whisper. Each step presses heavier, the crown biting deeper, the silence thick with accusation. Fear lingers like breath on the back of the neck, and the way forward narrows into darkness. Yet even here, in the valley of the shadow, something unseen…
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Pursuit: Chapter 3
The beggar reaches a crossroads: one path broad and inviting, the other narrow and thorn-choked. Wearied by the crown’s weight, he chooses the easier road—only to find that not everything on the Broad Way is as it seems. Shadows stir, voices tempt, and the cost of his choice becomes clear as the way forward demands…
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Pursuit: Chapter 2
The beggar flees into the wilderness, clutching the stolen crown. Silence and hunger stalk him, and even water turns bitter in his mouth. But he is not alone. At a dying fire, he meets Emrys—a strange, sorrowful man who speaks of the King with unsettling authority. Can escape ever be real when pursuit is deeper…
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Pursuit: Chapter 1
A beggar receives an impossible invitation from the King. Fear, suspicion, and hope wrestle within him as he steps into the castle. But when kindness proves too much to trust, temptation whispers. The crown is before him, and with one choice, his flight begins.
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The Dancing Corpse
What happens in the space between death and life? This story is a meditation on mercy, memory, and the voice that calls us out of darkness. It is for anyone who has been held by God in their unraveling, then brought back not to escape the world, but to walk through it again, changed.
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Vision
Faith is a lens—sharpened by mystery, shaped by grace. Vision invites readers into the awe-filled paradox of the Trinity, where questions deepen devotion and wonder leads to worship. This post sets the stage for a series exploring the grandeur of the Father, the humility of the Son, and the gentleness of the Spirit.
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In Dust and Glory: Chapter 3
In the aftermath of ruin comes something unexpected: welcome. Feast is the moment when mercy dresses in work clothes, and the Father comes running. “Not because I earned it. But because I belong.” This is the joy of being found—and built again.
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In Dust and Glory: Chapter 2
After the altars fall, the silence speaks. Ruins captures the ache of being undone, the quiet grief of realizing how deeply we were bound. “The dust clings to my skin like shame.” But even in the wreckage, a new kind of hunger begins to stir.
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