????? "A great job of modernizing a difficult parable" Pastor's Comment Ever wonder how one of Jesus's parables might be told today?
Five compelling stories that illustrate how our faith is tested every day!
Crossroads of Faith is five modern-day retellings of biblical parables. These stories illustrate and remind us of the wonderful lessons taught by the parables of Jesus and other Biblical events. We all reach times in our life when our faith is tested and our convictions are revealed by the decisions we make. Whether you call them crossroads or maybe forks in the road, they are the times when we must decide whether to do what is easy or to be obedient to our faith.
The Unexpected: Bryan Harris has just completed a business deal in a nearby town and is driving home to his family when his life takes an unexpected turn.
Before completing that return trip he experiences a problem with his car that leads to disaster, disappointment and fear for his life. But he also is touched by life-changing compassion and comes to a deeper understanding of God's love than he has ever known.
The Rescue: Paula thought she had turned her life around until one day a man came to her place of work and threatened to expose her past.
She couldn't stand the idea of her new friends learning about her prior life and so she runs. But running just leads her closer and closer to reentering the very life from which she had escaped. Little does she know that there is someone who refuses to give up on her and allow that to happen.
Rooted: It was Grandma Ruth's 85th birthday and there was nothing that her grandchildren would not do to help their beloved grandmother celebrate this special day, even if it meant attending church with her as she had requested they all do.
All four of the grandchildren were struck by the love everyone at the church showed Grandma Ruth and each listened to the sermon that promised salvation and a new life in Christ. But how would they respond? Would they simply dismiss it as a myth to be ignored, or would they be moved to action that would change their lives forever?
The Testing: Nathan Jobe was on top of the world! He had just opened another in his nationwide chain of fine dining restaurants. He loved the Lord and had been blessed with not only business success but also with a devoted wife and three wonderful children. Life was good, until it wasn't.
Returning home from the grand opening he was struck by unimaginable disaster. His life suddenly seemed hopeless and useless. Why had God allowed this to happen? How could he ever recover and have a normal life again?
Like A Fox: Marcus knew when he was called into the boss's office that day that he was in a world of trouble. He had been cooking the books for years and now he had been found out. How could he bounce back and retain the lifestyle he had come to love?
Marcus is a master manipulator and comes up with the perfect plan, but then just as it seems that his plan is in place he gets the shock of his life.
