This story was published nearly forty years ago in my book The Furniture of Heaven & Other Parables for Pilgrims. I wonder if it rings any bells for you today?
Category Archives: Stories and Excerpts
At Home with Mary, Martha, & Lazarus: Imagined Scenarios
Here’s a little piece from the new book I’m working on, a collection of parables. It has a few twists and turns, so hang on!
Infinity in Four Chair Legs: More Ordinary Quotes
If you’ve read my book Same Old, Same New: The Consolation of the Ordinary you’ll know that it’s full of quotes.
Cherubs & Stars: Two Poems
How will the world end? Read on.
POL the Apostle: An Experiment in Evangelism
Reverend Hiram Chipdale, lead pastor of the First Church of Technology in L.A., was well known for his many experiments in integrating Christian theology and worship with virtual reality.
Chester Christmas: My Brand New Story!
December 21, 1999, and I’m upstairs in my office working on a book about joy. Already it’s dark out and snow thick as a test pattern flows past the window.
The Great God Contest: A Christmas Parable
One day all the gods got together to see who could come up with the best plan to save the world.
The Good Samaritan: An Imagined Backstory
Every year at Passover the boy Jesus and His family made the trek to Jerusalem to observe the festival. The gospel of Luke records a famous account of one of these trips, when Jesus was twelve and held the elders in the Temple spellbound with His wisdom.
One of Us: A New Instant Classic!
David Gregory, who wrote the wonderful bestseller Dinner With a Perfect Stranger, has a brand new novel called One of Us. It’s the best book I’ve read in years.
Three Applicants: A Parable
Sick and tired of how my life was going, I decided to hire a new manager.