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Looking for a steady supply of christian short stories? Every week thousands of writers submit stories to our writing contest.

150+ Christian Short Stories to read

Submitted by writers on Reedsy Prompts to our weekly writing contest. If you’re looking for the best Christian short stories, whether they’re funny, didactic, or inspirational, this page is for you.

Christian Short Stories – Page 4 of 10

What Happened To Father?

Chris Flynn

Weekly Contest #347

Chris Flynn2,135 words What Happened To Fatherby Chris Flynn It seems like it’s been forever in the desert. My mind and my heart are in two totallydifferent places. My emotions are rolling on the plane home. My sweet little sister is picking meup. I can’t wait to see her. It’s been too long. My mind, is still on the front lines going overpossible missions that still need to be done. My family is waiting for me at home, but the boyswill be left behind. What can anyone do?The flight home was easy. Everyone was nice and thankful for my service....

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Access Denied

Laura Fred-Smith

Weekly Contest #347

Trigger warnings- Views on Religon and politics may not align with all readers. “Knock, Knock. You got a minute?”“Sure, Peter, come on in. What Can I do for you?” “I’m sorry to interrupt you in your office like this, but there is a situation at the gate. Another one arrived today. She disagrees with my decision, insists that she has a reservation, and refuses to get on the elevator to go down. She is demanding to speak to you.”With a deep sigh, I stand from behind my desk. “Let me guess, and other evangelical?”“Yes, according to her file. Sh...

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The wanderer of Nod

Jennifer Rushing

Weekly Contest #346

The Wanderer of NodThe odometer on the dash of the ’74 sedan had stopped turning centuries ago, frozen at a number that looked like a long, tired sigh. Cain didn’t know why he had finally stepped out of the car. Perhaps he thought the asphalt would feel different beneath his boots than it did beneath the tires. It didn’t. It felt like nothing—a smooth, frictionless plane that offered no resistance and no direction.He walked with a slow, agonizing deliberation down the center of the road. To his left and right, the suburb of "Nod" was a maste...

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An Adventure with Bob, Fred, and Doctor Dill Pickle

Weekly Contest #346

Once upon a time in the land of Snackville, Bob the Cheeseburger, with his cheese self and Fred the Taco with his spicy salsa, and their wise friend Doctor Dill Pickle decided to take a bus trip. They wanted to visit the Great Picnic Park, where the grass is always green, and the lemonade is always fresh.They packed their bags (Bob made sure to bring extra ketchup) and hopped on the Snackville Express Bus. But as the wheels rolled along, something strange happened: the road kept going and going! It twisted, turned, and stretched on forever. ...

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Vessel

Eric Manske

Weekly Contest #346

Mark’s body crumpled to the floor. It was an odd sensation. Not the falling but watching himself from a distance and still feeling some of the impact of his body against the floor. It felt different from experiencing it within his body. It felt softer. He might not have known what happened, except that he was watching his body fall, and the sensations coincided with what he saw. Equally as weird was the recognition that the eyes of his body remained shut, but he was able to see, let alone with a third-person perspective. The colors every...

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In The Most Peaceful of Places

Patrick Edinger

Weekly Contest #346

“McGraw…” Miles whispered as he ruminated on the meaning of his own surname. “I wonder what that would mean to anyone else if I asked them.” He leaned back in one of three lawn chairs that he and two of his friends had set up on the roof of his apartment building four years ago. He sat in the third chair from the door—the one all the way at the end separated from the other two chairs by a small ceramic table that, not two summers ago, Thomas had won from a particularly good day of haggling with old department store owners. Thomas’s seat was...

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Vessels: Where the Sun Smiles

Weekly Contest #345

I sat on a rock, observing everyone with a quick glance. Kaelith and Amaya seemed to be deep in conversation. Amorette was practicing her lyre. She had placed a spell around herself so that only she could hear the music she was producing. The shield was invisible, but when you turned your head a certain way, it revealed a soft lavender shimmer. Matthias was shuffling his cards. Then he began opening small portals and tossing cards into each one as if he were performing a circus act. There was a small tree nearby, and he threw a card with suc...

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The Surgery That Changed Everything

Weekly Contest #346

The alarm rang loudly in the quiet room.Beep. Beep. Beep.Rolling over slowly, I reached for my phone and turned the alarm off. I stayed lying there, staring up at the ceiling, not moving. I knew I had about two hours before I needed to get dressed and head out the door to make it to my grandbabies’ house on time to get them off to school.The house was silent, the kind of quiet that makes your thoughts louder than they should be.I took a deep breath and whispered, “Siri, play Gospel Time.”Soft gospel music filled the room, the kind that wraps...

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“Sometimes, paths cross sooner than one may expect.”

Michaela J

Weekly Contest #345

The train couldn’t depart sooner, could it? Stella sprinted through the Kufstein train station, dodging people like a professional alpine skier, her trench coat flying behind her. She was already damp from the spring rain, which had caught her off guard; she couldn’t miss this train, too. Breathing hard, she finally reached her platform, and, making a mental note to bicycle more often, jumped into the vehicle. Not three minutes after she leaned against the wall, the train departed. She made it just in time. Thank You, God. It was eight in t...

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About religious addiction

Vigmantas Balevičius

Weekly Contest #345

There is not much practical advice on how to escape from the clutches of religion. Religion is a source of peace and life, but at the same time it can also be a curse, a prison that destroys a person as a creation of God, created for the joy of life, spiritual growth and love in the broadest sense.How to free the mind and soul from the hell established by priests?The goal of churchmen is not to open eyes, but to impose guilt, to cause internal confusion and to take over.This is not about when a person feels guilty that he has wronged, taken ...

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Sebastian

Mia Hutten

Weekly Contest #345

The midnight armor enwraps you like a snake- snug, scaled, skin made for shedding, like the hydra writhing while the hero flails. Your kerchief strangles your neck before you pull it loose. You bring your bow to a draw. You strung the bow less than yesterday, in the shooting grounds, in the midnight silence and the torchlight, the wood bending backward like a gymnast on chalked hands, around your leg, like the Mercury caduceus. The carved feet were in point from the archer’s back as your shoulders worked and muscles stretched themselves and...

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The Education

John K Adams

Weekly Contest #344

I’m not really the college type. But my parents said if I want to ever make money, I need college. And they paid my way. I nearly flunked out. Probably would have if not for Easton Westerly, the history professor. Everyone’s heard of him. He was well loved by all, but me.I basically majored in foosball and slough. Made money at foosball. It kept me in Spaghetti-o’s. In certain circles, I was a star.The school’s reputation was good. That was mainly due to the prolific author in residence, Prof. Easton Westerman.If ever a professor was a celeb...

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“Ah,” said God. “My last cigarette.”

Nick Matsas

Weekly Contest #345

God reached for his thunderbolts, an extra pair of Greek leather sandals, two white robes, and his trimmer. It was all he could fit into his suitcase. Everything else would have to stay.Where was he going? “Should I lock the gates?” asked St. Peter.“No, no,” said God. “Keep Heaven open. I’m off to create another world.”“Beyond this one, sire?” asked St. Peter.“Right beside it,” said God. “Think of this as the Bath of Bed, Bath, & Beyond, and now it is time to create the Beyond.”St. Peter understood. God put on his fedora and, with a sing...

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A Mother's Love

George Ruff

Weekly Contest #344

May 12, 1985, New York University Langone Hospital The doctor said a prayer before walking into the waiting room to speak to the family. He had done his best, but he was not God. He was an amazing surgeon, the best in his field, but he still had to leave miracles to our Heavenly Father. Today his efforts had failed. His surgery could not save the life of the mother that had been sent to him. God was already at work, however. His angels had already met with the mother who had passed into his heavenly realm, and she was on her way to fulfil...

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Starting Over

Beverly Wood

Weekly Contest #345

CW: Mental health, physical violence The morning sun crept through the bedroom window and slowly engulfed the bed where Angela was sleeping. Half opening her eyes, Angela silently rubbed the sleep from her eyes. The covers were thrown aside and Angela stumbled into the bathroom. She reached for the faucet, turned on the water and waited until the water was just the right temperature. She stepped into the shower and allowed the water to wash over her face. Thoughts began tumbling inside her head. The fear of not knowing what God had in store ...

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