SteepleMate Press

Scripture keeps returning to one figure: the stranger. The person standing outside, aware of the distance, longing to draw near. Beginning with the ten lepers of Luke 17, this book follows that thread through the outsiders, foreigners and unlikely recipients of grace - Israel remembering Egypt, Rahab hearing of a God strong enough to save, Ruth leaving Moab with "thy God my God," Naaman crossing a border for healing, a Canaanite mother asking only for crumbs. Again and again, those with no claim on God find His mercy larger than their need. But the story does not leave the stranger outside. At its centre are two words from Ephesians 2: "But now." Those who were far off have been made nigh by the blood of Christ - no more strangers and foreigners, but members of the household of God. The book sits with the tension between remembering where you came from and living in what God has made you: spiritual imposter syndrome, the way familiar blessings quietly lose their wonder, and the call to remember without returning. The song of the stranger is not a song of exclusion. It is the song of someone who remembers the distance grace carried him across.

He grew up in church - the real kind, where you knew every page number in the hymnal and could sing the verses without looking. He knew the prayers, the altar calls, the whole language of being saved. By every outward measure he was already there. And yet one quiet, stubborn question kept circling back: if this really is faith, why does nothing feel different? This book follows the path that opened when he finally let Scripture answer that question on its own terms - not through doubt or rebellion, but through honest, careful reading. Long-held assumptions shifted. Familiar answers were held up to the light of the text. What followed was a walk through what the Bible actually says about belief, obedience, and the life that comes after. Told with raw honesty, gentle humour and deep humility, it is not a rejection of anyone's sincerity or a pitch for any denomination. It is an unflinching look at an uncomfortable truth: knowing the right words is not always the same as walking the right path. A quiet invitation to open the Bible again and revisit the gospel before it had labels - back when it was preached on dusty roads and remote riverbanks - and to look, really look, before setting it down.

All twelve volumes of Hope in History - a full year of daily devotions, each pairing a real historical event with a brief KJV reflection. One volume can encourage someone for a month; the complete series carries them through every month of the year and every era of history. Individually the twelve retail for $179.88. Offered here as a complete set for libraries, churches and schools at $99.99 with free shipping.